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European Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Davidson, born April 15, 1918, attended WSC during the summer of 1941. After spending four years in the Marine Corps, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps. A Second Lieutenant and B-17 pilot, he was killed in action on February 17, 1944 in Italy.Digital Heritage
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European Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Daniels, born March 23, 1924, briefly attended WSC in 1942 as a business administration major. Enlisting in the United States Army Air Corps and commissioned a Second Lieutenant, he died when his plane went down, May 31, 1944. Digital Heritage
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European Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Damascus, born September 30, 1922, graduated from WSC in 1943 with a degree in civil engineering. Entering the U.S. Army Air Corp as a Lieutenant after graduation, he was killed in action in Northern France on August 22, 1944. Digital Heritage
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European Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Costley, born June 14, 1925, attended WSC as a chemical engineering major for his freshman year. Enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps, he was promoted to Sergeant. He was shot down over Celle, Germany on April 7, 1945. Digital Heritage
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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. Digital Heritage
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U.S. MarinesSummary
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. Digital Heritage
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U.S. NavySummary
Bryant, born February 21, 1909, attended Washington State College as a Mining Engineering major. Assigned to the U.S. Intelligence Corps (Naval Intelligence), Lieutenant Bryant fell ill with pneumonia and died on January 16, 1943. Digital Heritage
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European TheaterSummary
Bolinger, born September 15, 1924, attended Washington State College as an ASTP trainee from June 1943 to early 1944. An infantryman in the U.S. Army, he was killed in action near Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, January 14, 1945. Digital Heritage
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U.S. ArmySummary
Bishop, born May 5, 1923, attended Washington State College from 1940-1943 as a speech major. A bombardier on a B-24 Liberator, he was killed when his routine training flight crashed in the California desert, July 2, 1944. Digital Heritage
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Pacific Theater, U.S. ArmySummary
Adams, born April 16, 1920, attended Washington State College from 1939-1941. A First Lieutenant and combat pilot in the US Army Air Corps, he was reported MIA on September 2, 1943 in the Pacific Theatre. His body was never found. Digital Heritage
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U.S. ArmySummary
Abernathy, born June 29, 1917, attended Washington State College from 1936 to 1937. A First Lieutenant in the US Army and a co-pilot of a Martin B-26C Marauder, he was killed when his plane crashed October 8, 1943, near Evans Landing, Indiana. Digital Heritage
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U.S. NavySummary
Marvin Scott Clinton, born February 15, 1921, graduated from Pullman High School in 1939. He attended WSC for one year as a General Studies major. A Naval Aviator and Lieutenant, he was killed in a plane crash January 9, 1945, in Morocco.