Name:
Richard S. Butz
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
33141898
Unit:
23rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-24
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
P
Row:
1
Grave:
13
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Richard S. Butz was a Private in the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania. He served with the 23rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division during World War II. PVT Butz died on August 24, 1944. He was initially buried in the temporary American Cemetery of Villeneuve-sur-Auvers, near Paris. Richard S. Butz is currently buried in Brittany American Cemetery in Saint-James, France.