An Italian immigrant and shipyard worker who became a B-24 gunner flying missions based at a field in his old homeland
Category: Mediterranean Theater
1st Lieutenant Harry M. First (1915–1944)
The son of a rabbi, this Fifteenth Air Force navigator was close to completing his 50-mission tour when he took off for Austria
Sergeant William A. Rittenhouse (1917–1943)
A father lost in the costliest transport sinking in American history
Private Paul O. Miller (1916–1943)
Drafted a few months after marrying, he went into combat for the first time on Sicily
Private 1st Class Alfred A. Rosendale (1916–1943)
A National Guardsman recalled to duty after Pearl Harbor, he had a varied career in Coast Artillery, Military Police, and Corps of Engineers units
Private Francis C. Dill (1908–1943)
A combat engineer who first went into battle during the Sicily campaign
Private 1st Class Edgar W. Stevenson (1919–1942)
The first soldier killed in action from New Castle City during World War II
Private William R. McCabe (1922–1944)
A young father who became a Ranger shortly before going into combat at Anzio
Fireman 1st Class Joseph L. Hoodock, Jr. (1923–1944)
An incident claimed the lives of two Wilmington Coast Guardsmen who served in the same repair party aboard a destroyer escort
Private 1st Class Everett W. Adkins (1920–1943)
A member of a regimental medical detachment involved in a series of engagements along the Volturno river in Italy
