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Hronekaviator.jpeg

William Henry Hronek, Jr.

Person
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William Ernest Burke

Person
Beinke_servicephoto.jpg

Sidney Carl Beinke

Person
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Loren Elmer Love

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John Vincent Fryslie

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William Ernest Burke

Digital Heritage
Community
ww2csp
Category
U.S. Marines
Summary
Burke, who graduated from WSC in 1923 with a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, was stationed in Shangai during the Japanese invasion in 1937. A Colonel, he died at Bethesda Naval Hospital November 12, 1944 due to heart failure.

William Henry Hronek, Jr. Full Narrative

Digital Heritage
Community
ww2csp
Category
Pacific Theater, U.S. Marines
Summary
William H. Hronek, Jr., born August 3, 1919, graduated from Washington State College with a BA in Business in 1941. He joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve, becoming a naval aviator. He died in a head on plane collision on January 23, 1943.