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BUTCH, Robert E - Date of
birth
8 July 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Schenectady County, New York -
Hometown
Schenectady County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12170388 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 2 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Bernard J. Butch (father)
Catherine G. (Matthews) Butch (mother)
Bernice C. Butch (sister)
James R. Butch (brother)
Elaine Butch (sister)
Donald P. Butch (brother)
More information
Pvt Robert E. Butch graduated from St. Joseph's Academy and attended Siena College.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Albany, New York on 5 November 1942.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Susan Ann Tighe Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Schenectady County's Finest