Military
SSGT Edward J. Butts, Jr. Gunner 47th BG - 86th BS - 12th AF KIA - 22 February 1943
The 12th Air Force was established in the USA during the Second World War to provide the Army Air Force component of Operation Torch (the invasion of French North Africa) in 1942. The Air Force initially moved to England for training before...
Group
Squadron
A-20 Havoc
Military site : airfield
Military site : airfield
Military site : airfield
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Coaldale, PA | 23 May 1922 |
| Lived in | Coaldale, PA | 1941 |
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259 5th Street |
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| Died | near Thala, Tunisia | 22 February 1943 |
| Buried | North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial | 1945 |
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Plot H Row 17 Grave 8 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 12 January 2021 22:13:44 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.47thbombgroup.org/macr/14559.html |
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