Ralph J Butler

Military

Crashed at Sarstedt on 11/26/44 in B-24 'Dorty Treek' #44-10485, Prisoner of War (POW).

Ralph died in Annapolis MD October 1998. His granddaughter Lori Neubauer later wrote of his experiences as a POW and the after-effects suffered by many ex-POWs.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-10485

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dorty Treek
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Broadlands, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 26 November 1944

Revisions

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ContributorHelen
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Ringmasters' Log Fall 1999

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ContributorHelen
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Ringmasters'Log Summer 1999

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10760 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database