John E Butler

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 12 September 1944 in A/C #43-38319, Killed in Action (KIA).



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

People

Edwon Bisaro

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-761858
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

12 September 1944

Born

Mattapan, Massachusetts

Buried

Revisions

Date
ContributorDarren Jelley
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removed association to "right" waist gunner. as a waist gunner on a 9 man crew he could have fired either weapon.

493rd BG Archives

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

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998, ABMC; MACR 8869, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php