Woodbury County

Sgt. Wayne L. Brouillette

 

 

Sergeant F. T. Brouillette is spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Brouillette, 500 22nd street.  He has been in service since May, 1940, and is stationed at San Francisco.  His brother Private Wayne Brouillette, is stationed at Eagle Pass, Tex., in the army air corps, where he has been since October.

Source:  The Sioux City Journal, December 19, 1942

A reunion was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Brouillette, 500 22nd street, when their two sons, Lt. F. T. Brouillette and Sgt. W. L. Brouillette, met for the first time in three years.  Lt. Brouillette, who is with the infantry paratroopers, was on duty in France, Belgium and Germany for 14 months.  He was also stationed in England.  Sgt. Brouillette was stationed in Calcutta, India, for 10 months.  Before entering the service he was employed by the Ryal Miller-Kidder Co.  Both boys were graduated from Central high school.

Source:  The Sioux City Journal, February 8, 1945

Wayne Lawrence Brouillette was born Dec. 15, 1917 to Ezra J and Cora C. Paquin Brouillette. He died Nov. 21, 2001 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City, IA.

Source: ancestry.com