John Vincent Fryslie, born February 28, 1916 in Flasher, North Dakota, attended Washington State College from 1936 to 1937, and in 1940. A Sergeant in the US Marine Corps, he worked as an aerial photographer and died in a plane crash near Palmyra Atoll.
Born on April 23, 1920, Kenneth French grew up in Pullman and attended Washington State College (WSC) from 1938 to 1939 as a General Studies major. 2nd Lieutenant in the Washington 161st Regiment, French was killed in action on New Georgia, July 26, 1943.
Claud Charles Holsten, born January 31, 1909 in Alma, Missouri, attended Washington State College (WSC) from 1928 to 1932. An ROTC Captain in college, he joined the US Naval Air Reserve in 1942 as a pilot. His plane vanished on September 10, 1945.
Malcolm Vaughn Fortier, born June 23, 1890 in Spokane, Washington, graduated from Washington State College in 1914 with a BS in Horticulture. A career Army officer, he was taken prisoner by the Japanese in 1942 and reported dead. Fortier survived the war.
Arnold William Erickson, born September 28, 1908, graduated from Washington State College with a BS in Chemistry in 1932, and an MS in Chemistry in 1933. He joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed on the USS Cassin Young. He was killed on July 30, 1945.
