Name:
Henry Joseph Butkiewicz
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
383595
Unit:
21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Saint Marys Cemetery, Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Henry Joseph Butkiewicz was born on March 28, 1924, in Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Anna Slivinski Yagura.
He served in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.