Edward Everett Butler was born on January 19, 1893, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of John Harvey Butler and Eunice West Riddle Butler.

Before entering the military service, he was employed by the stationery and lithograph firm of Young & Selden. He had been a member of Troop A for some months when that organization was ordered to the Mexican border with other commands of the Maryland National Guard in 1916.

When the United States entered the war and the first Fort Myer camp was opened, he left Troop A and entered the officer's camp but did not remain there to receive his commission when the first group of young officers graduated.

Attracted to the aerial service, Butler secured a transfer to it and went to Ohio State University, at Columbus, for his training. He graduated from that school and was selected to go to France to finish training.

Training at the Third Aviation Instruction Center in Issoudin, France, Butler was killed in an accident while flying. He was one of the 171 American servicemen who trained at the mentioned school and died between 1917-1919. He is now buried in the Lorraine Park Cemetery, Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.

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