Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Br - surnames |
Gordon Lee Bray was born Oct. 9, 1922 to Glenn Victor and Ruby Dundee Bray. He died Oct. 16, 1948 and is buried in Neola Township Cemetery, Neola, IA.
Sgt. Bray served in World War II with the U.S. Army 327th Harbor Craft Company.
Source: ancestry.com
Earl Eddie Briggs was born Aug. 29, 1912 to Ernest Clifford and Gertrude Eva Reed Briggs. He died July 9, 1944 and is buried in Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Earl served in World War II with the U.S. Army Harbor Defense of Manila and became a Japanese POW and died while a POW.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
James E. Brislin was born Aug. 22, 1909 to Patrick and Bridget Kilday Brislin. He died Nov. 23, 1944 and is buried in Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinoze, France. Pvt. Brislin served in World War II with the U.S. Army 143rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 36th Infantry Division. He was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com
Newell Harvey Brooks was born June 23, 1925 to Harvey Lawrence and Irene Marie Wallraff Brooks. He died Dec. 26, 1948 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA.
Newell served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Albert James Broz was born May 18, 1926 to James and Christina Pessica Broz. He died May 1, 1945 and is buried in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Pvt. Broz served in World War II with the U.S. Army 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division and was KIA on Okinawa.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, May & Aug 2020; updated Jul 2021 & Jul 2023