Military Involvement
| Servicemen - B surnames | KIA |
POW |
Died/nonbattle |
| Bachman, Edwin Lowell | X | ||
| Bennett, Howard E. | FOD | ||
| Bloethe, Leonard Walter | X | ||
| Brandt, Delmar James | X | ||
| Bryan, Keith Alanson | X | ||
| Buchenau, LaVerne Andrew | X | X |
Joseph Henry “Joe” Billick was born Nov. 10, 1913 to Irving Herbert and Anna Harsha Henry Billick. He died Aug. 7, 2002 and is buried in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA.
Joe served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Warren Harley Binegar was born Nov. 20, 1924 to Harland Robinson and Judith Theresa Lovig Brinegar. He died Aug. 29, 1948 and is buried in Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell, IA.
Cpl. Binegar served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Carl W. Blandin was born Oct. 17, 1919 to Floyd Franklin and Blanche Aleena Wilkes Blandin. He died Sept. 15, 1943 and is buried in Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell, IA.
Lt. Blandin served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and died while piloting U.S. Army Air Corps C-60A Lodestar #42-3222, in a crash at South Plains Army Airfield, Lubbock, TX.
Source: ancestry.com
John Henry Boyd was born July 6, 1912 to John and Eliza Smith Boyd. He died in 1968 and is buried in Pleasant Township Cemetery, Poweshiek County, IA.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps, 20th Air Force.
Source: ancestry.com
Lester William Broders was born Mar. 23, 1923 to Lester William and Mamie Grace Forsythe Broders. He died Oct. 17, 2018 and is buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR. Ens. Broders served with the U.S. Naval Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Arnold Raymond Butler was born Apr. 1, 1907 to Robert L. and Lucy Parmley Butler. He died Dec. 25, 1972 and is buried in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Malcolm, IA.
Sgt. Butler served in World War II with the U.S. Army 780th Amphibious Tank Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jul 2019; updated Jun & Sep 2020; updated Jul 2022 & Aug 2023 & Aug 2024