Individual Record 237

Name}   Butler, Myles Milton		Family History} Hancock
Title} Sr.	Race} White	Sex} Male
Birth:   Date} Exa 31 Mar 1917	Place} Napa, Napa, California
Marr.: Date} Exa 10 Sep  1948	Place} Reno, Washoe, Nevada     (Link)
Death: Date} Exa 10 Nov 1984	Place} Queen of the Valley Hospital, Napa, Napa, California
Burial: Date} Exa 13 Nov 1984	Place} Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa, California
	Grave Marker} Yes	Source 1}   85 = Family history Source 2} 308 = 1920 USA cen Source 3} 866 = 1930 USA cen Source 4} 734 = Photograph Source 5} 735 = Photograph Source 6} 1087=Military rec Source 7} 388 = Marriage rec Source 8} 231 = Obituary Source 9} 246 = Obituary Source 10} 700 = Obituary Source 11} 1408=Obituary Source 12}   30 = Cemetery rec
Parents: } Guy Edmond Butler & Bessie Edna Samuels    Relationship No.}   45
1st Household No.} 232 = 216 B Street, Napa, California
Occupation 1} Manager/administrator        Occupation 2}
Religion/Church} Lutheran
Spouses:    First} Borchers, Martha Marie  Total Number of} 1
Notes:  The photograph at the right shows Myles in 1935 when he graduated from Napa High School at age 18.  As captain of the Napa High football team, he earned a scholarship to Marin College.  After graduation, he worked for the Berglund Tractor Company. Myles joined the U.S. Navy in 1940 and was a Petty Officer Third Class (see the photograph below).  He served on the U.S.S. Enterprise aircraft carrier from October 1941 to December 1944 as a medical corpsman — both before and during World War II.  The Enterprise engaged in 18 major actions in the Pacific.  Myles told of the very disturbing times when, during the heat of battle, he had to take the dog tags off of dead men and push their bodies overboard.  Over 300 men from the Enterprise were killed in action or line-of-duty by the time of Myles departure at the end of 1944. Myles later resumed work with Berglund and was equipment manager when he retired in 1981. Myles was a communicant member of the Faith Lutheran Church of Napa.  He enjoyed the outdoors and was age 67 and seven months when he passed away.  He is buried with Martha at Tulocay Tier B, Lot 22, Grave 1.
Time of Birth}	Time of Death}	Fraternal/Social}
Baptism Date}	Place}
Confirm. Date}	Photo} Myles circa 1940
Immigr'n Date} N/A	Port} N/A
Education: Grade} Some college work
Military: Service} U.S. Navy
Health Condition}     Cause of Death} Heart attack	Last Updated by} Dan Hancock Date Updated} 27 Oct  2012 Date Created}  26 Nov 1994
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