In the last moments of his life, this officer performed an act of heroism that saved his men
Tag: Airborne
1st Lieutenant Robert S. Currier (1919–1944)
A young graduate of Pennsylvania Military College who served as an airborne platoon leader at Anzio and participated in the legendary river assault at Nijmegen
Private Thomas B. Twilley, Jr. (1922–1945)
A paratrooper who perished in a tragedy at sea en route to the European Theater
2nd Lieutenant Robert G. Allen (1923–1945)
A paratrooper who died retaking Corregidor during one of the most celebrated airborne operations in history
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 John W. O’Daniel, Jr. (1925–1944)
A paratrooper, the son of a famous general, killed in action during Operation Market Garden, the famed airborne assault in the Netherlands
2nd Lieutenant John M. Butler (1918–1944)
Pilot killed on D-Day while copiloting the lead glider in the Chicago Mission
Delaware's World War II Fallen 