Bryson L. Burkholder was born on November 17, 1915 in Sterling, Colorado. He was the son of W.E, and Etha Burkholder. He lived at 815 Portola Ave. with his wife Claire, and his two and a half year old son, Bryson Edward. Bryson enlisted in Los Angeles on November 4, 1942. In civilian life he held semiskilled occupations in the production of petroleum, after finishing two years of high school.

Bryson rose to the rank of Sergeant and was attached to Battery B, 444th AAA. Sgt. Bryson died in England on May 10, 1945, following wounds that he suffered earlier in May on the German front.