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Pacific Theater, U.S. MarinesSummary
Myron B. Carstensen, born on December 26, 1919 in Grand Coulee, Washington, graduated from WSC with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science on May 24, 1943. Enlisting in the Marines after graduation, he was killed in action on June 15, 1944 at Saipan. 
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Pacific Theater, U.S. NavySummary
Archie Buckley was a star athlete and student leader at WSC, graduating with a BS in Physical Education in 1930. He worked as a high school football coach in Spokane, joining the Navy in March 1943. He was killed at sea on February 21, 1945.
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Pacific Theater, U.S. NavySummary
Charles Kirkham studied Mechanical Engineering at WSC in 1941 before joining the Navy. As a pilot on the USS Shangri-La, Kirkham’s plane went down at sea in June 1945 when he ran out of fuel while guarding his downed wingman. His body was never recovere
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Leslie Hodges Finley, born on September 12, 1919, attended WSC from 1937 to 1938. Serving in the U.S. Army's 31st Infantry Regiment in the Philippines, he was captured in May 1942 and died of malaria on July 26, 1942 at Cabanatuan POW camp.
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Harland Fremont Burgess, born on April 23, 1899, received his Bachelor's degree in Education from WSC in 1922. He was a career U.S. Army officer, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He died aboard the prison ship Arisan Maru on October 24, 1944. 
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Pacific Theater, U.S. MarinesSummary
The WSC Music Education major from Colville participated in the Battle of Tarawa (November 1943) with the United States Marines before suffering mortal wounds in the landing at Saipan in June 1944. He received a posthumous Silver Star for his leadership 
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Born on May 23, 1918, Gilbert Bonn Chambers graduated from WSC with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration on June 3, 1940. Commissioned a reserve officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941, he was killed in action at Bataan on May 8, 1942.
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Arthur Balsiger was an agriculture and education major at Washington State College from 1942 through 1943. While at WSC he entered the U.S. Army Reserves and was called to active duty on March 1, 1943. He was killed in action on Mindanao on May 20, 1945.
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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
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.