Born: November 17, 1920
Sergeant, United States Army Air Forces Service# 39831659 WAIST GUNNER,
BOEING B-17F FLYING FORTRESS #42-3338 “SLEEPY TIME GAL” 331ST BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (HEAVY),
94TH BOMBER GROUP (HEAVY), EIGHTH AIR FORCE Date of Enlistment: August 22, 1942
Home or Place of Enlistment: Salmon, Idaho Died: October 14, 1943 Buried: Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint Avold, France |
Based out of Rougham Airfield, Suffolk, England, Sgt Butterfield and four other crewmen were Killed in Action when their B-17 was shot down while conducting combat operations against Nazi Germany during World War II. The aircraft was struck by enemy aircraft and crashed near Essey-et-Maizeras, 17 miles North of Toul, France.
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