Individual Details
Willard James BRUETTE
(14 Apr 1931 - 21 Mar 1953)
Private Bruette was a member of the 245th Medium Tank Battalion, 45th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on March 21, 1953. Private Bruette was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Events
| Birth | 14 Apr 1931 | Wisconsin, United States |  |  | |
| Marriage | 19 Nov 1951 | Cook County, Illinois, United States - Dianna Patricia GLASSNER | | ||
| Military | 15 Apr 1952 - 21 Mar 1953 | Wisconsin Pvt Co B 245 TAnk BN 45 Inf Div Korea PII | | ||
| Death | 21 Mar 1953 | North Korea | | ||
| Burial | Presque Isle Cemetery, Presque Isle, Vilas, Wisconsin, United States | | |||
| Residence | Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States | ||||
| Residence | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Dianna Patricia GLASSNER (1932 - 1998) |
| Father | Clifford Mitchell BRUETTE (1892 - 1986) |
| Mother | Clella Ruth NOKES (1899 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Bernice Alberta BRUETTE (1918 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Louis Clifford BRUETTE (1920 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Melda Ione BRUETTE (1925 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Clifford Mitchell BRUETTE (1928 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
Age 8 in 1940.Endnotes
1. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Wisconsin, Vilas, Winchester Town, enumeration district (ED) 63-17, sheet 2B, image 4, household 116, Clifford Bruette and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 9 March 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.
2. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard J. Bruette; memorial #14259144.
3. "WWI, WWII, and Korea Casualty Listings," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8853 : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard J. Bruette; American Battle Monuments Commission; Private, US Army, service ID 55265241.
4. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard James Bruette; National Archives and Records Administrations; 1951-1954; Brown, Omer-Burgos, Loreto; image 1093.
5. "U.S., Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1033 : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard J. Bruette; National Archives and Records Administration; KIA 21 March 1953; North Korean Sector.
6. "Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1500 : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard J. Bruette and Diana P. Glassner; Cook County Genealogy Records; Cook County Clerk; file number 2208259.
7. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard J. Bruette; memorial #14259144.
8. "WWI, WWII, and Korea Casualty Listings," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8853 : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard J. Bruette; American Battle Monuments Commission; Private, US Army, service ID 55265241.
9. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard James Bruette; National Archives and Records Administrations; 1951-1954; Brown, Omer-Burgos, Loreto; image 1093.
10. "U.S., Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1033 : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard J. Bruette; National Archives and Records Administration; KIA 21 March 1953; North Korean Sector.
11. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard J. Bruette; memorial #14259144.
12. "WWI, WWII, and Korea Casualty Listings," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8853 : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard J. Bruette; American Battle Monuments Commission; Private, US Army, service ID 55265241.
13. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard James Bruette; National Archives and Records Administrations; 1951-1954; Brown, Omer-Burgos, Loreto; image 1093.
14. "U.S., Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1033 : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard J. Bruette; National Archives and Records Administration; KIA 21 March 1953; North Korean Sector.
15. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 10 March 2016), Willard J. Bruette; memorial #14259144.