Robert Kenneth Butler
Military
Object Number - UPL 29771 - Colonel Robert K Butler 487FS, 352FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Momers in P-51B 42-106449 hit by flak whilst strafing. A/ C crashed near Epaignes Baled out Evaded (EVD). 6-Jun-44 MACR 5502. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: Bronze Star, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean Medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korea and Vietnam and rose to rank of Colonel by retirement after 30 years of service.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-697537
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Channel Belle Miss Cherokee
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Princess Elizabeth
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Channel Belle 2nd
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chappaqua, NY, USA | 23 May 1923 | Son of Kenneth and Glady's Butler. |
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Enlisted |
Rutland, VT 05701, USA | 13 August 1942 | |
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Based |
Bodney | 23 February 1944 | Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK | 2 May 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
27260 Épaignes, France | 6 June 1944 | Baled out near to allied troops and evaded capture. |
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Other Shot down |
27260 Épaignes, France | 6 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Momers hit by flak whilst strafing. Baled out Evaded (EVD). MACR 5502. |
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Other Promotion |
Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK | 26 January 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Died |
Bexar County, TX, USA | 21 December 2006 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Ended Tour of Duty (ETD) | ||
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Buried |
1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texas, USA |
Revisions
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352nd Fighter Group By Tom Ivie
I Was a P-51 Fighter Pilot in WWII: A Collection of Hard-To-Find Stories By James Neel White
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352nd Fighter Group By Tom Ivie
I Was a P-51 Fighter Pilot in WWII: A Collection of Hard-To-Find Stories By James Neel White
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5502 / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 MACR 5502 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
