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2nd Lieutenant Belford S. Dunn (1923–1944)
A training mission on a beautiful California morning took a tragic turn
Private Arthur Stamm (1917–1944)
Six years after fleeing Nazi Germany, a Jewish refugee returned to his homeland as an American soldier
2nd Lieutenant Walter M. Boggs, Jr. (1921–1944)
He was on the verge of graduating from training as a naval aviator
1st Lieutenant Richard P. Richards (1918–1942)
A young Marine officer who went into combat for the first time on Guadalcanal
Sergeant Robert L. Barnes (1922–1944)
Drafted two months after his wedding day, he was promoted to sergeant after a month in combat in Europe
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 1st Class Morton Wolson (1925–1944)
A college student who volunteered for the U.S. Army who first went into combat in Lorraine
1st Lieutenant Joseph F. Myers (1919–1944)
In the last moments of his life, this officer performed an act of heroism that saved his men
Private 1st Class Samuel R. Evans (1916–1945)
Wounded in Normandy, he returned to combat in time for the drive into Germany
Fireman 1st Class Joseph L. Hoodock, Jr. (1923–1944)
An incident claimed the lives of two Wilmington Coast Guardsmen who served in the same repair party aboard a destroyer escort
Technician 3rd Grade Leroy J. Knox (1920–1943)
It was supposed to be his wedding day, at home on furlough after spending a bitterly cold winter on special assignment in Canada
Private 1st Class Everett W. Adkins (1920–1943)
A member of a regimental medical detachment involved in a series of engagements along the Volturno river in Italy
Technician 5th Grade Loran C. Adams (1922–1944)
A Felton man who earned the Bronze Star Medal on the last day of his life for evacuating casualties under fire
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 Ralph A. Maloney, Jr. (1924–1943)
A young infantryman who joined the legendary 4th Ranger Infantry Battalion immediately after going overseas
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
Technician 4th Grade William H. Allen (1916–1944)
A member of a black Transportation Corps unit who worked on the docks at Southampton immediately after D-Day in Normandy
Signalman 3rd Class Robert C. Miller (1924–1945)
A sailor who served in the Navy Armed Guard and aboard destroyers in two oceans
Private 1st Class Ormal C. Leedom, Jr. (1906–1943)
A member of a medical unit who served in North Africa and Sicily
Private William H. Hudson (1923–1943)
A young soldier who served in the force garrisoning Iceland
Staff Sergeant Lester D. Warren (1915–1944)
A B-24 tail gunner and father of a young son whose plane was hit over France
Technician 5th Grade Harold T. Hitchens (1915–1944)
An armorer in a rifle company who trained for years stateside before entering combat during the Rhineland campaign
Private Thomas M. Gooden, III (1922–1944)
A young soldier in the Coast Artillery Corps who joined the Army Specialized Training Program
2nd Lieutenant Paul W. Taylor (1911–1942)
He overcame the odds in the segregated U.S. Army to become a commissioned officer shortly before tragedy took his life
Corporal John H. Prettyman (1919–1942)
A noncommissioned officer injured in an accident at Fort Miles
Private Samuel A. Matthews, Jr. (1924–1944)
The father of a young child who went into combat as a replacement rifleman at Monte Cassino
Aviation Cadet William E. Hairsine (1922–1943)
A young Navy aviation cadet involved in a tragic crash early in his training
Staff Sergeant Hermus J. Hastings (1923–1944)
His B-24 disappeared near Truk shortly before he would have received the Distinguished Flying Cross
Private Ralph G. Henretty (1925–1944)
A young rifleman who first went into combat at Monte Cassino
Sergeant Wallace S. Wroten, Jr. (1925–1944)
An Army Specialized Training Program member turned infantryman who earned the Silver Star in his first days of combat
Staff Sergeant Edward J. Przylucki, Jr. (1923–1944)
An infantryman who survived a year of ferocious combat and advanced to staff sergeant during the course of four campaigns in Italy
Private Roy S. Thomas (1921–1944)
A member of a segregated black Field Artillery unit killed in a stateside accident
Private 1st Class William Owens (1912–1942)
The member of a segregated antiaircraft unit killed in an incident in Connecticut
Private 1st Class Roy A. Baldwin (1915–1943)
A Wilmington fireman who died in a training accident during preparations for the Normandy invasion
1st Lieutenant John S. Jarvie (1914–1944)
An 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion platoon leader killed in action alongside a Medal of Honor recipient during the breakout from Anzio
Staff Sergeant William G. Smith (1916–1944)
A career soldier, rifle squad leader, and father who fought in five campaigns in the Mediterranean
Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Thomas C. Davis (1921–1943)
A member of a U.S. Navy Armed Guard crew lost in the infamous air raid on Bari, Italy
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