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Personal info

Full name
BUTLER, James Dolphis "J.D."
Date of birth
11 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee
Hometown
Cocke County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34498314
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
B Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 October 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 18 106

Immediate family

Members
Stella Mae Butler (mother)
Lorene Butler (sister)
Len Butler (brother)
Hazel M. Butler (wife)

More information

Sgt James D. Butler enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 6 December 1942. He received his training in Fort Oglethorpe, Camp Polk, Louisiana and Fort Benning, Georgia.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his action on 15 August 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census, https://www.7tharmddiv.org/23deaths.htm

Photo source: www.findagrave.com