An armorer in a rifle company who trained for years stateside before entering combat during the Rhineland campaign
Tag: Wilmington
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
Aviation Cadet William E. Hairsine (1922–1943)
A young Navy aviation cadet involved in a tragic crash early in his training
Sergeant Wallace S. Wroten, Jr. (1925–1944)
An Army Specialized Training Program member turned infantryman who earned the Silver Star in his first days of combat
Staff Sergeant Edward J. Przylucki, Jr. (1923–1944)
An infantryman who survived a year of ferocious combat and advanced to staff sergeant during the course of four campaigns in Italy
Private Roy S. Thomas (1921–1944)
A member of a segregated black Field Artillery unit killed in a stateside accident
Private 1st Class William Owens (1912–1942)
The member of a segregated antiaircraft unit killed in an incident in Connecticut
Private 1st Class Roy A. Baldwin (1915–1943)
A Wilmington fireman who died in a training accident during preparations for the Normandy invasion
Staff Sergeant William G. Smith (1916–1944)
A career soldier, rifle squad leader, and father who fought in five campaigns in the Mediterranean
Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Thomas C. Davis (1921–1943)
A member of a U.S. Navy Armed Guard crew lost in the infamous air raid on Bari, Italy
Delaware's World War II Fallen 