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William Schildroth, born November 16, 1899, was stationed at WSC from 1929-1933 as an officer for the ROTC program. Commander of the US Army 133rd Infantry Reg, 34th Infantry Div, he died near Mangona, Italy September 17, 1944.Digital Heritage
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John Otto Roeder, born June 22, 1924, attended WSC from September 1942 to February 1943. He was part of the 10th Mountain Division (Ski Troops) and fought in Italy. He went missing on a night patrol and his date of death was recorded as April 16, 1945.
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Frank Robbins Moran, born May 28, 1921, attended WSC in the fall of 1939 before transferring. A First Lieutenant and paratrooper, he landed at Normandy and was killed in action on June 15, 1944 near Amfreville, France.
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Maximo Paulino Sebastian, born November 18, 1912, grew up in Jones in the Philippines. He attended Washington State College from 1935 to 1937. He joined the Army in 1944, and was killed in action October 25, 1944 in the Philippines.
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Grenville Neil Porter was born February 15, 1915 and attended high school in Tacoma. He graduated from Washington State College on June 1, 1941, then joined the Army. He was killed on a Japanese transport ship on September 7, 1944.
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James Delbert Kennedy, born January 30, 1923 in Salem, Oregon, attended Washington State College from 1941 until 1943. He joined the Army on September 11, 1943 and assigned to the 6th Infantry Division. He died from his wounds on January 19, 1945. 
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European Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
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.
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Born on April 23, 1920, Kenneth French grew up in Pullman and attended Washington State College (WSC) from 1938 to 1939 as a General Studies major. 2nd Lieutenant in the Washington 161st Regiment, French was killed in action on New Georgia, July 26, 1943.
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Malcolm Vaughn Fortier, born June 23, 1890 in Spokane, Washington, graduated from Washington State College in 1914 with a BS in Horticulture. A career Army officer, he was taken prisoner by the Japanese in 1942 and reported dead. Fortier survived the war.
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Harland Fremont Burgess, born on April 23, 1899, received his Bachelor's degree in Education from WSC in 1922. He was a career U.S. Army officer, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He died aboard the prison ship Arisan Maru on October 24, 1944.