Bute, Donald R. 'Don'

1927 - 1993  (66 years)

• Name	Bute, Donald R. 'Don'
  Birth	15 Jan 1927
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BUTE.D001
  _FGRAVE	43924668
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, United States Army  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	27 Dec 1993	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43318	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S15111] World War II Honoree, Donald R. Bute, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1855435) (Reliability: 2).