Arthur N Bouthillier
Military2 October 1942 on returning from mission to Meaulte, France, crash landed at Gatwick with landing gear retracted. 3 crew members were injured but all returned. Their plane 'Phyllis' B-17F-BO 41-24397 was salvaged.
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Phyllis
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Providence, RI | 6 April 1920 | Son of George N and Valerie Flora [Cusson] Bouthillier. |
Enlisted |
Providence, RI | 13 January 1942 | |
Died |
West Warwick, RI | 1 July 1970 | |
Buried |
Notre Dame Cemetery, West Warwick, RI | 6 July 1970 | Notre Dame Cemetery West Warwick, Kent County, RI |
Based |
Chelveston | Assigned to 325BS, 301BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.301bg.com/Bouthiller_Arthur_B3898_301BG.cfm
https://www.fold3.com/record/3686133-arthur-bouthillier
https://www.fold3.com/record/83381036-arthur-n-bouthillier
https://www.fold3.com/record/624365416-arthur-bouthillier-1920
https://www.fold3.com/image/197008808?terms=Arthur%20N%20Bouthillier
Lee Cunningham 23-Oct-2014. Connections within web site data; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII Enlistment records.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces by Bishop and Hey, p. 36