John Robert Butler Jr
Military
German report KU-2526 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293
Object Number - UPL 41912 - John Butler’s Dog Tag from German report KU-2526 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293 (NARA)
Shot down by fighters and crashed near Chemnitz-Borna on 20 July 1944 in B-17 "Destiny's Child" #42-31812. Prisoner of War (WAR). MACR 7281. (See note on the Aircraft Biography page).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38539322
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31252904
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17120493 at enlistment, then O-717239
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39410240
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12157933 at enlistment, then T-2358
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Destiny's Child
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
5 May 1918 | Boulder, Colorado | |
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Enlisted |
26 February 1941 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
20 July 1944 | captured after bailing out of B-17#42-31812, near Chemnitz, Germany. Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. NARA , WWII Pow records : “Returned to Military Control 18 February 1946.”... | |
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Died |
12 April 2009 | ||
| Lytton, Sac County, Iowa | |||
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Buried |
John Butler rests at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, Iowa |
Revisions
Dog Tag from German report KU-2526 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293
NARA WWII POW Records
WWII Draft Card
MACR 7281
NARA Captured German Records :
German KU 2526 report at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293
VA Grave Locator
Added a POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.
Added a connection to A/C #42-31812 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7281
