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John Dewey Sherman

Digital Heritage
Community
ww2csp
Category
European Theater, U.S. Army
Summary
John Dewey Sherman was born on August 12th,1924, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended WSC from 1942-1943 and enlisted in the US Army Air Force. He was killed July 7th, 1944 at the rank of Technical Sergeant while flying over Cambridge, England in a B17.

Howard Simmons Jr.

Digital Heritage
Community
ww2csp
Category
European Theater, U.S. Army
Summary
Howard Simmons Jr., born 27th December,1920, in Fargo, North Dakota attended WSC between 1939 and 1943 before enlisting in the US Army. He was killed in action in France on November 23rd 1944.

Lewis David Julian

Digital Heritage
Community
ww2csp
Category
European Theater, U.S. Army
Summary
Lewis David Julian was born on August 24,1912 in Frederick, Kansas. He attended Washington State College (WSC) from 1930-1931. Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army, he died November 24, 1943 from wounds received near Salerno, Italy.

Robert Skillings Munn Full Narrative

Digital Heritage
Community
ww2csp
Category
European Theater, U.S. Army
Summary
A native of Olympia, Washington, Robert Skillings Munn attended WSC from 1940-43 before entering the U.S. Army. He was killed in northwestern Italy on April 14, 1945.

Toll Seike Full Narrative

Digital Heritage
Community
ww2csp
Category
European Theater, U.S. Army
Summary
A WSC student from 1940-42, Toll Seike was a Nisei (second-generation Japanese) soldier who enlisted in the U.S. Army out of an internment camp in 1943. He was killed near Bruyères, in eastern France, on October 29, 1944.

George Arthur Davison, Jr. Full Narrative

Digital Heritage
Community
ww2csp
Category
European Theater, U.S. Army
Summary
George Davidson was a star athlete and student leader at WSC before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1943. He was killed in action at Zweibrücken in March 1945.

Horace Sumner Corbett, Jr. Full Narrative

Digital Heritage
Community
ww2csp
Category
European Theater, U.S. Army
Summary
Horace Corbett Jr. grew up on an Oregon cattle ranch before enrolling at WSC from 1940-41. A fighter pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces, Corbett was killed over southern Germany on January 6, 1944.