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European Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
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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U.S. ArmySummary
Walter Chapin, Jr., born March 9, 1922, was a music and education major at WSC from 1941-1943. Promoted to the rank of Flight Officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps, he died when his P-51 crashed at Little Walden, England, October 11, 1944. 
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Van Vleet, a game management instructor at Washington State College from 1934 to 1937, was a Captain in the Army Air Corps. Riding as an observer on a B-24J on January 21, 1944, the plane crashed on takeoff, killing Van Vleet. 
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European Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
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. Digital Heritage
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U.S. ArmySummary
Willard James Gress, born January 5, 1920, was a chemical engineering major at WSC until he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps in December 1941. Assigned to the 415th Night Fighter Squadron, he died in a plane crash April 17, 1943 at RAF Tinwood, England.