Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Bu - surnames |
Arnold Herman Buns was born Nov. 28, 1919 to John and Bertha Sophia Baack Buns. He died Feb. 28, 1942/FOD Dec. 15, 1945 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and in Bingham Township Cemetery, Woden, IA.
Petty Officer Buns served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Houston and was MIA/KIA when that ship was sunk by enemy action. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Harold William Buns was born July 3, 1927 to John and Bertha Sophia Baack Buns. He died Oct. 23, 1953 and is buried in Bingham Township Cemetery, Woden, IA.
Harold served with the U.S. Navy in World War II
Source: ancestry.com
John Daniel (Jack) Burnett, Jr. was born July 30, 1922 to John (Sr.) and Edna Stanbrou Burnett. He died Mar. 18, 1997 and is buried in Amsterdam Cemetery, Goodell, IA.
Pvt. Burnett served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Arthur Burnham was born Aug. 26, 1917 to Alfred Eugene and Ella May Welch Burnham. He died Jan. 7, 1984 and is buried in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ.
Arthur served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Wendell Alfred Burnham was born May 1, 1926 to Alfred Eugene and Ella May Welch Burnham. He died Apr. 18, 1993 and is buried in City View Cemetery, Salem, OR.
Wendell served with the U.S. Navy in World War II
Source: ancestry.com
Wayne George Buseman was born Oct. 2, 1921 to George Herman and Anna Roths Buseman. He died June 7, 1967 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Klemme, IA.
Sgt. Buseman served in World War II with the U.S. Army Field Artillery.
Source: ancestry.com
Colbert J. (Jiggs) Butterfield was born July 3, 1907 to William Orson and Edith Eddy Butterfield. He died Feb. 13, 1979 and is buried in Amsterdam Cemetery, Goodell, IA.
Petty Officer Butterfield served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, May 2020