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European TheaterSummary
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.Digital Heritage
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U.S. ArmySummary
Born on July 16, 1920, Elson Cameron Daggett, Jr. graduated from Washington State College in 1943. Joining the Army after graduation, he was killed in action near Uchitumari on Okinawa on April 8, 1945. Digital Heritage
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Born on July 25, 1920, Robert Mitchell Ford attended Washington State College from 1938 to 1939. He joined the Army in 1944, and was killed by sniper fire on Okinawa on May 27, 1945. Digital Heritage
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U.S. ArmySummary
John Elwood Gay, born March 22, 1915, graduated from Washington State College in 1939. A Major in the Army Air Corps, he was killed when his plane went down near Iwo Jima on March 8, 1945. Digital Heritage
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Pacific Theater, U.S. NavySummary
William Hodge Jett was born September 23, 1920 and graduated from Wenatchee High School. He attended Washington State College for one year. He enlisted in the US Navy, and was part of the Seabees. He was killed in action November 4, 1943. Digital Heritage
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Born June 22, 1919, Orville Austin Kirtland grew up in Pullman and attended Washington State College for three years. He joined the Army Air Corps, and he was shot down on July 11, 1942 near Port Moresby. His body was not recovered. Digital Heritage
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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.Digital Heritage
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
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.Digital Heritage
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
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. Digital Heritage
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Pacific TheaterSummary
Billy Dean Hughes, born March 2, 1920, attended Washington State College from 1938 to 1941. He joined the Army Air Corps on December 19, 1941, and he died in a plane crash likely preparing to bomb Wake Island on April 29, 1943.Digital Heritage
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Pacific Theater, U.S. MarinesSummary
William H. Hronek, Jr., born August 3, 1919, graduated from Washington State College with a BA in Business in 1941. He joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve, becoming a naval aviator. He died in a head on plane collision on January 23, 1943. Digital Heritage
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Jack P. Gould was born on August 13, 1917 and grew up in La Crosse, Washington. He attended Washington State College from 1936 to 1937. Enlisting in the Army Air Corps in November 1940, he survived the Bataan Death March but died from disease May 5, 1942.