Born on February 4, 1924, Charles Gay grew up in Worland, Wyoming and attended Washington State College in the fall of 1942 before joining the US Naval Reserves. He perished when his submarine sank in the Java Sea on August 23, 1945.
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.
Harry Lewis Cole, Jr. was born on August 22, 1920. A native of Pullman, Washington, he attended WSC between 1938 and 1941. Commissioned a Lieutenant, Junior Grade in the U.S. Navy Reserve, he was a fighter pilot killed on June 17, 1944.
Archie Buckley was a star athlete and student leader at WSC, graduating with a BS in Physical Education in 1930. He worked as a high school football coach in Spokane, joining the Navy in March 1943. He was killed at sea on February 21, 1945.
