Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Br- surnames |
Hugh Wallace Breakenridge was born July 9, 1919 to William John and Edith Breakenridge. He died Feb. 27, 1945 and is buried in Buckingham Cemetery, Traer, IA. He was initially buried in the 4th Marine Division Cemetery on Iwo Jima and returned to the U.S. in 1948.
Capt. Breakenridge served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. He was WIA in June 1944 and hospitalized for two months. He returned to action and was WIA in combat operations but refused evacuation. He was KIA on Volcano Island, Iwo Jima.
Source: ancestry.com
Harry Wilson and Agnes Linden Briggs Family
Leroy Alfred Briggs was born Nov. 5, 1925 to Harry Wilson and Agnes Linden Briggs. He died Oct. 19, 1947 and is buried in Buckingham Cemetery, Traer, IA.
Petty Officer Briggs served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
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Samuel Alton Briggs was born Apr. 24, 1916 to Harry Wilson and Agnes Linden Briggs. He died Apr. 18, 1975 and is buried in Buckingham Cemetery, Traer, IA.
Chief Briggs served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
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William Ralph Briggs was born Apr. 19, 1927 to Harry Wilson and Agnes Linden Briggs.
Petty Officer Briggs served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Leo Ayers Bryson was born Apr. 26, 1894 to David E. and Calista L. Woolley Bryson. He died June 6, 1987 and is buried in Buckingham Cemetery, Traer, IA.
Leo served with the U.S. Army in World War I and World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jun 2021