Finding Aid for the Charles D. Butte Collection, 1921-2003 (bulk 1940-1948)
MS-2587 University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Collection processed by: Rachel Tinker, September 23, 2005.
Finding Aid written by: Rachel Tinker, September 23, 2005.
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 25, 2006.
Summary Information
Charles D. Butte Collection
Date/Date Range : 1921-2003 (bulk 1940-1948)
1.0 linear feet
Abstract: The Charles D. Butte Collection, 1921-2003 (bulk 1940-1948), consists of diaries, memoirs, and histories of the 603rd Quartermaster Graves Registration Company (QM GR CO) that served during and after World War II. This collection extensively covers the activity of the QM GR CO, and the diaries give insight to the experiences shared by its members. The collection also includes several compact discs and a floppy disk that contain electronic copies of the printed information.
MS-2587
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
This collection was donated to Special Collections by Charles D. Butte in June, 2004.
Collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], Charles D. Butte Collection, MS-2587. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of two boxes.
Biography / History
Charles D. Butte began his Army career in 1943 and continued until 1960, fulfilling assignments around the globe.
Collection Scope and Content Note
The Charles D. Butte Collection, 1921-2003 (bulk 1940-1948) contains his personal diary of his military service in 1947 and 1948. The collection also contains a history of his wife, Velma, a World War II WAVE and her lifetime military career. The histories of James Robert Bennett and Carmen Charles Gisi are included. In addition to these records, Butte has included the history of the 603 Quartermaster Graves Registration Company and Hall of Fame Recommendations. These documents contain articles, photos, statistics and notes. Finally, the collection contains one floppy disk and several compact discs that hold all of Butte's research and writing.
Subject Terms
- Butte, Charles D.
- Butte, Velma Louise Gill.
- Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Registers of dead -- United States.
- United States. Navy -- Women.
Contents List
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Charles D. Butte Diary, 1947-1948
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2
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James Robert Bennett Memoir, U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne, 1958-1960
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3
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Georges and Juliette Brault, Ste Mere Eglise residents at the time of D-Day, 1940-1944
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4
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Carmen Charles Gisi World War II Memoir, 327th and 401st Glider Infantry Regiments, 101st Airborne Division, 1943-1946
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5
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Velma Louise Gill Butte History, 1921-2000
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1
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6
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603 Quartermaster Graves Registration Company History, 1943-2003
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1
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7
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Quartermaster Hall of Fame Recommendations by Paul E. Smith, 1945-1998
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2
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Folder
1
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Compact Disks, undated Scope Note: World War II Information
The Life of James Robert Bennett, 1930-2003
Velma Louise Gill Butte and More
46th Quartermaster General, 50 years
Floppy Disk: Search and Recovery Sicily, 1947 and Search and Recovery and Repatriation Operations, U.S. Mil. Com., Netturo, Italy, 1947-49
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2
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Folder
2
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Compact Disks, undated Scope Note: Hard Drive IV
Exercise Tiger, England, April 1944
603 -- Sicily Search and Rescue and More
World War II
History 603 Quartermaster Graves Registration Company and Related Items
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2
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Folder
3
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Compact Disks, 2002 January Scope Note: Old Hard Drive III History of 607 Quartermaster Graves Registration Company, January 2002
46 and 48 Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
History of World War II Graves Registration Units and More
108-114 Quartermaster Graves Registration, World War II and Korea
609 Quartermaster Graves Registration Company, World War II
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