During World War II, Alfred Merchant, Roy W. Bleisch, Alan F. Smith, Major E. Foerch, Woodrow O. Corson, Roger Keast, Lester H. Rhoades, Robert E. Hetrick, Oscar P. Kretschman, Delbert F. Meyers, Charles B. Carman, Lee W. Robbins, William C. Jachalke, and Harold C. Billings gave their lives.