Wallace Carlton Buttrey
MilitaryFlew 32 combat missions. Mission list attached to database form. Flew in B-17s called 'Mojo,' 'Flack Rabbit,' and 'Stump Jumper. '
DFC/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Clusters/ ATO/ EAME w/ 3 battle stars/ WW II VM/ DUC
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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: Stump Jumper
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 524th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
White Bluff, Tennessee | 9 May 1921 | |
Died |
29 December 1996 | ||
Buried |
Andersonville National Cemetery, Georgia |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / widow, Ruby Jean Buttrey and daughter, Linda B. Gerland