Charles Butler
1st Lt. Charles A. Butler,759 BS Bombardier, was listed as MIA on 459th BG Combat Mission # 166, 12-18-44 on a mission to bomb Osweicim, Poland Oil Refinery. He was flying with 2nd Lt. Andrew Schmidt - Pilot. The MACR on this event indicates that all aboard were lost- KIA. The 459 BG lost four(4) aircraft on this mission, two of which were 759 BS A/C # 42-95265, named "The Whip" and another 759 BS A/C # 44-4272, named "Eighteen".
MACR: 10685
1st Lt Charles A Butler Jr was assigned to the 459th BG 759th Squadron.
Military Occupational Specialty (MOS): Bombardier.
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Ribbon & Device |
Charles Butler |
1st Lt |
1864 |
03/29/1945 |
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