Military Involvement
| Servicemen - B surnames | KIA | POW | DNB | Pic/s |
| Baker, Louis Herbert | X | |||
| Barber, William R. | X | |||
| Bark, Allen J. | X | |||
| Barnes, Harry Edward Jr. | ||||
| Berding, Alvin L. | X | |||
| Bitker, Melvin Charles | DOW | |||
| Boekeloo, Laurence L. | X | |||
| Boysen, Jack Carsten | X | |||
| Brough, Marcus Stephen Jr. | X | |||
| Brown, Donald Joseph | X | |||
| Bruggenwirth, Edward H. | X | |||
| Bunce, Clyde Clayton | X | |||
| Burke, Donald T. | X | |||
| Burke, John E. | X | |||
| Busch, LaVerne Perry | X | X | ||
| Byers, David Walter | X |
Robert Lewis Banse was born Apr. 10, 1924 to Roland Henry and Maria Jane Burrowes Banse. He died May 17, 2009 and is buried in Saint Irenaeus Cemetery, Clinton, IA.
Robert served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
James Robert Bethel was born Aug. 12, 1916 to Willis Vernon and Pearl Boothby Bethel. He died May 5, 2003 and is buried in Clinton Lawn Cemetery, Clinton, IA.
James served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Norman Carl Bicknese was born Apr. 29, 1921 to Carl and Violet Amber Willey Bicknese. He died July 9, 1945 and is buried in Saint Pauls Cemetery, Wheatland, IA.
Ens. Bicknese served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and died while on leave from the Los Alamitos Naval Air Station in California.
Source: ancestry.com
Richard Ervin Birdsley was born May 18, 1916 to Samuel R. and Goldie E. Holdren Birdsley. He died Nov. 13, 1942 is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Petty Officer Birdsley served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and was MIA/KIA aboard the USS Barton (DD-599) in the participation in the Third Battle of Savo Island and became MIA/KIA.
Source: ancestry.com
William Lewis Booth was born Nov. 10, 1916 to Roy and Ivy G. Curl Booth. He died Mar. 15, 1943 (at sea) and has a cenotaph in Springdale Cemetery, Clinton, IA. He is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Chief Petty Officer Booth served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Triton (SS-201). He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Sources: abmc.gov; oneternalpatrol
Everett Edwin Bruggenwirth was born July 24, 1903 to Franz and Anna Schnepel Bruggenwirth. He died Mar. 7, 1945 and is buried in Clinton Lawn Cemetery, Clinton, IA.
Chief Petty Officer Bruggenwirth served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and was KIA as the result of a mine explosion while in the service of his country in the South Pacific.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Felix Buelow was born May 22, 1923 to Albert Joseph and Mary Felix Buelow. He died Jan. 25, 2015 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Buelow served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald James Burlingame was born Oct. 28, 1922 to Benjamin Franklin and Anna N. Bohn Burlingame. He died Aug. 17, 1943.
Petty Officer Burlingame served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS PC 551 and was KIA in the performance of his duties and in the service of his country in the Mediterranean Area.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Jun & Aug 2020 & Sep 2021; updated Jun & Aug 2022