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Private William E. Paskins, Jr. (1916–1945)
A soldier born in Bridgeville who served in Italy in a segregated infantry unit
Staff Sergeant George C. Curdy (1920–1945)
A railroader conductor who rapidly advanced to rifle squad leader during combat in the closing months of the war in Europe
Chief Machinist’s Mate Thomas H. Marvel (1902–1942)
A career sailor who served aboard a famed American cruiser lost in the dark opening months of the Pacific War
Technician 5th Grade Clayton Jones (1917–1944)
A plumber/pipefitter turned Army Air Forces firefighter caught up in a tragic accident at an airfield in Italy
Chief Warrant Officer Russell T. Crawford (c. 1904–1945)
A career soldier with over two decades’ service in the segregated U.S. Army who boarded an ill-fated flight when he was rotated home from the Pacific
Corporal Caleb O. Simpler (1917–1942)
Home State Civilian Occupation Delaware Bank employee Branch Service Number U.S. Army 32167222 Theaters Unit European, American Battery “H,” 61st Coast Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft) Awards Campaigns/Battles Purple Heart Battle of the Atlantic Early Life & Family Caleb Oliver Simpler was born in Felton, Delaware, on the evening of March 10, 1917. He was the second …
2nd Lieutenant William J. Harden (1921–1944)
Residences Civilian Occupation Born in Maryland, raised in Delaware Student Branch Service Numbers U.S. Army Air Forces Enlisted 12054590 / Officer O-681855 Theater Unit Mediterranean 737th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 454th Bombardment Group (Heavy) Awards Campaigns/Battles Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Purple Heart European strategic bombing campaign Early Life & Family William Joseph Harden …
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Technician 5th Grade Dominick La Monica (1907–1944)
A pharmacist from New York fatally injured in an accident shortly before he was to return home
2nd Lieutenant Rachel H. Sheridan (1918–1943)
A nurse destined to become the only servicewoman from Delaware to die overseas during World War II
Private Adam S. Adamowicz (1921–1944)
A high school football star turned tank crewman killed in action during the drive on Rome
Private Robert P. Mulreaney, Jr. (1916–1944)
A Pennsylvanian in the 815th Engineer Aviation Battalion whose final act of sacrifice saved his brother’s life
Captain William W. Galt (1919–1944)
An infantry officer from Montana who earned the Medal of Honor during the breakout from Anzio
Technician 5th Grade Robert Stafford (c. 1908–1944)
A Georgian in a engineer unit, the victim of a heinous, racially motivated murder in England
Sergeant Herman Cohen (1918–1944)
An infantryman from Wilmington who wrote a haunting letter shortly before he was killed in action in Normandy
Staff Sergeant Winford J. Poore (1921–1944)
A telephone lineman from Middletown who lost his life in the infamous Exercise Tiger disaster leading up to D-Day
Corporal Elmer F. Park (1919–1944)
A member of the 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion killed in action during the breakout from Anzio
Staff Sergeant Frank Dixon (1917–1944)
An N.C.O. in the 894th Tank Destroyer killed in action soon after arriving at the Anzio beachhead
Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Ralph R. Skillman (c. 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 Thomas O. Hudson (1918–1944)
A Dupont employee turned artillery forward observer who died of wounds during the Battle of the Bulge
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 Charles M. Brittingham (1923–1945)
An infantryman who fell while liberating Kautenbach, Luxembourg
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
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
Corporal Fred S. Shoe (1908–1944)
A tank destroyer crew member from North Carolina killed in action during the breakout from Anzio
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
Sergeant Morton Carlis (1924–1944)
A B-17 radio operator from Wilmington killed in a crash in Poland
Major Paul J. Collins (1923–2021)
A special feature on a Eighth Air Force bombardier who made it home and later assisted with several profiles on this site
2nd Lieutenant Lowell F. Simmons (1918–1944)
A pilot from Maine who was killed in action during his first mission, a raid on Berlin
Corporal John F. Scisley (1918–1943)
A Marine from Kirkwood killed on his first day of combat at the Tarawa Atoll
2nd Lieutenant Rocco DeFilippis (1919–1944)
A bombardier from South Philadelphia killed in action over Germany
1st Lieutenant Seymour Miller (1919–1944)
A furniture salesman turned infantry officer killed in action during the Normandy campaign
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
Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class George A. Penuel, Jr. (1919–1941)
A sailor killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor and by some definitions, the first Delawarean killed in action during World War II
Delaware's World War II Fallen 