An infantryman from Wilmington who wrote a haunting letter shortly before he was killed in action in Normandy
Tag: Wilmington
Staff Sergeant Clarence O. Deakyne, Jr. (1917–1944)
An N.C.O. in the 33rd Chemical Decontamination Company, a victim of the infamous Exercise Tiger disaster shortly before D-Day in Normandy
Staff Sergeant George H. Devine (1909–1944)
A B-24 gunner who lost his life when he bailed out over the North Sea after his plane was hit on a mission to Germany
Sergeant Martin Eisenman (1916–1944)
An aircraft mechanic from Wilmington caught in the ill-fated Philippine Islands during his second enlistment in the U.S. Army
Sergeant Harry Fineman (1916–1942)
The first soldier from Delaware killed in action during World War II, who earned the Silver Star Medal during the defense of the Philippines
Sergeant Morton Carlis (1924–1944)
A B-17 radio operator from Wilmington killed in a crash in Poland
Major Paul J. Collins (1923–2021)
A special feature on a Eighth Air Force bombardier who made it home and later assisted with several profiles on this site
1st Lieutenant Seymour Miller (1919–1944)
A furniture salesman turned infantry officer killed in action immediately after going into combat during the Normandy campaign
Sergeant Joseph M. Lentini (1914–1945)
A member of the 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment killed during an assault in the Apennines late in the war
Sergeant Harry M. Hinkson, Jr. (1923–1944)
A clerk for the DuPont Company turned U.S. Army Air Forces gunner who was killed in action during a raid on Germany
Delaware's World War II Fallen 