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CHARLES LEWIS BUTLER
Lieutenant Colonel · U.S. Army
September 3, 1927 – June 21, 1972
Service recordCharles Lewis Butler, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army. He died on June 21, 1972, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 44. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 48 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 48
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- September 3, 1927
- Home of record
- Grand Rapids, Michigan (Kent County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 21, 1972
- Age
- 44
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date June 21, 1972; he was the only one lost in Binh Long Province that day. In June 1972, 88 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
He died in Binh Long Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 48
- THOMAS WINFORD JACKSONSenior Master Sergeant · June 22, 1972
- CORNER MACK DAVISSergeant · June 23, 1972
- GEORGE RICHARD HENSONStaff Sergeant · June 23, 1972
- JOHN LAWRENCE DILALLOChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 24, 1972
From Grand Rapids
- MILLARD RUSSELL VALERIUSCaptain · May 28, 1965
- ROBERT JEROME MORONEYCaptain · December 14, 1965
- HERMAN LEROY HUEYSergeant · February 7, 1966
- DONALD BRUCE ADAMSONSecond Lieutenant · February 23, 1966
- JERRY EMMET PARKSPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
- DAVID ORIN BAILEYPrivate First Class · April 8, 1966
- GARY SCOTT FERGUSONPrivate First Class · August 3, 1966
- DAVID LAWRENCE FAUGHTPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- EVERETTE ARTHUR THOMPSONPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- MATTHEW GEORGE MIEDEMAPrivate First Class · August 25, 1966
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.