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They Served From Breda

Transcribed and donated by Anita Henning

Information from The St. Bernard Parish, Breda, Iowa 1880-1980 (Parish Centennial book) – no author, printed 1980, no copyright, pages 66-68.

[Transcriber's note: These pages are transcribed as printed and will contain the same errors as the original.]

Veterans from St. Bernard Parish

     The Civil War was fought from 1861-1865. Barney Wessling was a soldier in this war.

      The Spanish-American War was begun in 1898. There were only four months of fighting. Three enlistees from Breda were – Gerhard Lammers, Nicholas Post and Mike O’Tool.

      The first volunteer from Breda in World War I was Samuel E. Witwer. Those who died in this war were Fred F. Bruning, Joseph Middendorf, John Bartel and Tony Rosener. They perished in the flu epidemic. No service men from Breda died in combat duty.

      On December 7, 1941 Japan made a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in the Philippines. President Roosevelt held a joint session with Congress and war was declared upon Japan on Dec 8, 1941. The Selective Service had began drafting men for military service in March 1941. There were many volunteers to enlist in the service. The first to enlist from Breda was Orlin Klaus. Those who were killed in World War II are: Norman J. Bruning – May, 1944, Irwin Gute – Aug 31, 1944, Arthur Nieland – Sept 7, 1944, Leo Van Erdewyk – Oct 6, 1944, Orville Determan – Oct 8, 1944, Irwin Lengeling – Aug 1945.

World War I 

Page 66

World War II

Page 67

These persons served in the Korean War (1950-1955), the Viet-Nam War (1964-1973) or in peace-time military service.

Page 68

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