Date of birth: May 30, 1917
Date of death: August 19, 1948
Age: 31
From the 1940 Lucky Bag:
Cleveland, Ohio
Butch
The salty sea and the freedom of the winds canght the imagination of this young Ohioan, and Ohio lost a stalwart son. Versatility is his keynote. His accomplishments are many and varied. He is as much a man's man as was ever the celebrated Benvenuto Cellini. Academics, he takes in stride. Worries, he has none, excepting perhaps the time his Dad's check was late. The boy has a heart like a pumpkin between his broad shoulders, and staying sore at a guy like Butch is impossible. He can and will succeed at anything, if his interest is sufficiently aroused. Stay in there, Burton.
Lacrosse N.A., 3, 2, 1.
Cleveland, Ohio
Butch
The salty sea and the freedom of the winds canght the imagination of this young Ohioan, and Ohio lost a stalwart son. Versatility is his keynote. His accomplishments are many and varied. He is as much a man's man as was ever the celebrated Benvenuto Cellini. Academics, he takes in stride. Worries, he has none, excepting perhaps the time his Dad's check was late. The boy has a heart like a pumpkin between his broad shoulders, and staying sore at a guy like Butch is impossible. He can and will succeed at anything, if his interest is sufficiently aroused. Stay in there, Burton.
Lacrosse N.A., 3, 2, 1.
According to Skyhawk Association VA-72 Blue Hawks: "August 19, 1948: Squadron commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander B. F. Haker, lost at sea." He had taken command only a few weeks earlier, on July 6.
Burton is one of 89 members of the Class of 1940 in Memorial Hall.
