Walking the Hallowed Ground: The Cold Case of Corporal Earl H.M. Butz

Returning to the Carentan Causeway in Pursuit of Closure and Answers for a Soldier's Family.

The most likely location of Corporal Earl J. Butz final battle. On the “right” side of causeway with narrow embankment and “just south of” Bridge #3.

Visiting a battlefield where countless men have lost their lives has a profound effect—it deeply touches you and leaves you forever changed.

The Carentan Causeway, also known as Purple Heart Lane, is one su…