Nelson William Butler

Military
Captain Nelson William Butler  Wattisham AF, UK  1944 UPL 61724 UPL 61724 Captain Nelson William Butler
Wattisham, UK 1944

Daughter of Nelson William Butler

From: Nelson William Butler Archive Album

Object Number - UPL 61724 - Captain Nelson William Butler Wattisham, UK 1944

Nelson Butler served as a fighter pilot with the 435th Fighter Squadron of the 479th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, flying missions out of Wattisham, England.



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Born

Stanislaus County, CA, USA 2 January 1921 Son of William T and Mary Josephine [Nelson] Butler.

Enlisted

5050 Santa Fe Dr, Atwater, CA 95301, USA 5 June 1942 Merced AAF, California

Based

Wattisham 14 June 1944 - 2 March 1945 Assigned to 435FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

11 Roman Rd, Ipswich IP7 7RA, UK 17 January 1945 Promoted to Captain.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

2 March 1945 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Carmichael, CA, USA 23 March 2004

Buried

San Joaquin Valley National CemeterySanta Nella, Merced County, CA 26 March 2004 San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery Santa Nella, Merced County, California

Born

Turlock, CA, USA

Other

Promotion

11 Roman Rd, Ipswich IP7 7RA, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

 

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goguyer

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goguyer  daughter

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Daughter of Nelson William Butler from the Nelson William Butler archive album

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Added source from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in THE 479th FIGHTER GROUP Ref D790.G479

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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