Military Involvement
| Servicemen - B surnames | KIA | POW | Died/nonbattle |
| Benson, George Sullivan | X | ||
| Bernard, Bernard Eugene | X | ||
| Blake, Eldon Wilbur | X | ||
| Boal, Charles Otis | X | ||
| Bohnsack, Harlan D. | X | ||
| Brown, Eugene Stanley | X | ||
| Brown, Howard Jacob | |||
| Brown, John A. | X | ||
| Bru, Vernon L. | X | ||
| Brush, Marion George | |||
| Bryant, Clifford LaVerne | X |
Dale Seymour Baird was born Feb. 17, 1922 to Earl Henry and Huldah Gertrude Lynk Baird. He died October. 7, 1999 and is buried in Green Mountain Cemetery, Green Mountain, IA. Dale served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Edward L. Barber was born Aug. 19, 1925 to Edward and Stella Barber. He died Nov. 26, 2013 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Barber served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Alva Arthur Bartlett was born Mar. 27, 1917 to Arthur and Tena Stone Bartlett. He died Nov. 19, 1997 and is buried in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Marshalltown, IA.
Alva served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Clyde Aaron Bates was born Apr. 20, 1916 to Fred H. and Fannie Kate Ackley Bates. He died Feb. 3, 1971 and is buried in Rock Valley Cemetery, Le Grand, IA.
Sgt. Bates served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 837th Bomb Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
William Roy Beaver was born Oct. 17, 1917 to Roy O. and Laura Alice Newman Beaver. He died July 28, 1944 and is buried in Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Pvt. Beaver served in World War II with the U.S. Army 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Dale Elvis Bell was born Nov. 21, 1921 to Earl Elvert and Nellie Teal Bell. He died Mar. 13, 1945 and is buried in Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.
Pvt. Bell served in World War II with the U.S. Army 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division and was KIA in Germany and awarded the Purple Heart.
Sources: ancestry.com; abmc.gov; fieldsofhonor data base
Earl Edward Bernard was born Apr. 9, 1915 to Edward and Eva Biernacker Bernard. He died Mar. 14, 1985 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery, State Center, IA.
Earl served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Henry Harold “Harold” Blood was born Nov. 15, 1918 to Henry H. and Pearl M. Gibb Blood. He died Jan. 12, 1990 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery, State Center, IA.
Sgt. Blood served with the U.S. Army 222nd Anti-Aircraft Battalion in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Ivan Leroy “Ike” Bodie was born May 31, 1921 to William and Nellie Saxauer Bodie. He died Mar. 9, 2016 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery, State Center, IA.
Ike served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a left gunner on a B-29 over Japan. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Source: ancestry.com
Louis William Bogan was born July 15, 1922 to Grover W. and Sue A. Jared Bogan. He died June 2, 1991 and is buried in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Marshalltown, IA.
Louis served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Leland Francis Bogue was born Jan. 19, 1906 to John and Bessie Huff Bogue. He died Oct. 5, 1978 and is buried in East Lawn Memorial Garden, Eldora, IA.
Pvt. Bogue served with the U.S. Army Medical Detachment Station Hospital, Camp Walters, TX.
Source: ancestry.com
David Edgar Brown was born July 15, 1918 to Exie Russell and Laura Elizabeth Taylor Brown. He died Jan. 30, 2011 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Gordon Lowell Brown was born Sept. 5, 1917 to Samuel Charles and Leila Germann Brown. He died Nov. 28, 1975 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery, State Center, IA.
Pvt. Brown served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Dale Brown was born Feb 18, 1920 to Burness and Clara Muschick Brown. He died Feb. 18, 1945/FOD Apr. 19, 1946 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Petty Officer Brown served with the U.S. Navy in World War II aboard the USS Barbel (SS-316) which was sunk by air attack. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Sources: ancestry.com;
abmc.gov; oneternalpatrol. com
Marshall Ogden Brush was born June 22, 1927 to Harvey Elwood and Bertha B. Brush. He died Oct. 24, 1985 and is buried in Rock Valley Cemetery, Le Grand, IA.
Pvt. Brush served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Robert Omer “Bob” Brush was born June 3, 1915 to Harvey Elwood and Bertha B. Brush. He died Aug. 12, 1998 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown, IA.
Petty Officer Brush served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Birgit (AKA-24).
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Wayne Kenyon Brush was born Oct. 8, 1921 to Harvey Elwood and Bertha B. Brush. He died Mar. 5, 2005 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Cpl. Brush served in World War iI with the U.S. Marine Corps. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Glen Clifford Bryngelson was born Aug. 17, 1920 to Albert and Nellie Gunderson Bryngelson. He died Nov. 20, 1942 and is buried in Strand Lutheran Cemetery, Dunbar, IA.
Petty Officer Bryngelson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and died in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii while in the performance of his duty and in the service of his country.
Source: ancestry.com
Everett William Buck, Jr. was born July 14, 1897 to Everett W. (Sr.) and Pauline Miller Buck. He died Apr. 27, 1946 and is buried in Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, CO.
Capt. Buck served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Leo Edward Bulanek was born Sept. 3, 1920 to James Harold and Helen Josephine Musil Bulanek. He died Aug. 5, 1944 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown, IA.
Pvt. Bulanek served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
John Lavern Burg was born June 13, 1918 to Frank Daniel and Anna Mary Rothmeyer Burg. He died Mar. 27, 1978 and is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Saint Anthony, IA.
John served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Paul Justin Burroughs was born Oct. 13, 1920 to Sam J. and Estelle M. McEvoy Burroughs. He died June 5, 1941 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown, IA.
Paul served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Andrew “Andy” Buschbom was born Sept. 28, 1918 to Oscar Andrew and Amelia Dinah Josephine Riemenschneider Buschbom. He died Nov. 13, 2009.
Andy served with the U.S. Navy in World War II
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Oscar Louis Buschbom was born Sept. 28, 1918 to Oscar Andrew and Amelia Dinah Josephine Riemenschneider Buschbom. He died Apr. 16, 2003 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery, State Center, IA.
Oscar served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
John Marvin Butner was born July 1, 1920 to Otto and Lottie Larrick Butner. He died Sept. 19, 1944 and is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.
Sgt. Butner served in World War II with the U.S. Army 32nd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division. He was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar, Jul, Aug & Nov 2019; updated Aug & Sep 2020 & Jun 2022 & Aug 2023 & Feb 2024