An N.C.O. in the 894th Tank Destroyer killed in action soon after arriving at the Anzio beachhead
Category: Theater
Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Ralph R. Skillman (1925–1944)
A sailor from Newark, Delaware, who was one of the first kamikaze victims
2nd Lieutenant John A. Randall (1906–1943)
A bomb disposal officer from Arizona who lost his life in the aftermath of the Tunisian campaign
Technician 5th Grade Leon Bush (1917–1943)
A member of the 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions in Tunisia
1st Lieutenant Wallace C. Forbush, Jr. (1918–1944)
The story of a platoon leader in the 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion at Anzio who had married less than three months before going overseas
Staff Sergeant Clarence O. Deakyne, Jr. (1917–1944)
An N.C.O. in the 33rd Chemical Decontamination Company, a victim of the infamous Exercise Tiger disaster shortly before D-Day in Normandy
Private Clifford L. Hook (1915–1944)
A millwright turned antitank gun crewman killed in action while liberating France
Private Robert L. Gamble (1915–1944)
An infantryman who was mortally wounded during the Normandy campaign
Sergeant Robert D. Lightsey (1911–1944)
An 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion N.C.O. killed in action alongside a Medal of Honor recipient during the breakout from Anzio
Staff Sergeant George H. Devine (1909–1944)
A B-24 gunner who lost his life when he bailed out over the North Sea after his plane was hit on a mission to Germany
Delaware's World War II Fallen 