ANTHONY S. BUTLER, 1LT, USAF
Anthony Butler '50
Lucky Bag
From the 1950 Lucky Bag:
ANTHONY STOW BUTLER
Greenwich, Connecticut
Tony decided to join the Navy Varsity rather than finish his third year of Naval ROTC at Yale. When it came to academics, he was among the elite who wore stars. Despite this, however, Tony was more likely to be found on Holland Street field in the red jersey of the Sixth Batt Football Team or running the mile in Thompson Stadium rather than in Bancroft Hall hitting the books. If worse came to worst, one could find him contemplating the perfect week end—in the sack listening to a Dvorak symphony.
ANTHONY STOW BUTLER
Greenwich, Connecticut
Tony decided to join the Navy Varsity rather than finish his third year of Naval ROTC at Yale. When it came to academics, he was among the elite who wore stars. Despite this, however, Tony was more likely to be found on Holland Street field in the red jersey of the Sixth Batt Football Team or running the mile in Thompson Stadium rather than in Bancroft Hall hitting the books. If worse came to worst, one could find him contemplating the perfect week end—in the sack listening to a Dvorak symphony.
Loss
From the now-defunct website USNA 1950:
Tony was in Yale University's class of 1947, in ROTC, before entering the Naval Academy. Upon graduation, he chose the Air Force and received navigator, bombadier and radar observor training at Perrin AFB, TX; Ellington AFB, TX and Mather AFB, CA. He was killed in a B-45 aircraft crash at Langley AFB, VA.
The date of the crash was May 26, 1952. Two others were also killed; from researcher Kathy Franz: "All three were rear echelon personnel of the 47th Bombardment Wing of the 49th Air Division which was in the process of transfer to England."
Other Information
From researcher Kathy Franz:
Anthony was one of the co-directors of the Photo Club in his junior year at Greenwich High School. He also was in the Dramatics Club and was in the cast of “Beggar on Horseback.”
In March 1951, he was stationed at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston when his engagement was announced. He married Inez Williams Palmer on June 11, 1951, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal church in Culpeper, Virginia.
His father Albert was vice president of a commercial bank; mother was Gladys.
Anthony was survived by his wife and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Photographs
From the drama club page of his high school yearbook
From his high school yearbook
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