A young Jewish man who enlisted in the Navy at 17 and first went into battle as a corpsman on Saipan
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Lieutenant Colonel Louis E. Roemer (1901–c. 1945)
A senior Chemical Warfare Service officer in the Philippines prior to the American surrender, he helped many other soldiers as a prisoner of war
Private 1st Class Augustus G. Zografos (1919–1942)
One of the early draftees from Delaware who found himself in Alaska after a Japanese offensive there
Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class William J. McQuiston (1921–1943)
An aviation machinist’s mate who remained at his post aboard a ditching bomber in a desperate effort to keep it in the air
Signalman 3rd Class Robert C. Miller (1924–1945)
A sailor who served in the Navy Armed Guard and aboard destroyers in two oceans
Private 1st Class Roy A. Baldwin (1915–1943)
A Wilmington fireman who died in a training accident during preparations for the Normandy invasion
Fireman 1st Class Howard J. Woods (1922–1944)
A single torpedo claimed the lives of two Wilmington Coast Guardsmen who served in the same repair party aboard a destroyer escort
Ensign Kenneth F. Jones (1916–1942)
A young officer who lost his life in a tragic accident at sea
Private John J. Skrzec (1920–1944)
A football and basketball star turned Signal Corps lineman who supported the Third Army dash across France
1st Lieutenant Joseph A. Dugan (1920–1945)
A P-47 pilot, the father of a young son, who was involved in a tragic friendly fire incident in the Philippines
Delaware's World War II Fallen 