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ww2csp
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Pacific Theater
Summary
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.
Community
ww2csp
Category
Pacific Theater, U.S. Marines
Summary
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.
Community
ww2csp
Category
Pacific Theater, U.S. Army
Summary
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.
Community
ww2csp
Category
Pacific Theater, U.S. Army
Summary
George R. Greene, born June 24, 1920, attended Washington State College from 1941 to 1942. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 21, 1942. Major Greene flew over 110 strike missions and was killed in the Philippines February 17, 1945.
Community
ww2csp
Category
Pacific Theater, U.S. Army
Summary
Born May 19, 1914, Bernard Paul Gillingham grew up in Spokane and was an accomplished athlete. He attended Washington State College from 1937 to 1941, majoring in Forestry. Enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1941, he died April 11, 1942 in a plane crash.
Community
ww2csp
Category
Pacific Theater, U.S. Navy
Summary
Henry G. Gilbert, Jr., born September 23, 1919, attended Washington State College from 1938 to 1940. He joined the Navy Air Corps in March 1940. The youngest of the Flying Tiger pilots, Ensign Gilbert was killed in action on December 23,1941 near Burma.