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ww2csp
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European Theater, U.S. Army
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Clumpner, born July 16, 1915, graduated from WSC in 1943 with bachelor's degrees in mining engineering and geology. A second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps, he was killed when his plane went down in the North Sea, May 24, 1944.
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ww2csp
Category
European Theater, U.S. Army
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Born December 28, 1915, he graduated from WSC with a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.VM). He joined the US Army Air Corps and was assigned to the 495th Fighter Training Group. He died in a plane crash May 4, 1944.
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ww2csp
Category
European Theater
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Carl John Erickson, born in 1915, attended WSC from 1933-1937, graduating with a degree in Agricultural Business. A Flight Officer in the US Army Air Corps, he was killed when the glider he was piloting went down over the Mediterranean on May 12, 1943.
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ww2csp
Category
European Theater
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Frank Waldner, born January 7, 1919, attended WSC from 1939 to 1943 and graduated with a BS in Forestry. Serving as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, he was killed in France on January 23, 1945 while on night patrol.
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ww2csp
Category
European Theater
Summary
William "Bill" Ritchie, born April 20, 1919, attended WSC from 1936-1939 as a Business Admin major. Part of the 563rd Bomb Squad of the 388th Bomb Group, he was a B-17 Bombardier. His plane went down after a bombing run over Hamburg, July 25, 1943.