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Son of Pranciskus Butkevicius (aka Frank Butchevich) and Emelija Svetlikauskas (aka Amelia) from Sudbury, Ontario. Brother of Victor, Joseph, Stanley, Helen and Jenny.
During the Second World War, he served in Europe, including France and Germany. With the 1st Battalion, he left on 28 March 1952 for Japan and then South Korea. Resting for a few weeks, he worked on improving defensive works and recreational activities. He was accidentally killed with his submachine gun on 31 July 1952.
His name is inscribed on the cenotaph of the Korean War Memorial at Meadowvale Cemetery in Brampton, Peel, Ontario, on the Korean War Memorial in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, and on the identical one at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Pusan, South Korea.
Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal Benedict Butkevich
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Lance Corporal Benedict Butkevich
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Lance Corporal Benedict Butkevich
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Lance Corporal Benedict Butkevich
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Lance Corporal Benedict Butkevich
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Lance Corporal Benedict Butkevich
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 9 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance.
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UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN) South Korea
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