ANOTHER CONTINGENT OF MEN LEAVE FOR INDUCTION INTO MILITARY SERVICES.
August Call Is Larger Than For Recent Months
Eight Plymouth County men left LeMars Monday for induction into the armed forces at Fort Snelling. One man who transferred in accompanied the party and two Plymouth countyans included in the call had already been inducted by other boards. All had previously taken their physical examinations. The men who left LeMars included: John R. Bruns, Brunsville
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Friday, July 28, 1944
SOLDIER NEWS.
Camp Wolters, Tex.—Pvt. John Raymond Bruns, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Bruns of Brunsville, has arrived at this infantry replacement training center to begin his basic training as an infantryman. He has been assigned to a battalion stressing heavy weapons.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, September 11, 1944
***Further Research:
John Raymond Bruns was born Apr. 23. 1925 to William H. and Hannah M. Reiken Bruns. He died July 24, 2007 and is buried in Holyrood Cemetery, Shoreline, WA.
Source: ancestry.com
