His B-24 disappeared near Truk shortly before he would have received the Distinguished Flying Cross
Category: Pacific Theater
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
Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class James C. Walker (1924–1943)
A sailor who was the victim of a tragic accident while on watch aboard a ship in transit to the South Pacific
Steward’s Mate 2nd Class Bruce Gibson (1918–1945)
A black sailor who was lost with the last American ship sunk by kamikazes
Technician 4th Grade Isiah Grubbs (1914–1943)
An N.C.O. in an all-black aviation engineer unit lost in a little known disaster at sea in the Pacific
Storekeeper, Technical, 3rd Class Thomas Lankford (1922–1944)
A storekeeper who died in a tragic accident while on liberty in the South Pacific
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
Captain Reynolds H. Knotts (1916–1943)
A Marine transport pilot who flew over 130,000 miles between far-flung outposts in the South Pacific
Chief Pharmacist’s Mate Paul L. Larson (1919–1944)
A “doc” aboard a submarine, this sailor’s reluctance to leave wounded comrades aboard his sunken vessel may have cost him his life
Delaware's World War II Fallen 