Wilbur Loving "Butch" Minter, Jr.

1946 - 1968  (21 years)

• Name	Wilbur Loving "Butch" Minter
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Butch
  Birth	26 Sep 1946	Crosby County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	960A1208A2904B31BCD06E10F80DCA44851C
  Death	14 Mar 1968	Quang Nam, Viet Nam   [2]
  Burial	Pine Forest Cemetery, Hopkins County, Texas, USA   [2]
  Notes	BIOGRAPHY: "Butch" was a Lance Corporal in Co. 7 D, 1st Div. of The United States Marine Corps, and died in action in Viet Nam. His dad died of a broken heart just a little over a month later. Added from findagrave.com, Feb 2015: Lance Corporal Wilbur Lovings Minter, Jr. was a riflemen for the United States Marine Corps. He graduated from Garland High School and shortly after attended boot camp in San Diego (Company E, Platoon 2095) in August of 1966. He was killed in action on March 14, 1968 in Vietnam. He received the following medals: Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation, Vietnam Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and the Purple Heart. Wilbur's name appears on the Viet Nam Memorial in Washington DC.
  Person ID	I2440	America
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Wilbur Loving Minter, Sr.,   b. 21 Dec 1901, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 25 Apr 1968, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Ema Olene KAYZER,   b. 21 May 1919, USA d. 15 Sep 2004, Texas, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	5 Oct 1940	Pickton, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marriage details taken from death certificate; place of marriage not very clear.
  Family ID	F1126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Sep 1946 - Crosby County, Texas, USA Death - 14 Mar 1968 - Quang Nam, Viet Nam Burial - - Pine Forest Cemetery, Hopkins County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 at Ancestry.com, January 2015 and later. [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.