During World War II, Franklin P. Gilliland, Malcom E. Mohler, Wilbur G. Gerken, Edward R. Allen, Howard Long, Melvin L. Ordway, Ralph W. Hoff, Arthur P. Bick Jr., Elmer Maassel, Virgil Terwilliger V.N., and Raul Casarez V.N. gave their lives for others.