Butts, William T.
Army Staff sergeant

William T. Butts, age 30, from Waterford, Connecticut, New London county.

Spouse: Lisa Butts, later Lisa Spain
Children: Shannon and Lindsey

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Wednesday, February 27, 1991
Death details: Died during an aerial mission to rescue an Air Force F-16 pilot whose jet had crashed in Iraq. The UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter was shot down by Iraqi forces.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, Department of Defense