We were sorry to learn that Bill Butler has passed away at the age of 105. Bill was a fixture in our Sharing Bremen Memories group before the pandemic and did a fascinating history chat for us several years ago in which he discussed his experiences in WW2 driving tanks in North Africa & Italy.

Bill was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and married Doris Thornbury, who died young, then Berniel Hiester, and later Pat [Ellinger] Hiester. He was a salesman for International Harvester farm equipment.

William Lawrence Butler, 1936.

Here is the local ABC affiliate’s coverage of the honor Bill was given by the Veteran’s Administration in November.