A black sailor who was lost with the last American ship sunk by kamikazes
Tag: Personnel Not Recovered WWII
Staff Sergeant Charles H. Horton (1916–1944)
An innocuous scientific inquiry about seaweed led to the tragic disappearence of two men on a remote island in the Atlantic
Technician 4th Grade Isiah Grubbs (1914–1943)
An N.C.O. in an all-black aviation engineer unit lost in a little known disaster at sea in the Pacific
Water Tender 1st Class Herbert H. Dugan (1911–1942)
Born and raised in Delaware, this man raised a family in Washington after a stint in the Navy, only to return to service after Pearl Harbor
Major Clinton F. Schoolmaster (1919–1944)
A major and senior controller in a bomb wing by 24, who vanished during a flight
Captain Reynolds H. Knotts (1916–1943)
A Marine transport pilot who flew over 130,000 miles between far-flung outposts in the South Pacific
Chief Pharmacist’s Mate Paul L. Larson (1919–1944)
A “doc” aboard a submarine, this sailor’s reluctance to leave wounded comrades aboard his sunken vessel may have cost him his life
Sergeant Arthur Johnston, Jr. (1923–1944)
An airplane mechanic-gunner whose detachment calibrated ground radar installations in the Aleutian Islands
Private 1st Class Robert A. Wescoat (1910–1944)
A crew member aboard a U.S. Army tugboat lost after an unlucky navigational error during a journey between England and France
Yeoman 1st Class William L. Schrader (1924–1944)
A sailor who became the victim of a tragic accident while supporting the liberation of the Philippines
Delaware's World War II Fallen 