PVT Gerald Meaden Butland (1920-1942)

PVT Gerald Meaden Butland Veteran

Birth

24 May 1920

Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Death

27 Sep 1942 (aged 22)

Burial

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial

Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map

Plot

Tablets of the Missing - USMC

Memorial ID

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Member of Company A, First Battalion, 7th Marines killed in action on Guadalcanal. His remains were not recovered from the field.

This Marine's name is incorrectly spelled in casualty reports as "Gerard M. Butland."

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from New York.

Family Members

Parents

George Duncan Butland

1884–1941
Louisa Parker Meaden Butland

1885–1963

Siblings

John Joseph Butland

1914–1930
PVT Gerald Meaden Butland

1920–1942
PFC Thomas Pitney Butland Sr

1921–1981

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PVT Gerald Meaden Butland Veteran

Gravesite Details

Family Members

George Duncan Butland

Louisa Parker Meaden Butland

John Joseph Butland