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Soldier Summary

Willie Lee Butts

Military History

Rank: Private

Unit: United States. Army. Infantry, 339th. Company C.

Serial Number: 2011481

Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Draft RegistrationHenderson, KY
Enlistment4/29/1918
EntrainmentHenderson, KY
HometownHenderson, Henderson, KY
Birth14-Apr-1889
Death5/3/1945
BurialHenderson, Henderson Co., KYFernwood Cemetery
Departed from US7/21/1918Ship: Plattsburg
Returned to US7/12/1919Ship: President Grant