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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. Digital Heritage
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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. Digital Heritage
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William Schildroth, born November 16, 1899, was stationed at WSC from 1929-1933 as an officer for the ROTC program. Commander of the US Army 133rd Infantry Reg, 34th Infantry Div, he died near Mangona, Italy September 17, 1944.Digital Heritage
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John Otto Roeder, born June 22, 1924, attended WSC from September 1942 to February 1943. He was part of the 10th Mountain Division (Ski Troops) and fought in Italy. He went missing on a night patrol and his date of death was recorded as April 16, 1945.Digital Heritage
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William "Bill" Roberts, Jr., born August 8, 1918, attended WSC from 1937-1941 studying civil engineering. A fighter pilot in the 52nd fighting group, 5th fighters squadron, he was killed over Camino, Italy during a dogfight on February 19, 1944.
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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. Digital Heritage
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Roy Clinton Kohler, born February 28, 1918, attended WSC for one semester in the fall of 1938. A Staff Sergeant in the US Army Air Force, he went missing-in-action in July 1944 over France. Believed to be a POW, his remains were never found. Digital Heritage
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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.
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Frank Robbins Moran, born May 28, 1921, attended WSC in the fall of 1939 before transferring. A First Lieutenant and paratrooper, he landed at Normandy and was killed in action on June 15, 1944 near Amfreville, France.
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Born on July 16, 1920, Elson Cameron Daggett, Jr. graduated from Washington State College in 1943. Joining the Army after graduation, he was killed in action near Uchitumari on Okinawa on April 8, 1945. 
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Born on July 25, 1920, Robert Mitchell Ford attended Washington State College from 1938 to 1939. He joined the Army in 1944, and was killed by sniper fire on Okinawa on May 27, 1945. 
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John Elwood Gay, born March 22, 1915, graduated from Washington State College in 1939. A Major in the Army Air Corps, he was killed when his plane went down near Iwo Jima on March 8, 1945.