Gold Star Veterans : Illinois : Prisoners of War

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	Name	State	Date	War	Branch
41	Emery B Boardman	IL	10-18-1942	WW II	Army
42	John F Boll	IL	02-13-1951	Korea	Army
43	Daniel J Boni	IL	10-24-1944	WW II	Army
44	Kermit C Book	IL	05-07-1942	WW II	Army
45	Daniel Vernor Borah Jr	IL	09-24-1972	Vietnam	Navy
46	Leo Luca Borden	IL	04-19-1945	WW II	Army AF
47	Edward L Borders	IL	02-13-1951	Korea	Army
48	Bernard Borr	IL	09-07-1944	WW II	Army AF
49	James G Bossinas	IL	09-07-1944	WW II	Army AF
50	Edward L Braasch	IL	05-31-1942	WW II	Army
51	George C Braddy	IL	10-24-1944	WW II	Army
52	Adam Branning	IL	01-09-1945	WW II	Army
53	Harry Brassfield	IL	11-02-1950	Korea	Army
54	Paul Raymond Breese	IL	10-24-1944	WW II	Marines
55	Dillman Lawrence Brendle	IL	11-27-1953	Korea	Air Force
56	Robert E Bronge	IL	07-31-1943	WW II	Army
57	Everett R Brooks	IL	04-01-1946	WW II	Army AF
58	Xavier U Broski	IL	10-24-1944	WW II	Marines
59	Dale E Brown	IL	11-30-1950	Korea	Army
60	Edward W Brown	IL	08-26-1944	WW II	Army

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