Military Involvement
| Servicemen - B surnames | KIA | POW | DNB | Pic/s |
| Bennett, Alvin Leon | ||||
| Billmeyer, John J. | ||||
| Boone, William Elmer | X | X |
John Ambrose Benke was born May 22, 1913 to Albert H. and Caroline Nefzger Benke. He died July 5, 2010 and is buried in Saint Francis Cemetery, Dyersville, IA.
John served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Homer Weston Brockmeyer was born Apr. 14, 1923 to Edward Reuben and Emma Louise Hartbeck Brockmeyer. He died June 21, 1945 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 5, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii and is buried in Zion Cemetery, Colesburg, IA.
Ensign Brockmeyer served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps Bombing Squadron Sixteen and was MIA/FOD/KIA as a result of operations against the enemy fleet in the Western Pacific Ocean. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.
Source: ancestry.com
Marwan Louis Burns was born Dec. 8, 1919 to Otto A. and Lula V. Griffin Burns. He died Apr. 1, 2014 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Manchester, IA.
Marwan served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Edgar Wayne Bushnell was born Jan. 24, 1907 to Earl Henry and Reba Spitler Bushnell. He died Aug. 30, 1943 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Manchester, IA.
Edgar served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Jul 2020; updated Sep 2021