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United States Army officer (1868–1950)

Edmund L. Butts
Born	(1868-08-15)15 August 1868
Died	6 June 1950(1950-06-06) (aged 81)
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1890–1932
Rank	Brigadier General
Service number	0-308
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands	30th Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars	Spanish-American War Philippine-American War World War I Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Awards
Alma mater	United States Military Academy

Edmund Luther Butts (15 August 1868 – 6 June 1950) was a brigadier general in the United States Army who commanded the 30th Infantry Regiment during World War I.

Early life

Early career

Philippine-American War

Continued career

World War I

Later career

Retirement

Death and legacy

Family

Awards

American awards

Foreign awards

Effective dates of promotion

Butts' effective dates of promotion were:^[1]

Second Lieutenant, 14 June 1890

First Lieutenant, 27 June 1987

Captain (temporary), 12 May 1898

First Lieutenant, 15 November 1898 (reduced from temporary captain)

Captain, 18 January 1900

Major, 11 June 1911

Lieutenant Colonel, 26 July 1916

Colonel (temporary), 5 August 1917

Colonel, 9 January 1919

Colonel (retired), 31 August 1932

Brigadier General (retired), 13 June 1940

Works by Butts

References

1. The Adjutant General's Office 1942, p. 1017.

Sources

Books

• The Adjutant General's Office (1942). Official Army Register. Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office. p. 1017 – via Internet Archive.

Internet

Magazines

Newspapers

Further reading

External links