Welchko, born March 2, 1915, graduated from WSC in 1940 as a business major and ROTC commanding officer. A Captain in the US Army, he was a prisoner of war of the Japanese, killed on a ship transport bombed by the Allies on January 15, 1944.
Yeilding, born October 24, 1918, attended WSC from 1938 to 1939 as a chemistry and chemical engineering major. Trained as a fighter pilot in the Army Air Corps and assigned to the 347th Fighter Group, he was shot down over Cape Gazelle, January 23, 1944.
Born September 20, 1916, Melvin Benner attended WSC from 1936-1938 as an Agriculture major. Working in Canada when WW2 began, he enlisted in the Canadian army in June 1940. He was killed April 20, 1944 in a lorry accident in England. .
Born December 28, 1915, he graduated from WSC with a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.VM). He joined the US Army Air Corps and was assigned to the 495th Fighter Training Group. He died in a plane crash May 4, 1944.
Born on March 13, 1924, William Adams attended WSC as a pharmacology major from 1942-1943. He enlisted in the US Army in 1943, and was assigned to the 414th Infantry Regiment of the 104th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on January 28, 1945.
Born March 5, 1918, Edwin Bornander graduated from WSC in 1941 with a BS in Agriculture, with honors. A Captain in the US Army, he was assigned to the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was killed in action on Sicily, November 7, 1943.
