451st Bomb Group
Group
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Gordon E Butts
Military
Shot down 17 April 1944 in B-24 41-29220. Prisoner of War (POW).
Service
Units served with
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725th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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41-29220
B-24 Liberator
On 17 April 1944, B-24 41-29220, on bombing mission to Belgrade, was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed in Mostar, Yugoslavia. 7 of the crew were Killed in Action, including the aircraft's pilot James G Price, and 3 were taken as...
Associated Place
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Stalag Luft III
Other location
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Castelluccio
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Lived in | Indiana, USA | 1942 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 February 2018 11:18:32 | Lucy May | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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MACR 4078: https://www.fold3.com/image/1/28642194 |
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