A P-47 pilot, the father of a young son, who was involved in a tragic friendly fire incident in the Philippines
Category: Philippines
2nd Lieutenant Robert G. Allen (1923–1945)
A paratrooper who died retaking Corregidor during one of the most celebrated airborne operations in history
Corporal John A. Mlynarczyk (1919–1944)
An antitank gunner posthumously awarded the Bronze Star for his actions during the Battle of Leyte
Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Ralph R. Skillman (1925–1944)
A sailor from Newark, Delaware, who was one of the first kamikaze victims
Captain Edgar C. Boggs (1918–1945)
A West Point graduate and infantry company commander who was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions in the Philippines
Sergeant Martin Eisenman (1916–1944)
An aircraft mechanic from Wilmington caught in the ill-fated Philippine Islands during his second enlistment in the U.S. Army
Sergeant Harry Fineman (1916–1942)
The first soldier from Delaware killed in action during World War II, who earned the Silver Star Medal during the defense of the Philippines
Private 1st Class John E. Adams, Jr. (1921–1944)
An engineer captured in the fall of Corregidor who spent over two years as a prisoner before dying in the sinking of an infamous hell ship
Staff Sergeant Charles W. Greer, Jr. (1920–1945)
An infantryman who died after he was wounded by a grenade during combat on Luzon, Philippines
Sergeant Philip A. Beaman (1920–1945)
A squad leader in an Intelligence & Reconnaissance Platoon who sacrificed his life saving a wounded comrade