Edward J Butts

Military
media-47530.jpeg UPL 47530 SSGT Edward J. Butts, Jr.
Gunner
47th BG - 86th BS - 12th AF
KIA - 22 February 1943

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Object Number - UPL 47530 - SSGT Edward J. Butts, Jr. Gunner 47th BG - 86th BS - 12th AF KIA - 22 February 1943

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Units served with

A-26 Invaders, including (serial number 43-22575) of the 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force lined up in Italy.

47th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

86th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-3141

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 47th Bomb Group 86th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Coaldale, PA 23 May 1922

Died

near Thala, Tunisia 22 February 1943
Coaldale, PA 259 5th Street

Buried

North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Plot H Row 17 Grave 8 North Africa American Cemetery North Africa American Cemetery BP 346 Sidi Bou Said 2026 Tunis Tunisia

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Sources

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