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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Kenneth Christian, born on December 29, 1912, attended WSC intermittently between 1931 and 1937. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941 and later received a commission as a Second Lieutenant. He was killed in action on New Georgia on July 27, 1943.
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Pacific Theater, U.S. NavySummary
Harry Lewis Cole, Jr. was born on August 22, 1920. A native of Pullman, Washington, he attended WSC between 1938 and 1941. Commissioned a Lieutenant, Junior Grade in the U.S. Navy Reserve, he was a fighter pilot killed on June 17, 1944.
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Daggett, born on July 16, 1920 in Portland, Oregon, graduated from WSC with a Bachelor's degree in Economics in 1943. A First Lieutenant in the United States Army, he was killed in action on Okinawa on April 8, 1945.
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
George Nick Dragnich, born on August 27, 1920 in Republic, Washington, attended WSC from 1940 through 1943 as an Industrial Arts major. He joined the US Army Air Corps as a reconnaissance pilot. He was killed in a plane crash on October 12, 1945. 
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Merle Stimmel Eaton, born on August 11, 1921, attended WSC during the 1940-1941 school year as a Mechanical Engineering major. He enlisted in the US Army Air Corp Reserves in March 1943, and was killed performing a bombing raid on April 4, 1945.
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Robert Edward Ennis, born on October 13, 1915, graduated from WSC in 1939 with a General Studies major. Commissioned an officer in the U.S. Army, he served in the 101st Philippine Division. He died on the prison ship Shinyo Maru on September 7, 1944.
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Harvey Ralph Erickson, born on February 8, 1906, graduated from WSC with a degree in Hydraulic Engineering in 1934. Serving with the 1924th Enginner Aviation Battalion, he died as a result of injuries suffered in a car crash on August 23, 1945.
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European Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
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.
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Pacific Theater, U.S. MarinesSummary
The Spokane native Don Carlos Hempstead studied Electrical Engineering at WSC from 1940-41 before entering the Marine Corps Reserve. Second Lieutenant Hempstead won the Navy Cross for his leadership in the landing on Parry Island (Marshall Islands) in Fe
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Harrison Hughes was a second-generation WSC student who majored in Mechanical Engineering. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1940, fought during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, and became a prisoner of war in 1942. He was killed by friendly
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