James Butlers Son Dies In France, Daily Racing Form, 1918-11-27

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JAMES BUTLERS SON DIES IN FRANCE FRANCENew New York November 26 James Butler president of the Empire City track has just received word of the death of his son Lieut Pierce II Butler whs received injuries while in the Argonne forest battles from which he died November IS Lieuten ¬ ant Butler was but twentythree years old and married last April to Miss 3Iaiid OBrien daughter of exSupreme Court Justice OBrien OBrienTommy Tommy Hitchcock Jr who gained distinction in the aviation service and escaped from Germanv after being made prisoner is preparing to do more flying and is now getting into condition by riding lo hounds with the Meadow Brook Club


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