Walter Henry Butler (1923 - 2004)

Born 26 Apr 1923 in Texas, United States

Husband of Christine Paris (Johnson) Butler — married 28 Apr 1959 in Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, USA

Died 3 Sep 2004 at age 81 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States

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Walter Butler is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Air Force Feb 15, 1943-Sep 12, 1945
Technical Sergeant, World War II, Korea

Biography

Walter was born 26 Apr 1923 to Marshall Allen Butler and Nancy Bertie Wilson. ^[1] He married Christine Johnson on 28 Apr 1959 in Bernalillo County, NM. ^{[2] [3]} (Walter's brother, Elmer, married Christine's sister, Lib.)

Walter and Christine had one son. ^[2]

Military Service

Rank/Service: Technical Sergeant, US AIR FORCE, World War II, Korea ^[4]

Awards: Purple Heart

Enlistment: 15 Feb 1943 to 12 Sep 1945 ^[5]

Census

1930: San Jon, Quay, New Mexico, USA ^[6]

Age 7. Includes father, M. A. (36, born in TX), mother, Vertie (33, born in TX), and siblings Allan (8, born in TX), Elmer (4, born in NM), and Anna (2, born in NM).

1940: Election Precinct 9, San Jon, Quay, New Mexico, USA ^[7]

Age 16. Includes father, Marshal A. (45, born in TX), mother, Bertie (43, born in TX), and siblings Allan (18, born in TX), Elmer (14, born in NM), Anna B. (12, born in NM), Homer (7, born in NM), and Nina Pearl (4, born in NM).

Death

Died: 3 Sep 2004 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, USA. ^[8]

Buried: Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico, USA; Plot: 9 0 52 ^{[9] [4]}

Obituary: ^[10]

Walter Henry Butler, 81, died on September 3, 2004. He had been a resident of Albuquerque since 1949. He is survived by his son, Walt I. Butler and wife, Renee, of Albuquerque; two sisters, Anna Petty of Albuquerque and Nina Lynn and husband, Bill, of Logan, NM; and two grandchildren, Rhett Alan and Mariah Leigh Butler, both of Albuquerque. He was preceded in death by his wife, Christine P. Butler in 1996.

Walter retired from PNM in 1979 and from Plains Electric Co-op in 1984. He was a World War II recipient of the Purple Heart for injury received in combat in Italy as a tail gunner in a B-17. He was Treasurer for the 99th Bomb Group Historical Society and manager for the PNM Retiree's Softball Team in Albuquerque.

Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, September 10, with funeral services to follow at 10:30 a.m. at the Sandia Baptist Church. Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. at Santa Fe National Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ SSN Application for Walter Henry Butler
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Johnson, Lee E.; McCaw, Mary S.; Butler, Christine P., The Johnson Family Record, published 1976; pages 55-59
3. ↑ BUTLER WALTER H and JOHNSON CHRISTINE, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Marriage Index, 1888-2011.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, Butler, Walter Henry, SECTION 9 SITE 52, SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETERY, TSGT, US AIR FORCE, WORLD WAR II, KOREA.
5. ↑ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Walter Butler via Fold3.com, accessed 21 Aug 2017.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch Walter Butler in household of M A Butler, San Jon, Quay, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 3B, line 70, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1397; FHL microfilm 2,341,132.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch Walter Butler in household of Marshal A Butler, San Jon, Election Precinct 9 San Jon, Quay, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-14, sheet 1B, line 64, family 15, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2448.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch : 20 May 2014, Walter H Butler, 03 Sep 2004; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial #17484164
10. ↑ Online Obituary for Walter H. Butler, Albuquerque Journal.