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Military
Lead crew on a bombing mission to Helgoland, an islandin the North Sea belonging to Germany, pose in front of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "The Vicious Virgin". 29 July 1943. Rear L-R: Frederick llgen, Curtis Olsen, Byron Butt, Alex Strickland, Edgar Snyder. Front L-R: Ralph Strohsack, James Baart, Raymond Peck, Albert Martel, Edward McGill.
1st Lt Byron K. Butt :- DFC award card. 303BG.
1st Lt Byron K. Butt :- Air medal award card. 303BG.
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
Squadron
Military site : airfield
Molesworth was one of the early stations used by the Eighth Air Force in the UK, first occupied by the 15th Bomb Squadron’s Douglas Bostons in June 1942. Built in 1940 and extended and improved in 1942, Molesworth is most associated with the 303rd...
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| Born | Johnstown, Licking County, OH | 15 November 1917 |
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Son of Horton J and Emma [King] Butt. |
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| Enlisted | Fort Thomas, Newport, KY | 10 November 1941 |
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Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky |
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| Based | Molesworth | 1943 – 1944 |
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Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Died | Fort Worth, TX | 11 November 1960 |
| Buried | Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX | 14 November 1960 |
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Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum |
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| 12 May 2022 17:38:24 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events |
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| 12 May 2022 17:37:14 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/681231735 |
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