Butler, Robert Lewis
Title
Butler, Robert Lewis
Last Name
Butler
First and Middle Name
Robert Lewis
Nicknames or Other Names
"Bob"
Hometown
Lynchburg, Virginia
County and/or State
Virginia
Birth Date
December 20, 1893
Death Date
October 13, 1918
Cause of Death
Died in action in France on October 13, 1918
Place of Death
France
VPI Graduating Class
VPI Class of 1915
Undergraduate Major
Mechanical Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Army
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Decorations or Citations
Cited by Brigade Commander; Meuse-Argonne, October 9-18, 1918
- Citation: "During the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, October 9-18, 1918, when necessarily exposing himself in order to select the most advantageous positions for his guns, he went over the top with the INfantry and was mortally wounded, but directed that others be evacuated before him as he considered them more seriously wounded than himself."
Bibliography
Robert Lewis Butler obituary in The Virginia Tech, 5 December 1918
Files
Collection
Citation
“Butler, Robert Lewis,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 12, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/176.
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