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SSgt Bert Phillip Butterfield

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SSgt Bert Phillip Butterfield Veteran

Birth
Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
10 Sep 1944 (aged 34)
Lorraine, France
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot B Row 15 Grave 47
Memorial ID
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Baraboo Man Killed in Action

BARABOO — Staff Sgt. Bert Butterfield, 35, of Baraboo, in the 11th Infantry 5th Division has been killed in action in France. Relatives have been notified by the war department and the Purple Heart Medal awarded.

Staff Sgt. Butterfield was killed Sept. 10, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Butterfield, were notified. He spent most of his life in Baraboo, where he worked in the Wickus market. Survivors include his parents, five sisters, and three brothers.

Wisconsin State Journal, Wed., Oct. 4, 1944

Fern Butterfield
Marie (Butterfield) Achterberg
Hazel (Butterfield) Seymour
Edith (Butterfield) Mattix
Vera (Butterfield) Seagrave
Forrest Butterfield
Roger Butterfield
James Butterfield
Baraboo Man Killed in Action

BARABOO — Staff Sgt. Bert Butterfield, 35, of Baraboo, in the 11th Infantry 5th Division has been killed in action in France. Relatives have been notified by the war department and the Purple Heart Medal awarded.

Staff Sgt. Butterfield was killed Sept. 10, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Butterfield, were notified. He spent most of his life in Baraboo, where he worked in the Wickus market. Survivors include his parents, five sisters, and three brothers.

Wisconsin State Journal, Wed., Oct. 4, 1944

Fern Butterfield
Marie (Butterfield) Achterberg
Hazel (Butterfield) Seymour
Edith (Butterfield) Mattix
Vera (Butterfield) Seagrave
Forrest Butterfield
Roger Butterfield
James Butterfield

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Wisconsin.



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  • Maintained by: LZ
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56653377/bert_phillip-butterfield: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt Bert Phillip Butterfield (20 Nov 1909–10 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56653377, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by LZ (contributor 47131291).