Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Br - surnames |
Alfred Theodore Breuer was born Aug. 22, 1919 to Fred Edward and Minnie Taeger Breuer. He died June 22, 1945 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Burlington, IA.
Sgt. Breuer served in World War II with the U.S. Army 1201 Engineering Firefighting Platoon and died of acute inflammation of the pancreas and was buried in an American military cemetery in Naples, Italy and later returned to the U.S.
Source: ancestry.com
Wayne Willis Brewer was born Jan. 13, 1922 to William and Mazel Anna Meihan Brewer. He died Mar. 26, 2004 and is buried in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, IA.
Pvt. Brewer served in World War II with the U.S. Army delivering supplies to the front line in Europe.
Source: ancestry.com
George Howard Briear was born Aug. 10, 1922 to Robert Howard and Arena Elizabeth Wade Briear. He died Feb. 2, 1944 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Petty Officer Briear served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS De Haven (DD-469) which was assigned to Capt. R.P. Briscoe’s “Cactus Striking Force”, which operated from the Guadalcanal area, where she was bombed and sank. He was MIA/FOD/KIA and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Calvin Lee Brissey was born Aug. 13, 1924 to James Garrett and Ruth Elizabeth Bigler Brissey. He died June 15, 1944 and is buried in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, IA.
Pvt. Brissey served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division. He was KIA the first day of the invasion of Saipan. He was hit by a sniper’s bullet, and as he was awaiting evacuation to a hospital, he was killed by a mortar shell. Four of the 5 men of his machine gun crew were killed. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Presidential Citation and the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with 2 battle stars.
Source: ancestry.com
Frank Charles Broeg, Jr. was born Nov. 18, 1918 to Frank (Sr.) and Norma Elizabeth Louck Broeg. He died Mar. 25, 2007 and is buried in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Vancouver, WA.
Sgt. Broeg served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 85th Squadron, 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force.
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Paul Oliver Broeg was born Jan. 28, 1921 to Frank and Norma Elizabeth Louck Broeg. He died May 25, 2004 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, West Burlington, IA.
Paul served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Power Brooks was born Sept. 11, 1921 to Charles C. and Lucy Ella Belle Power Brooks. He died Jan. 27, 1987 and is buried in Davenport Memorial Park, Davenport, IA.
Pvt. Brooks served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Audry Lloyd Brown was born Jan. 28, 1919 to Gifford Keen and Ida Lloyd Brown. He died Feb. 25, 1945 and is buried in Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
1st Lt. Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Army 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division and died of wounds received in action in Manila, Philippine Islands. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Maurice Eugene Brown was born Nov. 4, 1924 to Claude Webster and Margery Liggett Brown. He died June 12, 2009 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Clinton, IA.
Pvt. Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Army 21st Infantry, 24th Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Boyd Wendel Brumm was born Dec. 6, 1922 to Oliver Clayton “Clayton” and Bertha Leota Lett Brumm. He died Aug. 9, 1944 and is buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, IA.
Petty Officer Brumm served in World War II with the U.S. Navy on a PT boat and was KIA while on duty in the English Channel along the coast of France.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Mar 2020