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Personal info

Full name
BUTEYN, William Edward
Date of birth
19 March 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Brandon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Ottawa County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36846021
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Runner
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Near Leeheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 20 22

Immediate family

Members
Frank Buteyn (father)
Anna (Westerbeke) Buteyn (mother)
Marvin Buteyn (brother)
Donald Buteyn (brother)
Milford Buteyn (brother)
Estella (Kamps) Buteyn (wife)
William E. Buteyn (son)

More information

Pfc William E. Buteyn graduated from Hope College in 1938.

He was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Grand Rapids Press - 4 April 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Megjurk, www.newspapers.com - The Grand Rapids Press - 25 May 1945