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World War II (1939-1945)

David Arthur Butler was born in New York City, New York, on December 20, 1924. By 1930, he was living in Schenectady, New York.

On August 6, 1943, David enlisted in the United States Army. He was a private serving with Company A, 102nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, 2nd Armored Division. On August 23, 1944, David was killed in battle. He is buried at the Dunston Cemetery, Maine.

Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry


 

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning 
We will remember them.
 
For the Fallen
Laurence Binyon