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John E. Butts

1922 – 1944

New York

A Second Lieutenant who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions on D-Day and the days following. He repeatedly led attacks on German positions despite being wounded, and was killed…

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A Second Lieutenant who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions on D-Day and the days following. He repeatedly led attacks on German positions despite being wounded, and was killed in action near Normandy .

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