- SURNAME
Butler
- FORENAME
Robert Franklin, Jr
- UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Regiment (Company I)
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
417988
- DATE OF DEATH
9th December 1943
- AGE
21
- GRAVESITE
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Tablets of the Missing
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Houston, Texas
born 02.03.1922, Port Arthur, Texas, USA
father Robert Franklin Butler (1888-1963)
mother Olive A. (nee Klein) Decker (1897-1976)
employed by Texas Company
30.06.1942 draft card Port Arthur, Texas
04.08.1942 entered service San Antonio, Texas
son of Olive K. Decker, 2623 Craigmont Avenue, Houston, Texas
KIA Bougainville, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
09-Dec-1943WEB LINKS:
https://missingmarines.com/robert-f-butler/FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56748616/robert-franklin-butlerSERVICE HISTORY:
BUTLER, Robert F, Jr, Cpl, SN: 417988
Born: 2 Mar 1922 Jefferson, Texas
Enlisted USMC: Jul-Aug 1942 (Home of Record: 2623 Kraigmont Avenue, Houston, Texas)
Killed in Action: 09 Dec 1943 (Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines (Ft. William McKinley)
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co A, ParaTrng School, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA "Stud Para"
Company A, 3rd Parachute Battalion, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 PFC, Co A, 3rd ParaBn, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para"
3rd Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, I Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field "Para"
Jul 1943 PFC, I Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field "Para"
Oct 1943 Cpl, I Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field "Para; 13, emb on board LST V-11-C at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefr; 14, arr & disemb at Vella Lavella, B.S.I."
Dec 1943 Cpl, I Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field "Para; 4, arr & disemb, Cape Torokina, Bougainville, B.S.I.; 9, KIA
Born: 2 Mar 1922 Jefferson, Texas
Enlisted USMC: Jul-Aug 1942 (Home of Record: 2623 Kraigmont Avenue, Houston, Texas)
Killed in Action: 09 Dec 1943 (Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines (Ft. William McKinley)
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co A, ParaTrng School, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA "Stud Para"
Company A, 3rd Parachute Battalion, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 PFC, Co A, 3rd ParaBn, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para"
3rd Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, I Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field "Para"
Jul 1943 PFC, I Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field "Para"
Oct 1943 Cpl, I Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field "Para; 13, emb on board LST V-11-C at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefr; 14, arr & disemb at Vella Lavella, B.S.I."
Dec 1943 Cpl, I Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field "Para; 4, arr & disemb, Cape Torokina, Bougainville, B.S.I.; 9, KIA
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