A sailor who served in the Navy Armed Guard and aboard destroyers in two oceans
Category: Okinawa
Steward’s Mate 2nd Class Bruce Gibson (1918–1945)
A black sailor who was lost with the last American ship sunk by kamikazes
Steward’s Mate 1st Class John Bryant (1925–1945)
The story of a black sailor who died manning his battle station when his ship was attacked off Okinawa
Commander Louis A. Drexler, Jr. (1899–1945)
The Drexler family lost two sons serving in the U.S. Navy: one in an accident before World War II and the other during the Battle of Okinawa
1st Lieutenant John M. Mendinhall, II (1921–1945)
A Marine pilot killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa
Staff Sergeant Clarence E. Weible (1919–1945)
One of Newark's most highly decorated soldiers, Staff Sergeant Weible was a veteran of three battles
Delaware's World War II Fallen 