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
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.
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.
