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BUTLER, Jarvis Orr - Date of
birth
3 May 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Orange, Orange County, Texas -
Hometown
Orange, Orange County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-556409 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 January 1945 - Place of
death
Stattnatten, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 57 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ogbourne D. Butler Sr. (father)
Vivian (Jarvis) Butler (mother)
Francis Butler (sister)
William Butler (brother)
Ogbourne D. Butler Jr. (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Jarvis O. Butler attended college for one year before he joined the Regular Army in College Station, Texas on 5 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Texas Birth Index / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findarave.com - Denise Kellam, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Orange Texas