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LTJG William W. Fratus, of Los Angeles, CA, was with VC-23 aboard the USS Princeton when he was downed off the coast of Rabaul, New Britain, on November 5, 1943, 78 years ago today. His remains were never recovered. He was an alumni of UCLA. #POWMIA @UCLAnewsroom #BruinsofWWII
2nd LT George Valencia, Jr., of Bakersfield, California, was a flight instructor at Gardner Field, CA. He was killed in a vehicle accident 5 miles from his home field on October 16, 1944, 76 years ago today. He was an alum of UCLA. @UCLA_Alumni @WW2Researcher #BruinsofWWII
Captain William Reitz, of Selma, California, UCLA, and the 496th Bomb Squadron, was downed over Horst, Holland, on September 23, 1944, 76 years ago today. He was the 1937 Collegiate Javelin champion. @UCLA_Alumni #BruinsofWWII #496thBombSquadron @WW2Researcher
Corporal Harold G. Jobe, of Covina, California, and the 47th Infantry Regiment, was killed in action at St. Lo, France, on August 4, 1944, 76 years ago today. He was an alumni of UCLA. @CityofCovina @UCLA_Alumni #BruinsofWWII @WW2Researcher
Lieutenant Junior Grade David L. Driscoll, of Rapid City, South Dakota, was missing in action in the sinking of the USS Indianapolis somewhere between Guam and the Philippines on July 30, 1945, 75 years ago today. He was an alumni of UCLA. #POWMIA @UCLA_Alumni #BruinsofWWII
Captain Ralph A. Plate, of UCLA, and the 45th Infantry Regiment, died of dysentery while a POW at Camp O'Donnell, Philippines, on June 2, 1942, 78 years ago today. @UCLA_Alumni #BruinsofWWII #WW2inthePacific @WW2Researcher
1st Lieutenant James P. Pandel, of UCLA and Burbank, California, and the 5th Infantry Regiment, died of wounds at the 32nd Evac. Hospital at Pecking, Austria, on May 12, 1945, 75 years ago today. @UCLA_Alumni #BruinsofWWII #5thInfantryRegiment @WW2Researcher
1st Lieutenant Rudy J. Binder, of El Segundo, California, and UCLA, was killed when his patrol aircraft went down off Grays Harbor, Washington, on February 20, 1942, 78 years ago today. @cityofelsegundo @UCLA_Alumni @WW2Researcher #BruinsofWWII
1st Lieutenant Victor G. Ryland, Jr., of La Habra, California, UCLA, and the 493rd Bomb Squadron, was shot down by friendly anti-aircraft fire near Suichwan, China, on January 20, 1945, 75 years ago today. #BruinsofWWII #493rdBombSquadron @WW2Researcher @UCLA_Alumni
Ensign Curtis L. Riney, of UCLA and Los Angeles, California, was serving aboard the destroyer USS Cushing when it was sunk off Savo Island, Guadalcanal, on November 13, 1942, 77 years ago today. His remains were never recovered. #POWMIA #BruinsofWWII @UCLA_Alumni @WW2Researcher
Captain Don E. Brown, of Los Angeles, California, UCLA, and the 6th Ferrying Group, was killed when the A-20 "Havoc" he was flying east crashed near Palm Springs, California, on October 8, 1942, 77 years ago today. #BruinsofWWII @UCLA_Alumni #6thFerryingGroup @WW2Researcher
2nd Lieutenant William E. Guyer, of Riverside, California, UCLA, and the 38th Bomb Group (M), was downed over Laboehan, on North Ceram Island (present-day Indonesia) on October 5, 1944, 75 years ago today. #BruinsofWWII @UCLA_Alumni #38thBombGroup @WW2Researcher
Captain Burton N. Rodier, Jr., of Los Angeles, California, UCLA, and the 26th Fighter Squadron, was downed over Wai Chen Shan, China, on September 5, 1944, 75 years ago today. #BruinsofWWII @UCLA_Alumni @WW2Researcher #26thFighterSquadron
Aviation Cadet George C. Herren, of Burbank, California, UCLA, and the Air Corps, was killed in a flight training accident 9 miles southwest of Gardnerfield, California, on August 14, 1943, 76 years ago today. #BruinsofWWII @UCLA_Alumni @WW2Researcher
1st Lieutenant Frederick D. Martin, of Los Angeles, California, UCLA, and Marine Squadron VMSB-244, was MIA over Davao, Mindanao, in the Philippines, on June 14, 1945, 74 years ago today. His remains were never recovered. #BruinsofWWII @UCLA_Alumni #POWMIA @WW2Researcher #USMC
2nd Lieutenant Herbert H. Ballew, of Lindsay, California, UCLA, and the Air Corps Reserve was killed in a flight training crash near Lovington, New Mexico, on June 7, 1942, 77 years ago today.#BruinsofWWII @UCLA_Alumni @WW2Researcher
2nd Lieutenant Robert B. McLennan, of UCLA, and the 30th Infantry Regiment, was killed in action at Eschenau, Germany, on April 12, 1945, 74 years ago today.#BruinsofWWII @UCLA_Alumni @WW2Researcher #30thInfantryRegiment #WW2inGermany
2nd Lieutenant Walter L. Regoli, of UCLA and the 551st Bomb Squadron, was downed over Berlin, Germany, on March 6, 1944, 75 years ago today. @UCLA_Alumni #BruinsofWWII @IWMDuxford #385thBombGroup #Mighty8thAirForce #WW2overGermany @WW2Researcher
1st Lieutenant Wesley W. Williams, of UCLA and the 411th Infantry Regiment, died as a POW at Eschwege, Germany, on February 12, 1945, 74 years ago today. #POWMIA #411thInfantryRegiment @UCLA_Alumni #BruinsofWWII #WW2inGermany @WW2Researcher #104thInfantryDivision
2nd Lieutenant George N. Verry of UCLA, and Glendale, California, was killed in a plane crash at Meridian, Mississippi, on February 5, 1943, 76 years ago today. #BruinsofWWII @UCLA_Alumni #ArmyAirCorps
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