A truck driver from Wilmington who became a radio operator in an antitank unit
Tag: 29th Infantry Division
Private Frank J. Lapkiewicz (1915–1944)
A rifleman who returned to duty after being wounded at Brest only to be mortally wounded in the Rhineland
Private Philip E. Crossland (1914–1944)
A replacement rifleman killed in action shortly before the German garrison at Brest capitulated
Private James N. Foley (1921–1944)
Initially the member of a glider unit, this Wilmingtonian ended up pressed into combat as a replacement in Normandy
Private 1st Class John S. Greenfield (1914–1944)
A volunteer fireman from Talleyville lost during the grueling Normandy campaign
Private John A. Ware (1925–1944)
A replacement rifleman from Felton who was killed in Normandy during the Battle of Saint-Lô
Sergeant William I. Smith (1925–1944)
A young rifleman from Rockland who advanced rapidly to sergeant shortly before his death during the Battle of Normandy
Private 1st Class Mario J. Capano (1924–1944)
An Italian immigrant and member of a prominent Delaware family who survived Omaha Beach only to lose his life during the grueling Normandy campaign
Private 1st Class Frank Kwiatkowski (1923–1944)
A mechanic from Minquadale who survived Omaha Beach on D-Day in Normandy only to fall eight days later
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
Delaware's World War II Fallen 