Military Involvement
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John Norton Buckley was born Oct. 29, 1926 to John J. and Katherine Lou Haley Buckley. He died Feb. 27, 2017 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Buckley served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Ramon Duane Buckman was born Sept. 21, 1926 to Raymond Henry and Clara Elnora Snow Buckman. He died Aug. 24, 2010 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Buckman served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Raymond Dean “Ray” Buechler was born Mar. 18, 1928 to Ralph Nathan and Esther Catherine Wilson Buechler. He died Aug. 2, 1995 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Cpl. Buechler served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Eber Glenn “Glenn” Bufkin was born July 11, 1906 to Calvin William and Olive Jessie Liddle Bufkin. He died Sept. 17, 1999 and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Stuart, IA. Glenn served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
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Lindley Liddle Bufkin was born Feb. 4, 1904 to Calvin William and Olive Jessie Liddle Bufkin. He died Nov. 17, 1993 and is buried in Bethany Lutheran Cemetery, Wenona, IL. Lindley served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Willie Joe Bumpus, Jr. was born May 15, 1928 to Willie Joe (Sr.) and Christina Johnson Bumpus. He died June 5, 2019 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Bumpus served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Delbert Foster Burchard was born Sept. 22, 1907 to Foster and Olive Weaver Burchard. He died Jan. 21, 1946 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Burchard served in World War II with the U.S. Army 721st Field Artillery Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Ernest Franklin Burke was born May 17, 1914 to Ruben V. and Edith Hurd Burke. He died Sept. 15, 1989 and is buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, IA.
Ernest served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Hershel Burnett was born Sept. 25, 1915 to Harry and Minnie S. Moore Burnett. He died Nov. 26, 1993 and is buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Paris, MO.
Petty Officer Burnett served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Courtland Raymond Burnham, Jr. was born Dec. 11, 1921 to Courtland Raymond (Sr.) and Cornelia Brownell Burnham. He died July 22, 2016 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Burnham served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Matthew D. Burns was born Mar. 24, 1906 to Matthew D. and Mary Maloney Burns. He died June 7, 1947 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Matthew served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 769th Bomb Squadron, 462nd Bomb Group (B-29) Hellbirds”.
Source: ancestry.com
Elton E. Bussewitz was born June 9, 1914. He died July 25, 1944 and is buried in Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Watertown, WI.
Pvt. Bussewitz served in World War II with the U.S. Army 119th Infantry, 30th Infantry Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Robert Butler was born June 12, 1925 to Benjamin Hugh and Effa May Carmichael Butler. He died Dec. 29, 2012 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Butler served in World War II with the U.S. Army 5th Engineers Special Brigade where he served as a demolitions specialist. He saw action at Omaha Beach and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge and Bayeux.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jul 2020; updated Mar & Sep 2021 & Jul 2022 & Aug 2023 & Aug 2024