Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Br - surnames |
Bernard Lloyd Braband was born June 24, 1924 to Bernard and Amanda Husen Braband. He died Aug. 9, 1999 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, IA.
Pvt. Braband served in World War II with the U.S. Army 46th Coast Artillery, 482nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion and Headquarters Battery 412th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 20th Armored Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Glenn Brandt was born Mar. 20, 1926 to Adolph E. and Emma Krekow Brandt. He died Oct. 25, 1985.
Donald served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the LCT(6) 576 and LCT Groups 8 and 4, Flotilla 3.
Source: ancestry.com
Emory Wesley Brandt was born Sept. 19, 1918 to Adolph E. and Emma Krekow Brandt. He died Oct. 31, 2005 and is buried in Trinity Cemetery, Cherokee, IA.
Emory served in World War II with the U.S. Army at Station Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, MO and 143rd and 61st General Hospitals.
Source: ancestry.com
Gerhardt Wesley “Gary" Braunschweig was born Apr. 7, 1924 to Otto Arthur August and Lisette Henrietta Louise Gerike Braunschweig. He died July 29, 1997 and is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Aurelia, IA.
Gary served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Buckley (DE-51).
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Louis Bridgett was born Aug. 8, 1924 to John Louis and Grace Florence Walden Bridgett. He died July 9, 1987 and is buried in Grandview Cemetery, Quimby, IA.
Petty Officer Bridgett served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Gridley (DD-380).
Source: ancestry.com
Ralph Clifford Brown was born June 2, 1923 to Harry E. and Bessie Allen Brown. He died July 7, 2008 and is buried in Saint Johannes Cemetery, Buena Vista County, IA.
Petty Officer Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Cleveland (CL-55) in the South Pacific.
Source: ancestry.com
Rex Brown was born Jan. 23, 1916 to Frank J. and Beatrice Blakley Brown. He died Jan. 14, 2007 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, IA.
Rex served in World War II with the U.S. Army 408th Field Artillery Group.
Source: ancestry.com
Ronald K. “Brownie” Brown was born Mar. 14, 1924 to Clyde and Mamie Chester Brown. He died Jan. 16, 2017 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, IA.
Brownie served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Submarine “Secret Service”. Following Quartermaster training, he served on the USS Spot (SS-413) from 1942-1946. As a Quartermaster, he was the first one to climb to the tower when the submarine surfaced and the last one down the ladder when they submerged.
Source: ancestry.com
Wesley James Brown was born Mar. 11, 1916 to R. J. and Bessie White Brown. He died Dec. 7, 1941 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial and USS Oklahoma Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Petty Officer Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and was MIA/KIA while serving aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) when it was bombed at Pearl Harbor.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth D. Bruce was born Feb. 2, 1919 to Earl W. and Ethel Eliza Souther Bruce. He died Nov. 1, 1978 and is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Aurelia, IA.
Sgt. Bruce served in World War II with the U.S. Army Field Artillery.
Source: ancestry.com
Harry Lester Brutsman was born July 26, 1921 to Harry Smith and Gertrude Bell Brutsman. He died Dec. 14, 2011 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, IA.
Harry served in World War II with the U.S. Army Medical Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019