- SURNAME
Butts
- FORENAME
Raymond Jackson, Jr.
- UNIT
1st Marine Parachute Regiment (HQ & Service Company)
- RANK
Staff Sergeant
- NUMBER
318629
- DATE OF DEATH
9th December 1943
- AGE
18
- GRAVESITE
Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Block 3
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 14.07.1925, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
father Raymond Jackson Butts (1900-1949)
mother Frances Patton (1904-1984)
attended Northeast High School
resided 1809 Pendleton Street, Kansas City, Missouri
26.08.1941 entered service
Next of kin - Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray J. Butts, 1809 Pendleton Street, Kansas City, Missouri
DOW Bougainville, Solomon Islands
posthumous Silver Star
DATE OF DEATH:
03-Dec-1943AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/butts-raymond-jackson-jr.59832/CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Staff Sergeant Raymond J. Butts (MCSN: 318629), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with Headquarters and Service Company, First Marine Parachute Regiment against enemy Japanese forces on Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands, on December 9, 1943. When a small unit of our forces was surrounded by the enemy during an intense fire-fight, Staff Sergeant Butts volunteered to lead a three-man group to destroy one of the hostile machine guns. With cool courage in the face of grave danger, he advanced toward the enemy weapon despite the terrific fire of the Japanese and when both of his comrades were wounded, rescued one of them and assisted in administering first aid. As a hostile sniper in a tree fired in his direction, Staff Sergeant Butts unhesitatingly set out alone to silence the machine gun, but was mortally wounded. His great personal valor and unswerving devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/35579FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73480630/raymond-jackson-buttsSERVICE HISTORY:
BUTTS, Raymond J., SSgt 521/055/501 SN: 318629
Born: 14 Jul 1925
Enlisted USMCR: 26 Aug 1941 (Home of Record: 1809 Pendleton Street, Kansas City, Missouri)
Died: 09 Dec 1943 (KIA, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO (Block 3)
1st Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Aug 1941 Pvt, 1st RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Oct 1941 Pvt, 1st RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “17, qual mks; 25, to 2dMarDiv, FMF, Post”
HQ Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott
Oct 1941 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “26Aug41; 25, jdfr 1stRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Jan 1942 PFC, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “Clerk”
Apr 1942 PFC, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “BnClk”
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 PFC, Co A, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA “26Aug41; 3, jdfr ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 3-31, stud para”
HQ Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Cpl, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At sea) “Para; Clk; 19, emb on bd SS MORMACPORT at San Diego, Calif.; 20, sailed; 21-31, enroute to Wellington, N.Z.”
HQ Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Corps Troops, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Cpl, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, CorpsTrs, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “Para; Clk; 1, emb on bd USS McCawley at Wellington, N.Z.; 6, sailed; 7-9, enroute; 10, arr at Noumea, N.C.; 11, disemb; 12-31, Noumea, N.C.”
Apr 1943 Cpl, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, 1stParaRegt, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para; Clk; 10, to H&S Co, 1st ParaRegt, 1MAC, In the Field”
H&S Company, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Cpl, H&S Co, 1st ParaRegt, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field “26Aug41; 10, jdfr HqCo, 2dParaBn”
Jul 1943 Sgt, H&S Co, 1st ParaRegt, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field (Tontuota, N.C.) “5, Wrnt chgd fr (OW) to (temp); NCOinC R-3 section; Para”
Oct 1943 SSgt, H&S Co, 1st ParaRegt, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella LaVella, B.S.I.) “NCOinC Reg-3 Off; 6, emb & sailed on bd USS WARD fr Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 8, arr & disemb at Vella Lavella, New Georgia Grp, B.S.I.; Para”
Dec 1943 SSgt, H&S Co, 1stParaRegt, FMF, In the Field (Bougainville, Solomon Islands) “NCOinC Reg-3; Para; 9, KIA
Born: 14 Jul 1925
Enlisted USMCR: 26 Aug 1941 (Home of Record: 1809 Pendleton Street, Kansas City, Missouri)
Died: 09 Dec 1943 (KIA, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO (Block 3)
1st Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Aug 1941 Pvt, 1st RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Oct 1941 Pvt, 1st RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “17, qual mks; 25, to 2dMarDiv, FMF, Post”
HQ Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott
Oct 1941 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “26Aug41; 25, jdfr 1stRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Jan 1942 PFC, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “Clerk”
Apr 1942 PFC, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “BnClk”
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 PFC, Co A, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA “26Aug41; 3, jdfr ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 3-31, stud para”
HQ Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Cpl, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At sea) “Para; Clk; 19, emb on bd SS MORMACPORT at San Diego, Calif.; 20, sailed; 21-31, enroute to Wellington, N.Z.”
HQ Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Corps Troops, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Cpl, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, CorpsTrs, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “Para; Clk; 1, emb on bd USS McCawley at Wellington, N.Z.; 6, sailed; 7-9, enroute; 10, arr at Noumea, N.C.; 11, disemb; 12-31, Noumea, N.C.”
Apr 1943 Cpl, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, 1stParaRegt, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para; Clk; 10, to H&S Co, 1st ParaRegt, 1MAC, In the Field”
H&S Company, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Cpl, H&S Co, 1st ParaRegt, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field “26Aug41; 10, jdfr HqCo, 2dParaBn”
Jul 1943 Sgt, H&S Co, 1st ParaRegt, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field (Tontuota, N.C.) “5, Wrnt chgd fr (OW) to (temp); NCOinC R-3 section; Para”
Oct 1943 SSgt, H&S Co, 1st ParaRegt, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella LaVella, B.S.I.) “NCOinC Reg-3 Off; 6, emb & sailed on bd USS WARD fr Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 8, arr & disemb at Vella Lavella, New Georgia Grp, B.S.I.; Para”
Dec 1943 SSgt, H&S Co, 1stParaRegt, FMF, In the Field (Bougainville, Solomon Islands) “NCOinC Reg-3; Para; 9, KIA
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