William D. Marsland interrupted his education at State College to join the Army Air Corps during World War II. He returned to State after the war, completing a bachelor's degree in 1947, and a master's in 1948.

Read more about Marsland in the Louis C. Jones Letters:

Letter of October 9, 1943
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Letter of February 11, 1944
Letter of April 28, 1944
Letter of March 14, 1945
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