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BUTZKE, Virgil Paul - Date of
birth
5 July 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Dallas, Gregory County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Holt County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37120147 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Odeigne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Paul Butzke (father)
Emma Butzke (mother)
Walter R. Butzke (brother)
Lyle H. Butzke (brother)
Lois J. Butzke (sister)
More information
T/5 Virgil P. Butzke was a gunner with the 57mm gun on the light Stuart Tank. He was killed by a sniper at the village of Odeigne, Belgium
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, Jean Butzke, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jean Butzke, The Atkinson Graphic 16 February 1945