A young Marine who went into combat during an offensive to seize an airfield on Iwo Jima
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Private 1st Class Ralph A. Maloney, Jr. (1924–1943)
A young infantryman who joined the legendary 4th Ranger Infantry Battalion immediately after going overseas
Private William H. Hudson (1923–1943)
A young soldier who served in the force garrisoning Iceland
2nd Lieutenant Paul W. Taylor (1911–1942)
He overcame the odds in the segregated U.S. Army to become a commissioned officer shortly before tragedy took his life
Private 1st Class William Owens (1912–1942)
The member of a segregated antiaircraft unit killed in an incident in Connecticut
Seaman 2nd Class John P. Sparco (1923–1943)
A young sailor killed by the negligence of another sailor at the Naval Training Station, Bainbridge, Maryland
Technician 5th Grade Steven Oboryshko (c. 1920–1944)
A Ranger from Wilmington killed in action in Normandy on D+1
Staff Sergeant George C. Curdy (1920–1945)
A railroader conductor who rapidly advanced to rifle squad leader during combat in the closing months of the war in Europe
Private 1st Class Walter S. Brinton (1917–1944)
A Delawarean from one of the hardest-hit companies at Omaha Beach on D-Day
Delaware's World War II Fallen 