A training mission on a beautiful California morning took a tragic turn
Tag: Wilmington
Private Arthur Stamm (1917–1944)
Six years after fleeing Nazi Germany, a Jewish refugee returned to his homeland as an American soldier
2nd Lieutenant Walter M. Boggs, Jr. (1921–1944)
He was on the verge of graduating from training as a naval aviator
1st Lieutenant Richard P. Richards (1918–1942)
A young Marine officer who went into combat for the first time on Guadalcanal
Sergeant Robert L. Barnes (1922–1944)
Drafted two months after his wedding day, he was promoted to sergeant after a month in combat in Europe
Private 1st Class Morton Wolson (1925–1944)
A college student who volunteered for the U.S. Army who first went into combat in Lorraine
Fireman 1st Class Joseph L. Hoodock, Jr. (1923–1944)
An incident claimed the lives of two Wilmington Coast Guardsmen who served in the same repair party aboard a destroyer escort
Private 1st Class Everett W. Adkins (1920–1943)
A member of a regimental medical detachment involved in a series of engagements along the Volturno river in Italy
Private Jerome J. Cichocki (1926–1945)
A young Marine drafted straight out of high school who was a replacement on Iwo Jima
Private 1st Class Peter J. Jurski (1921–1945)
A young Marine who went into combat during an offensive to seize an airfield on Iwo Jima
Delaware's World War II Fallen 