A paratrooper who died retaking Corregidor during one of the most celebrated airborne operations in history
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Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Ralph R. Skillman (1925–1944)
A sailor from Newark, Delaware, who was one of the first kamikaze victims
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
2nd Lieutenant Harold N. Sheaffer (1920–1944)
A B-17 navigator killed in action during the Allied aerial offensive known as Big Week
Private 1st Class Ralph E. Adams (1925–1944)
A Delawarean in the 90th Infantry Division who was killed in action during the Normandy campaign
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
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
Delaware's World War II Fallen 