Richard Marsh Butler WWII letters, 1940-1945
Scope and Contents
Contains a partial accounts of Richard's time as a prisoner of war and German POW identification cards. Materials dated 1936-1945 and 1991.
Dates
- 1940-1945
Creator
- Butler, Richard Marsh, 1919-1984 (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research; except for restricted items in folder 6 of Box 4 -- contains sensitive identification information.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Richard Marsh Butler was born August 10, 1919 in Garland, Utah, the seventh of nine children of Heber Close Butler and Rose Zipporah Marsh. He graduated from Bear River High School. Richard married Geneil Miller in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on September 4, 1942. He served in World War II as a pilot on the U.S. Air Force. In August 1943, he was captured after his plane went down over Naples, Italy, and spent at least 18 months in Italian and German prison camps. He was an active member of the LDS Church, serving as a group leader in Chatoreau, France, a stake missionary in Las Vegas, Nevada, and in the Riverside California Stake, bishopric member (Riverside Ward), stake clerk, high councilman, stake executive secretary, and patriarch. He died in the Riverside Community Hospital on December 15, 1984, at the age of 65.
Extent
8 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Items are in original order.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States