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| My father, Ted H. Butler, attending Officer Candidate School in Fort Benning, Georgia during The Korean War and participating in various Honor Guard Ceremonies |
| Certificates of Appreciation for Service: Top Left, Grandfather Harvey Butler, 42nd Rainbow Division, WWI; Top Right, Uncle Roy Larson, WWII, B-17 pilot killed April, 1944 in Europe. Bot. Left, Great Uncle Henry Olivas, 5th Armored Division, Europe, Bot. Right, Great Uncle Tony Giuffrida, 28th Red Arrow Division, infantry in New Guinea and Philippines. |
| Paternal Grandfather Harvey B. Butler 42nd Infantry Division, better known as the Rainbow Division |
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| Paternal Military and Family Archives |
Our family has a rich military history, with Combat Veterans from the Civil War,
World War I and World War II. The commanders and battles they served are a
reflect come of the most famous battles in American military history; from The
Battle of Atlanta with Gen. Sherman to piloting a B-17 over Europe; from the
famed 42nd Rainbow Division in World War I to a Pearl Harbor Survivor; from a
tank officer with Patton's 5th Armored Division in the race across Europe to an
infantry fighter in the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippines; from a pilot in
World War I to a Metalsmith in the U.S. Navy lost in the Central Pacific.
World War I and World War II. The commanders and battles they served are a
reflect come of the most famous battles in American military history; from The
Battle of Atlanta with Gen. Sherman to piloting a B-17 over Europe; from the
famed 42nd Rainbow Division in World War I to a Pearl Harbor Survivor; from a
tank officer with Patton's 5th Armored Division in the race across Europe to an
infantry fighter in the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippines; from a pilot in
World War I to a Metalsmith in the U.S. Navy lost in the Central Pacific.