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GEN Joseph Orville “Joe” Butcher

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GEN Joseph Orville “Joe” Butcher Veteran

Birth
Harrodsburg, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
Death
15 Feb 1988 (aged 75)
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.1659349, Longitude: -86.5463981
Plot
Sec N, Lot 21
Memorial ID
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Joe Butcher was an Indiana University graduate who became a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps.

He was a 1992 inductee into the Monroe County Hall of Fame on which his plaque reads: "Honors (POST-1946) Indiana University graduate who attain great heights in the U.S. Marine Corps. Director of IU's Sesquicentennial Campaign who worked with the IU Alumni Association."
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Burial Records state: BUTCHER, JOSEPH / Date of Death - 2/15/1988 / Last Residence - Indianapolis, IN / Place of Birth - Harrodsburgh(sic), IN / Age - 75 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - N, 21
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S.S.D.I. states: JOSEPH O BUTCHER / b. 16 Sep 1912 / d. 15 Feb 1988 / LKA: (not specified) / LKB: (none specified) / SS#: 305-42-3119 / Issued: Indiana
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Obits can be obtained through http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/cgi-bin/obitsearch, with the following information - Name: Butcher, Joseph, Major General O / Age: 75 / Newspaper: Bloomington Herald-Telephone / Newspaper Date: 1988-02-16 & 17
Joe Butcher was an Indiana University graduate who became a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps.

He was a 1992 inductee into the Monroe County Hall of Fame on which his plaque reads: "Honors (POST-1946) Indiana University graduate who attain great heights in the U.S. Marine Corps. Director of IU's Sesquicentennial Campaign who worked with the IU Alumni Association."
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Burial Records state: BUTCHER, JOSEPH / Date of Death - 2/15/1988 / Last Residence - Indianapolis, IN / Place of Birth - Harrodsburgh(sic), IN / Age - 75 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - N, 21
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S.S.D.I. states: JOSEPH O BUTCHER / b. 16 Sep 1912 / d. 15 Feb 1988 / LKA: (not specified) / LKB: (none specified) / SS#: 305-42-3119 / Issued: Indiana
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Obits can be obtained through http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/cgi-bin/obitsearch, with the following information - Name: Butcher, Joseph, Major General O / Age: 75 / Newspaper: Bloomington Herald-Telephone / Newspaper Date: 1988-02-16 & 17

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