Born May 19, 1914, Bernard Paul Gillingham grew up in Spokane and was an accomplished athlete. He attended Washington State College from 1937 to 1941, majoring in Forestry. Enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1941, he died April 11, 1942 in a plane crash.
Henry G. Gilbert, Jr., born September 23, 1919, attended Washington State College from 1938 to 1940. He joined the Navy Air Corps in March 1940. The youngest of the Flying Tiger pilots, Ensign Gilbert was killed in action on December 23,1941 near Burma.
Lewis David Julian was born on August 24,1912 in Frederick, Kansas. He attended Washington State College (WSC) from 1930-1931. Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army, he died November 24, 1943 from wounds received near Salerno, Italy.
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.
Born on May 14, 1923, James Albert Fuller attended Washington State College from 1941 to 1943. Commissioned a First Lieutenant in the US Army Air Force, he died in Okinawa on August 12, 1945.
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.
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.
Leslie Hodges Finley, born on September 12, 1919, attended WSC from 1937 to 1938. Serving in the U.S. Army's 31st Infantry Regiment in the Philippines, he was captured in May 1942 and died of malaria on July 26, 1942 at Cabanatuan POW camp.
Harvey Ralph Erickson, born on February 8, 1906, graduated from WSC with a degree in Hydraulic Engineering in 1934. Serving with the 1924th Enginner Aviation Battalion, he died as a result of injuries suffered in a car crash on August 23, 1945.
Robert Edward Ennis, born on October 13, 1915, graduated from WSC in 1939 with a General Studies major. Commissioned an officer in the U.S. Army, he served in the 101st Philippine Division. He died on the prison ship Shinyo Maru on September 7, 1944.
