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S.B.Butler Letters 1916 to 1920

Sylvester Benjamin Butler of Cromwell, CT, moved to Pleasantville NJ to work as a high school teacher. He wrote home regularly each week after moving. Pleasantville is where he met his future wife Eva Lutz. As the school year came to a close World War One was heating up for America and Sylvester joined the officers training corps in Plattsburg NY. After receiving his commision he was stationed at Fort Devons in Ayers Mass as an officer in the divisional supply train. In the summer of 1918 he was sent to France where he continued to send letters until his return home in June of 1919.

See also: S.B.Butler's AEF Scrapbook Pleasantville, NJ SBButler Letters, August 1916 SBButler Letters, September 1916 SBButler Letters, October 1916 SBButler Letters, November 1916 SBButler Letters, December 1916 SBButler Letters, January 1917 SBButler Letters, February 1917 SBButler Letters, March 1917 SBButler Letters, April 1917 Plattsburg, NY SBButler Letters, May 1917 SBButler Letters, June 1917 SBButler Letters, July 1917 SBButler Letters, August 1917 Ayer, MA SBButler Letters, September 1917 SBButler Letters, Oct/Nov 1917 SBButler Letters, December 1917 SBButler Letters, January 1918 SBButler Letters, February 1918 SBButler Letters, March 1918 SBButler Letters, April 1918 SBButler Letters, May 1918 SBButler Letters, June 1918 Ayers MA / Shipboard to Europe SBButler Letters, July 1918 England / St. Amand-Montrond, France Supply Train locations Scenes of Pre-war France SBButler Letters, August 1918 SBButler Letters, September 1918 SBButler Letters, October 1918 St. Amand / Le Havre, France SBButler Letters, November 1918 SBButler Letters, December 1918 SBButler Letters, January 1919 SBButler Letters, February 1919 Le Havre / Nevers, France SBButler Letters, March 1919 SBButler Letters, April 1919 Poitiers / Le Mans, France SBButler Letters, May 1919 SBButler Letters, June 1919 New York / Rocky Hill CT SBButler Letters, July 1919 Sylvester and Eva Wedding booklet Carrie to Sylvester and Eva Plymouth CT A son is born, August 1920 Letters from France to SBButler From the Marquise de La Roche From Lt. Col. Fred Leviseur From the S.B.Butler AEF Scrapbook M. Gillet. Sous-Prefet of St. Amand An unknown friend in St. Amand A couple scenes of St. Amand

For related information see the following sites:

The Great War Society
Stories and links to other World War I web sites

Atlantic City and the Boardwalk
A tour of Atlantic city past and present

S. B. Butler School in Groton CT
Named in honor of Sylvester B. Butler who was superintendant of schools for South Eastern Connecticut

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