A Tribute:  William Sanford Butler, Jr.

 

The following information is taken from the "Find A Grave" web site, and was compiled and added to the site by Tom Reese, who has collected information on those individuals from North Carolina who died in Vietnam.

4 November 1966

SP4 William Sanford Butler, Jr.

Birth:     Aug. 18, 1945. Morganton. Burke County. North Carolina, USA

Death:   Nov. 4, 1966, Vietnam


Sp4 William Sanford Butler, Vietnam Veteran, Native of Morganton, NC.

Specialist Four William Sanford Butler Jr was a casualty of the Vietnam War.  As a member of the Army Selective Service and a Draftee, SP4 Butler served our country until November 4th, 1966 in South Vietnam.  He was 21 years old and was married.  It was reported that William died from multiple fragmentation wounds from a mine.  His body was recovered.  SP4 Butler is on panel 12E, line 019 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C.  He served our country for one year.

Michael Abee, my dad knew him in Vietnam. Valdese, NC 28690.

Caption to the Photo: Southwest Elementary fifth grader Taylor Hendrix does a rubbing of SP4 William Sanford Butler Jr. of Morganton from "The Wall That Heals" at the Lenoir-Rhyne College.  ROBERT C. REED, RECORD PHOTOGRAPHER.

He was the Husband of Mrs Phyllis T Butler, Morganton, NC.

He served with Bravo Company, 14th Infantry Regiment, "Golden Dragons", 25th Infantry Division, "Tropic Lightning", USARV.

He was awarded The Combat Infantryman's Badge (CIB), The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal and The Good Conduct Medal.
 

 

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