An undocumented immigrant whose U.S. Army service allowed him the opportunity to become a naturalized citizen just before he entered combat
Category: Rhineland
Private 1st Class Joseph A. McGrath (1911–1944)
A father of a young son and veteran of three campaigns in northwest Europe
Private 1st Class Gilbert B. Bryan (1925–1945)
A truck driver from Sussex County who lost his life just as the Allies crossed the Rhine in the closing weeks of the war in Europe
1st Lieutenant Robert S. Currier (1919–1944)
A young graduate of Pennsylvania Military College who served as an airborne platoon leader at Anzio and participated in the legendary river assault at Nijmegen
Private 1st Class Irving De Shong (1917–1945)
A truck driver from Wilmington who became a radio operator in an antitank unit
Private Frank J. Lapkiewicz (1915–1944)
A rifleman who returned to duty after being wounded at Brest only to be mortally wounded in the Rhineland
Private Joseph D. Johnson (1924–1944)
A store clerk from the Georgetown area who became an infantryman after the Army Specialized Training Program was terminated
Staff Sergeant George C. Curdy (1920–1945)
A railroader conductor who rapidly advanced to rifle squad leader during combat in the closing months of the war in Europe
Private Howard W. Hill (1923–1944)
A University of Delaware student turned infantryman killed in action in Germany
Private Robert D. Henderson (1923–1944)
A man who grew up in New Jersey and Delaware and who served in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army
Delaware's World War II Fallen 