BODIES OF WAR DEAD RETURNED
Eighty-five Iowans are among the remains of 2,918 Americans who lost their lives during World War II and were due to arrive from Europe aboard the U.S. Army transport, Haiti Victory, Thursday.
Armed forces dead originally interred in temporary military cemeteries in northern France, Holland, and Luxembourg are among those being brought to their homes in this country.
North Iowans in the list include the following, the next of kin being indicated with each:
Pfc. Lester A. Bremer; Frank Bremer, Tripoli.
Source: The Mason City Globe-Gazette, Friday, March 18, 1949
Pvt. Bremer’s body was not recovered from Germany and sent home until 1949. His remains were buried in Faith United Church of Christ Cemetery, Tripoli, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
