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BUTLER, Leland Ira - Date of
birth
2 February 1914 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Township 137, Morton County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Township 137, Morton County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37277399 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
24 April 1945 - Place of
death
Siegburg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 62 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ira A. Butler (father)
Margaret F. (McCormick) Butler (mother)
Vincent A. Butler (brother)
John V. Butler(brother)
Charles P. Butler (brother)
George E. Butler (brother)
Loretta I. Butler (sister)
Rose A. Butler (sister)
Margaret K. Butler (sister)
Robert E. Butler (brother)
Lillian (Husfloen) Butler (wife)
More information
Pvt Leland I. Butler enlisted in May 1942 and was sent overseas in October 1943.He was wounded in Normandy in June 1944 and recovered at a hospital in England.
He was reported missing in action on 18 December 1944 and was a prisoner of war in Germany for over three months. He was liberated by advancing Allied forces. He was recovering in a hospital but the cause of his death was not known.
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Solers, France.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Prisoners of War Data File, www.fold3.com - WWII Army and Army Air Force Casualty List North Dakota, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records, www.newspapers.com – The Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, North Dakota, 27 September 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight Anderson, Mandan Daily Pioneer - 11 May 1945