Military Involvement
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Gene Stuart Buretta was born Apr. 17, 1924 to Peter Edward and Loyal Louise Wheeler Buretta. He died Feb. 23, 1945 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Pvt. Buretta served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, was wounded in combat operations, died of his wounds and was buried at sea.
Source: ancestry.com
Eugene Robinson Butler was born June 14, 1923 to Chester A. and Dorothy R. Butler. He died Apr. 15, 1945 and is buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Hartley, IA.
Sgt. Butler served in World War II with the U.S. Army 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Spearhead Division and died of wounds received in action in Germany and was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated Mar 2021