Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 28 September, 2011
Unit: 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Porter, Ind.
Spc. James A. Butz, 21, of Porter, Ind., died Sept. 28 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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