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ESTES, Norman Bradford "Butch" - Date of
birth
29 October 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Lincoln, Lincoln County, Washington -
Hometown
Walla Walla County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1288208 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Linnich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 16 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas P. Estes (father)
Goldie C. (Schoonover) Estes (mother)
Marion P. Estes (brother)
Edith G. Estes (sister)
Bertha Irene Estes (sister)
Thomas Harvey Estes (brother)
Raymond Edwin Estes (brother)
Robert Orland Estes (brother)
Frances E. (Zuger) Estes (wife)
Michael Kerry Estes (son)
More information
Capt Norman B. Estes was married to Frances Zuger on 23 July 1942He was killed in his command post in a basement when a mortar shell came in through a very small roof. The explosion killed him instantly.
On one picture, Capt Estes poses with his new born sun Michael. On another picture, his comrade Lt. Mulder poses with his wife who holds Capt Estes's son.
Lt. Mulder is remembered at the Walls of the Missing at Margraten.
One picture was taken by Major William C. Crawford in the vicinity of Sanite Mère-Eglise in France in late September 1944. Major Crawford served with Capt Estes during the Rhineland campaign.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Ed Weerts via Mr. Mark Mulder, Betty Crawford Troup, daughter of Major Crawford