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TO THE MEMORY OF ARCHIBALD·W·BUTT, MAJOR, U·S·A MILITARY·AIDE·TO·THE·PRESIDENT HE LOST HIS LIFE APRIL 15, 1912, WHEN THE BRITISH STEAMSHIP TITANIC SANK AND THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE SAVED. OF HIM PRESIDENT TAFT SAID "THE CHIEF TRAITS OF HIS CHARACTER WERE LOYALTY TO HIS IDEAL HIS CLOTH AND HIS FRIENDS. HIS CHARACTER WAS A SIMPLE ONE; HE WAS INCAPABLE OF INTRIGUE OR INSINCERITY; HE WAS GENTLE AND CONSIDERATE OF EVERYONE AND A SOLDIER, EVERY INCH OF HIM." GEO T. BREWSTER ·SC·1913 |
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| The memorial bronze plaque is mounted on a wall in the Museum Store located on the crypt level of the Washington National Cathedral. |
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