05/22/2026
🇺🇸🏅 REMINDER for MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 🏅🇺🇸
Here’s to a fun filled and safe Memorial Day weekend. PLEASE take a moment between burgers and beverages to reflect and celebrate the true meaning of this special day.
From the desk of DCPD’s Sgt. Wysock…
Another Memorial Day comes upon us. Not a time to thank a veteran, that is what Veterans Day is for. Memorial Day is a time to remember and reflect on those who gave their all for our great nation.
While we remember those that fell, take a moment to think about those from Delaware City. A town that like many small Delaware towns also felt the loss. This is not however, a comprehensive list.
Lt. Commander John Kean Reybold-United States Navy
On the evening of 19Mar1942, John was on duty aboard the Destroyer USS Dickerson in the North Atlantic when she came under fire from another vessel. He along with three other shipmates were Killed In Action. John had been a resident of Delaware City as well as a graduate of the Delaware City High School.
Captain Reynolds Hill Knotts-United States Marine Corps
Reynolds was reported as Missing In Action when his aircraft went down in the area of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia on 27Dec1943.
Private Charles Harry Sweeney-United States Army
Charles was married to a local girl, the former Margaret Sutton and resided on Clinton St. Charles was a Combat Engineer. He had already survived the invasion of North Africa and Sicily but was unfortunately killed in an accident in England on 21Apr1944.
Technician Grade-IV Robert Lynn Warfel-United States Army
Robert was born and raised in Delaware City and was a graduate of the Delaware City High School. He was in France serving as a Tanker with Co. C, 778th Tank Battalion, 11th Armored Division. On 21Nov1944, Robert volunteered to take another tank crewman's place on a reconnaissance mission near the German held town of Metz. As was common practice at the time, Robert had to expose his head through a tank hatch for visibility. While doing so, he was shot in the head and killed by a German sniper. Warfel Dr. in Harbor Estates was named in his honor. His father Herman (who passed in 1947) would go on to be a Superintendent of County Police.
Specialist-IV Victor Eugene Press-United States Army
Victor was a lifelong resident of Delaware City and a graduate of Delaware City High School. He resided at 212 Clinton St. On 01Apr1967, he was serving with Co. A, 3rd Battalion, 196th Infantry Brigade when he was Killed In Action by small arms fire during a mine clearing operation in Tay Ninh, Republic of South Vietnam. He was a nephew of Delaware City Police Chief Harry Press. He rests today in the St. Paul's Cemetery in Delaware City.
Rest Easy Gentlemen...Remembered.
