Daniel A Butler
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 16439
SSgt. Daniel Butler was on TDY to the 9th Air Force, flying in the B-24, 41-23754, Little Lady, on Operation Tidal Wave to Ploesti. He and his crew were interned in Turkey after the Ploesti mission along with the Little Lady. 1 Aug, 1943
After being released from internment and RTS, Sgt. Butler was shot down in the B-24, 42-100248, Bar Fly, and was Killed In Action - KIA. 1 April 1944
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Canyon, Texas | 7 February 1920 | |
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Other Interned |
1 August 1943 | ||
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Other Killed in action |
1 April 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Tulia, Texas 79088, Verenigde Staten | Buried at Rose Hill Cemetery on Tulia, Texas |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3563, 9Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I p. 222
