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GARY WILLIAM BUTLER
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
September 25, 1951 – September 17, 1971
Service recordGary William Butler, of San Jose, California, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on September 17, 1971, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 18 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 18
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- September 25, 1951
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 17, 1971
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date September 17, 1971; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In September 1971, 127 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 20 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 18
- PAUL J LUECKINGSpecialist Four · July 24, 1971
- LYNN MARTIN MORGANSpecialist Four · September 16, 1971
- JOHN SENECHEKSergeant Major · September 16, 1971
- JAMES ALLEN WELLSCaptain · September 16, 1971
- ELBERT ARTHUR WELSHMajor · September 16, 1971
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 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.