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GERALD THOMAS BUTLER
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
June 20, 1943 – April 20, 1970
Service recordGerald Thomas Butler, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 20, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 27 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 27
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- June 20, 1943
- Home of record
- Kalamazoo, Michigan (Kalamazoo County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 20, 1970
- Age
- 26
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date April 20, 1970; two of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 34 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 27
- DAVID JOHN FALKStaff Sergeant · April 20, 1970
- GERALD DAN GRAYSpecialist Four · April 20, 1970
- GERALD LESTER HARTZELTechnical Sergeant · April 20, 1970
- MARLIN JAMES JOHNSONChief Warrant Officer 2 · April 20, 1970
Same unit, same day
- RICHARD HENRY WARDSpecialist Four · Panel 11W, Line 29
From Kalamazoo
- KONSTANTINS ADOLFS LUBAVSCaptain · February 7, 1966
- RONALD WAYNE HOBBSSpecialist Four · February 12, 1966
- STANLEY CLAUS CAMPBELLPetty Officer Third Class · August 25, 1966
- JAMES EDWARDS GARDNERFirst Lieutenant · October 13, 1966
- WOODROW JOHN MUELLERSpecialist Four · March 9, 1967
- WILLIAM HARRY CROSSMANPrivate First Class · June 17, 1967
- ROBERT LOUIS STEVENS JRPrivate First Class · June 22, 1967
- GERRIT JOHN SCHOUWBURGSpecialist Five · June 24, 1967
- MICHAEL PATRICK CASSIDYSpecialist Four · July 13, 1967
- DAVID HARM ESMANSpecialist Four · August 28, 1967
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.