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Personal info

Full name
BUTTERFIELD, Howard Gordon
Date of birth
7 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Hometown
West Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31234748
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
52nd Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 december 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 13 2

Immediate family

Members
Elmer F. Butterfield (father)
Viola H. Butterfield (mother)
Shirley F. Butterfield (sister)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com