Military Involvement
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Gustav Clark Bradley was born July 4, 1913 to Arthur C. and Anita Helene Becker Bradley. He died Aug. 3, 1947 and is buried in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, TX.
Maj. Bradley served in World War II with the U.S. Army 113th Cavalry and was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Silver Star.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Leon Brackett was born Sept. 23, 1921 to Walter Sidney and Margaret Ann Cameron Brackett. He died Oct. 21, 2009 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Cpl. Brackett served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Everett Brackett, Jr. was born Sept. 3, 1919 to Everett Edward and Lillie Mae Billings Brackett. He died Sept. 15, 1947 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Everett served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Francis Bragdon was born Dec. 19, 1907 to Frank Bertram and Mary Sophia Joyce Bragdon. He died Mar. 24, 1945 and is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Sgt. Bragdon served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a Crew Chief with the 45th Troop Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group. He was MIA/KIA and awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com
John J. Brazelton was born Apr. 29, 1925 to Jesse John and Florence P. Swertfager Brazelton. He died Oct. 31, 2013 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Brazelton served with the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Francis Wayne Breen was born May 11, 1927 to Irvin Francis and Alma Ora Painter Breen. he died July 27, 2009 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Breen served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
William Donald Brennan was born Nov. 15, 1909 to William Francis and Frances Gertrude “Fannie” Day Brennan. He died Aug. 20, 1947 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. William served in World War II with the U.S. Army 399th Infantry Regiment.
Source: ancestry.com
Albert Guy Brewer was born July 15, 1906 to Guy and Mary Brewer. He died Oct. 13, 1943 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Pvt. Brewer served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
James H. Bright, Jr. was born Oct. 21, 1924 to James H. (Sr.) and Winfred Fuller Bright He died Jan. 10, 2014 and is buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Des Moines, IA OR Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA. (conflicting information found)
Cpl. Bright served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Marines in the South Pacific.
Source: ancestry.com
Clyde Maurice Bristow was born June 2, 1926 to Claude M. and Lillian Oma Closterman Bristow. He died July 28, 2017 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Coxswain Bristow served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Melvin Eugene Brooks was born Nov. 7, 1927 to Maynard and Mary Jane Harris Brooks. He died Dec. 27, 2019 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Brooks served with the U.S. Army in World War II and Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Daniel Arthur Brown was born Mar. 10, 1927. He died June 6, 2011 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Brown served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Edward Eugene Brown was born Dec. 5, 1925 to Harold and A. Geneva Miller Brown. He died Jan. 10, 2019 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Ens. Brown served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Philip Norman Brown was born May 8, 1917 to Dwight P. and Mabel Frances Peterson Brown. He died June 24, 1943 and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast Memorial, New York City, NY
Petty Officer Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps and died when the plane he was on crashed into the sea off New London, CT. He was awarded the Air Medal.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Pleasant “Pleas” William Brown was born Jan. 13, 1913 to Harry E. and Mary Almeda McCall Brown. He died May 22, 1990 and is buried in Lowman Cemetery, Runnells, IA. Sgt. Brown served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Walter C. Brown was born July 28, 1921 to Arthur and Sarah Calland Brown. He died in Mar. 15, 1989 and is buried in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO.
Maj. Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 124th Observation Squadron, 3rd Airdrome Squadron, West Coast Training Command (Pilot Training), and 2nd Air Force (Combat Training). He also served in Vietnam.
Source: ancestry.com
Wilbert Grant Brown, Jr. was born October. 4, 1925 to Wilbert G. and Gladys Munyon Brown. He died July 29, 1947 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Wilbert served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Clarence Louis Bruder was born Sept. 13, 1925 to Arthur John and Regina Cecilia Thill Bruder. He died Sept. 14, 2017 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Bruder served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Henry Brundige was born May 27, 1926 to William H. and Gertrude Burwell Brundige. He died Feb. 27, 1994 and is buried in Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson City, TN.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35), USS Tranquility (AH-14), and USS Hollandia (CVE-97). He was listed as MIA but became one of the survivors of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.
Source: ancestry.com
Edwin Samuel “Bud” Brunk was born Dec. 25, 1924 to Ferd and Ethel Marie Bergstrom Brunk. He died Nov. 24, 1943 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 5, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii and in Whipple Cemetery, Pottawattamie County, IA.
Petty Officer Brunk served in World War II with the U.S Navy aboard the Escort Aircraft Carrier Liscome Bay (CVE-56) when it was sunk by a torpedo off Tarawa. He was MIA/KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Lloyd Ralph Bruntmyer was born Mar. 11, 1920 to Henry L. and Gertrude Ervina Bailie Bruntmyer. He died Nov. 1, 1942 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City Philippines.
Sgt. Bruntmyer served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 7th Material Squadron, 5th Air Base Group and was MIA/KIA in the Philippine Islands.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Herbert Bryant, Jr. was born Apr. 8, 1915 to Charles Herbert (Sr.) and Frances Mary Gass Bryant. He died Apr. 13, 1942 and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
1st Lt. Bryant serve in World War II with the U.S. Army. He was married to Janet Bergman Hough Bryant who also served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jul & Aug 2019; updated Jun & Aug 2020 & Jul 2022 & Jul & Aug 2023 & Mar & Aug 2024