*last update 9/30/2023

Military Involvement

 

Servicemen - B surnames KIA POW DNB Pic/s
Ball, William V. X     X
Berschel, Eldon Franklin X      
Boots, Eldon Ralph   X X  
Bork, Ernest H. X      
Bradshaw, Harry F. X     X
Bush, Fernly E. X     X

Edwin J. Bahlmann was born Sept. 19, 1917 to Ernest and Marie Elizabeth Kaack Bahlmann. He died Dec. 6, 1979.

Pvt. Bahlmann served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Transport Command.

Source: ancestry.com


Clark Wendell Baldwin was born Sept. 27, 1921 to Ed D. and Faith L. Day Baldwin. he died Jan. 27, 2006 and is buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Greeley, CO.

Clark served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Utility Squadron Seven after attending the Naval School of Photography, Pensacola, FL.

Source: ancestry.com


Dale Maynard Baldwin was born Sept. 13, 1915 to Jesse M. and Ina B. Hall Baldwin. He died Jan. 23, 2007 and is buried in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City, IA.

Cpl. Baldwin served in World War II with the U.S. Army Field Artillery 28th Battalion.

Source: ancestry.com


Harold A. Barlow was born Dec. 8, 1918 to Guy G. and Jessie M. Smith Barlow. He died Dec. 10, 2009 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua, IA.

Harold served in World War II with the U.S. Army 30th Coast Artillery.

Source: ancestry.com


William Reed Bentley was born Dec. 4, 1912 to John R. and Cora C. Stuelke Bentley. He died May 3, 1991 and is buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Leesburg, FL.

Lt. Betley served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Lexington (CV-2) and was rescued after that ship was damaged and sunk by Japanese airstrikes.

Source: ancestry.com


Allen E. Bigelow was born Sept. 10, 1917 to Ernest and Hulda Case Bigelow. He died Aug. 13, 1974.

Allen served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 3028th Base Unit at Luke Field, Arizona.

Source: ancestry.com


Arthur Henry “Art” Blaschke was born Dec. 9, 1927 to Herbert and Mae Cosby Blaschke. He died Aug. 28, 2020 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Art served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.

Source: ancestry.com


Lloyd Ellis Boice was born Sept. 18, 1920 to Hiram W. and Hazel D. Cory Boice. He died Dec. 14, 1989 and is buried in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, Cedar Falls, IA.

Lloyd served in World War II with the U.S. Army Signal Corps at the Army air base at Sioux City, IA.

Source: ancestry.com


Edward Thomas and Margaret Loretta Roark Bolger Family:

Edmund V. Bolger was born Jan. 22, 1907 to Edward Thomas and Margaret Loretta Roark Bolger. He died June 22, 1955 and is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Lawler, IA. 

Sgt. Bolger served in World War II with the U.S. Army 704th Railway Grand Division. 

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Joseph Aloysius Bolger was born Mar. 10, 1910 to Edward Thomas and Margaret Loretta Roark Bolger. He died Feb. 2, 1949 and is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Lawler, IA.

Pvt. Bolger served in World War II with the U.S. Army 795h Coast Artillery. 

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Leo Charles Bolger was born Sept. 26, 1918 to Edward Thomas and Margaret Loretta Roark Bolger. He died Jan. 7, 1998 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN. 

Cpl. Bolger served with the U.S. Army in World War II.  

Source: ancestry.com 


Claus Boomgarden was born Oct. 28, 1918 to Menno Ben and Stenja Behman Boomgarden. He died Oct. 30, 1966 and is buried in Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, CA.

Claus served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Tarawa (CV-40) in both the Atlantic and Pacific.
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Jacob “Jake” Boomgarden was born Dec. 9, 1915 to Menno Ben and Stenja Behman Boomgarden. He died Oct. 14, 1961 and is buried in Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery, Nashua, IA.

Jake served in World War II with the U.S. Army 43rd Engineering Construction Battalion and 43rd Engineering Regiment.

Source: ancestry.com


Marvin Clemens Bromley was born Aug. 10, 1915 to John P. and Agnes Marie Osterman Bromley. He died June 8, 1998.

Marvin served in World War II with the U.S. Army 184th Infantry.

Source: ancestry.com


Charles R. Brown was born June 1, 1921 to Harry M. and Edna Bell McCormack Brown.

Pvt. Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 485th Fighter Squadron, 370th Fighter Group.

Source: ancestry.com


Augustus Charles “Pete” Buckel was born June 4, 1917 to Frank E. and Grace May Marcks Buckel. He died Jan. 1, 2003 and is buried in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City, IA.

Pvt. Buckel served in World War II with the U.S. Army 133rd Infantry, 34th Division.

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Jun 2022 & Sep 2023

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