A young Marine officer who went into combat for the first time on Guadalcanal
Category: Pacific Theater
Master Sergeant Andrew Gorman (1896–1944)
A career soldier and veteran of both world wars who fell into the hands of the Japanese on Bataan
Private Jerome J. Cichocki (1926–1945)
A young Marine drafted straight out of high school who was a replacement on Iwo Jima
Private 1st Class Peter J. Jurski (1921–1945)
A young Marine who went into combat during an offensive to seize an airfield on Iwo Jima
Private 1st Class Augustus G. Zografos (1919–1942)
One of the early draftees from Delaware who found himself in Alaska after a Japanese offensive there
Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class William J. McQuiston (1921–1943)
An aviation machinist’s mate who remained at his post aboard a ditching bomber in a desperate effort to keep it in the air
Signalman 3rd Class Robert C. Miller (1924–1945)
A sailor who served in the Navy Armed Guard and aboard destroyers in two oceans
Staff Sergeant Hermus J. Hastings (1923–1944)
His B-24 disappeared near Truk shortly before he would have received the Distinguished Flying Cross
Private 1st Class Joseph F. Maczynski (1920–1945)
An infantryman whose actions during the liberation of the Philippines resulted in him earning the second highest honor in the American armed forces
Sergeant Amedeo J. Vincenti (1909–1945)
A flight engineer who lost his life when his plane ditched returning from an antishipping strike
Delaware's World War II Fallen 