Military Involvement
| Servicemen - B surnames | KIA | POW | DNB | Pic/s |
| Badgerow, Milton Keith | X | X | ||
| Barger, G. L. | X | |||
| Barger, William "Bill" | X | |||
| Barnum, Elmo Vieth | ||||
| Baughman, James E. | X | |||
| Baughman, Paul Robert | X | |||
| Black, Bernard S. | X | |||
| Black, Lloyd H. | X | |||
| Blake, George R. | X | |||
| Blakesley, George W. | ||||
| Brammer, Charles Mendell | X | |||
| Brown, Thomas James | ||||
| Bruce, Bryson | ||||
| Burchett, Bob | X | |||
| Burrell, Roe Edward |
John William Beardsley, Jr. was born Nov. 6, 1919 to John William (Sr.) and Margaret Anna Louise Lang Beardsley. He died Dec. 22, 1944 and is buried in Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint Avold, France.
Pvt. Beardsley served in World War II with the U.S. Army 346th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Sources: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Luther Marion Bennett was born Aug. 4, 1920 to Luther J. and Goldie Lavern Phipps Bennett. He died Oct. 6, 1944 and is buried in Leon Cemetery, Leon, IA.
Pvt. Bennett served in World War II with the U.S. Army and was KIA in Holland.
Source: ancestry.com
Roland Duane Bergman was born Aug. 17, 1920 to John Henry and Clara Theresa Johnson Bergman. He died Dec. 18, 1944 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, IA.
Sgt. Bergman served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force and was KIA in the Czech Republic.
Source: ancestry.com
Maurice Leland Blair was born June 9, 1914 to Arthur Eugene and Ethel Grace King Blair. He died Sept. 21, 1944 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
2nd Lt. Blair served in World War II with the U.S. Army 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division and was KIA and returned to the U.S. in 1948.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Hartwig Bolie was born July 19, 1921 to Christian and Ruth Wilson Bolie. He died Oct. 29, 2007 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Bolie served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Winfield Junior Bowen was born June 19, 1922 to Winfield O. and Grace Irene Hightshoe Bowen. He died May 23, 2018 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Bowen served in World War II with the U.S. Army 1065th Engineer Forestry Company.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar & Aug 2019; updated Jul 2020 & Jun 2022