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ROBERT A BUTTERFIELD
Captain · U.S. Air Force
June 23, 1931 – April 24, 1965
Service recordRobert A Butterfield, of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on April 24, 1965, in Thailand, at age 33. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 107 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 107
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- June 23, 1931
- Home of record
- Mount Pleasant, Michigan (Isabella County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 24, 1965
- Age
- 33
- Country
- Thailand
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date April 24, 1965. In April 1965, 61 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The record places this loss in Thailand, outside South Vietnam.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 107
- ROYAL GEORGE ISAACS JRCaptain · April 23, 1965
- RICHARD HENRY LANGFORDPetty Officer Second Class · April 23, 1965
- LOWELL HOWARD MERRELLCorporal · April 23, 1965
- PETER R COYMANStaff Sergeant · April 24, 1965
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.