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Born September 20, 1916, Melvin Benner attended WSC from 1936-1938 as an Agriculture major. Working in Canada when WW2 began, he enlisted in the Canadian army in June 1940. He was killed April 20, 1944 in a lorry accident in England. . 
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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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Born on March 13, 1924, William Adams attended WSC as a pharmacology major from 1942-1943. He enlisted in the US Army in 1943, and was assigned to the 414th Infantry Regiment of the 104th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on January 28, 1945. 
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Born March 5, 1918, Edwin Bornander graduated from WSC in 1941 with a BS in Agriculture, with honors. A Captain in the US Army, he was assigned to the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was killed in action on Sicily, November 7, 1943.
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Donald Calvin Black, born December 13, 1909, attended WSC from 1929-1932 as a Civil Engineering major. Assigned to the 334th Infantry Regiment of the 84th Infantry Division, he was wounded in December 1944, and died in England March 20, 1945.Digital Heritage
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A 1935 WSC graduate in history and political science, Emil Saleem Bitar was a Captain in Company E of the 2nd Infantry Battalion, 15th Infantry Reg, 3rd Infantry Div. He was killed in Sicily August 4, 1943. He was 30 years old. Digital Heritage
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Jackson “Jack” Snyder was born on September 30th, 1924, in Phoenix, Arizona. Jack attended WSC from 1943-1944 as part of the Army Specialized Training Program. He died in Belgium on January 18th, 1944, fighting with the 55th Armored Infantry Battalion.Digital Heritage
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Rudolph "Rudy" Edward Schmitz was born August 16, 1924 in Glendale California. In WWII Rudy joined the Army Specialized Training Unit at WSC and was sent to Europe in 1944. He died in action on December 30, 1944. Digital Heritage
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Percy Roy Simpson was an American-Canadian pastor who fought in WWII. He was born on May 16th, 1896 and died in England on April 16th, 1941. Digital Heritage
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European Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
John Dewey Sherman was born on August 12th,1924, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended WSC from 1942-1943 and enlisted in the US Army Air Force. He was killed July 7th, 1944 at the rank of Technical Sergeant while flying over Cambridge, England in a B17.Digital Heritage
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Wilbur Earl Sommers was born August 23rd, 1918 in Spokane, Washington. He attended WSC between 1938 and 1941 and served as a pilot in the US Army Air Corps and Quartermaster Corps during WWII. He died February 22nd, 1944 in Flago, Italy.Digital Heritage
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Howard Simmons Jr., born 27th December,1920, in Fargo, North Dakota attended WSC between 1939 and 1943 before enlisting in the US Army. He was killed in action in France on November 23rd 1944.