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BUTLER, William H - Date of
birth
2 May 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Havre, Hill County, Montana -
Hometown
Jerome, Gooding County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39683001 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
16 April 1945 - Place of
death
Stalag 3A and work camps (Also Oflag 3-6) Luckenwalde (was originally interrogation center)
Brandenburg, Prussia 52-13, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 34 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John H. Butler (father)
Ida M. (West) Butler (mother)
Mable Butler (sister)
Mary H. (Sandage) Butler (wife)
More information
S/Sgt William H. Butler graduated from Big Timber High School.He arrived in England on 17 January 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Montana County marriages, www.myheritage.nl - Twin Falls News
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.myheritage.nl - Twin Falls News