A young soldier in the Coast Artillery Corps who joined the Army Specialized Training Program
Tag: Dover
2nd Lieutenant Edward W. Ruyter (1922–1944)
When a bombardier fell from a crippled B-24, a Czech town came together to honor him: “You died-- but in our hearts you live!”
2nd Lieutenant William J. McLoughry (1919–1942)
A C-47 copilot who survived the dangerous first American airborne combat mission only to die in a crash weeks later
Auxiliary Alice L. Brittingham (1919–1943)
A W.A.A.C. who died of disease shortly after beginning her training
Delaware's World War II Fallen 