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Seaman 1st Class James A. Tull (1910–1945)
A sailor from Sussex County, Delaware, killed in an infamous sinking in the closing days of the Pacific War
Private 1st Class Roland P. Jackson (1913–1945)
A high school physical education teacher who lost his life on his third day of combat during one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific
Private 1st Class Raymond V. Desorcy (1924–1945)
A member of the Medical Detachment, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, who was killed in action during the last weeks of the war in Europe
Auxiliary Alice L. Brittingham (1919–1943)
A W.A.A.C. who died of disease shortly after beginning her training
Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Paul G. Gosnell (1911–1941)
One of the first casualties of the Pacific War, Paul G. Gosnell had served for years in both the Marine Corps and Navy
2nd Lieutenant Harold N. Sheaffer (1920–1944)
A B-17 navigator killed in action during the Allied aerial offensive known as Big Week
2nd Lieutenant George M. Johnson (1920–1944)
A pilot from Seaford who will soon return home, at long last, over 77 years after his death at the Tarawa Atoll
Commander Louis A. Drexler, Jr. (1899–1945)
The Drexler family lost two sons serving in the U.S. Navy: one in an accident before World War II and the other during the Battle of Okinawa
Sergeant Harry M. Hinkson, Jr. (1923–1944)
A clerk for the DuPont Company turned U.S. Army Air Forces gunner who was killed in action during a raid on Germany
Private 1st Class Ralph E. Adams (1925–1944)
A Delawarean in the 90th Infantry Division who was killed in action during the Normandy campaign
2nd Lieutenant Leroy C. Six (1923–1944)
The tragic story of a young officer who lost his infant son the month before he lost his own life at Anzio
Private 1st Class Walter F. Johnson (1918–1944)
An infantryman who survived the D-Day landings only to die weeks later during the drive on Saint-Lô
Private Howard W. Hill (1923–1944)
A University of Delaware student turned infantryman killed in action in Germany
Sergeant Paul L. Caulk (1919–1944)
The second son that the Caulk family from Wilmington lost during the war, Sergeant Caulk died recapturing the U.S. territory of Guam
Seaman 2nd Class Charles L. Caulk, Jr. (1913–1942)
A sailor who was killed when his cruiser was torpedoed following a fierce battle off Guadalcanal
Private Robert D. Henderson (1923–1944)
A man who grew up in New Jersey and Delaware and who served in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army
Private George G. Barnett (1913–1944)
Wounded during the defense of Bastogne, he was being treated in an aid station when it was bombed on Christmas Eve 1944
Staff Sergeant Charles W. Greer, Jr. (1920–1945)
An infantryman who died after he was wounded by a grenade during combat on Luzon, Philippines
Able Seaman Robert J. Burger (1919–1943)
A sailor in the U.S. Merchant Marine who served aboard a tanker sunk by a U-boat
Sergeant Philip A. Beaman (1920–1945)
A squad leader in an Intelligence & Reconnaissance Platoon who sacrificed his life saving a wounded comrade
Seaman 1st Class Robert J. Donovan (1923–1943)
A sailor killed in an accidental collision east of Nantucket
Staff Sergeant Harold D. Kirk (1913–1944)
A florist turned tank commander who fought in several battles in Italy including Anzio
Flight Officer James Walter (1915–1945)
A pilot who helped fly cargo to China but died tragically while on terminal leave at the end of the war
1st Lieutenant John M. Mendinhall, II (1921–1945)
A Marine pilot killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa
Private 1st Class Charles W. Keith, Jr. (1925–1945)
An armored infantryman killed in action during the drive into Germany in the last months of the war
Sergeant Woodrow W. Gravenor (1918–1944)
A rifleman who was mortally wounded during the Battle of the Bulge
Sergeant William H. Dean, Jr. (1913–1944)
A field wire chief who distinguished himself in Normandy and the Hürtgen Forest
Staff Sergeant Clarence E. Weible (1919–1945)
One of Newark’s most highly decorated soldiers, Staff Sergeant Weible was a veteran of three battles
Staff Sergeant Horace C. Brown (1924–1945)
A member of the Army Specialized Training Program and veteran of three battles near the German border
2nd Lieutenant James R. Anderson (1920–1944)
A young infantry officer who fought in the Colmar Pocket
2nd Lieutenant F. Robert Thoroughgood (1910–1942)
The first serviceman from Newark to die during World War II
Private James R. Wilson (1913–1944)
An infantryman killed in action during the grueling Normandy campaign
Technician 4th Grade Harvey L. Baldwin (1917–1943)
A soldier who died while studying stateside as part of the Army Specialized Training Program
Private William N. Jones, Jr. (1919–1944)
A barber who was died in battle shortly after he arrived at the Anzio beachhead
1st Lieutenant Thomas S. Ingham, Jr. (1920–1943)
A B-24 pilot in the China Burma India Theater who went missing in action during a mission to Burma
Signalman 3rd Class Harry W. Pierce (1919–1944)
A sailor who lost his life in a little known accident off Cape May, New Jersey
Private 1st Class John Frame (1915–1945)
An infantryman who was wounded three times, before finally losing his life mere months before the end of the war
Private George R. Thorn (1908–1945)
A combat engineer who died of disease just after Manila was recaptured
Seaman 1st Class Frank Sanborn (1925–1946)
The last serviceman from Newark to die during the World War II era
Staff Sergeant Homer B. Wooleyhan (1918–1945)
An N.C.O. in a reconnaissance unit killed in action in Germany during the last months of the war
