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Raymond Butler Veteran

Birth
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Death
22 Oct 1944 (aged 22)
At Sea
Burial
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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WORLD WAR II
Gunner S/Sgt. Raymond Butler
Hometown: Illinois
Squadron: 35 AAF BOMB SQ, 25 BOMB GP
Service #16124306
Awards:
Pilot 2nd/Lt. Charles L. Gottschalk Lost

Target: Ferry Mission
MACR
Date Lost: 22-Oct-44
Serial Number: # 44-8377
Aircraft Model B-17G
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Missing at Sea -
Cause: Unknown Crew of 10 Lost

B-17G 44-8377, based at Presque Isle AAF, Me.is listed as MIA vicinity of Meeks, Iceland, October 22, 1944.
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(This A/C was discovered and partially ( lots of parts ) removed from a melting glacier a couple years ago. See link below for the recovery and pics. 99% sure this
(44-8377 is Cloister Easy.) This information is unconfirmed
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Sgt. Butler appears Tablets of the missing East Coast Memorial New York, New York, his memorial Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum Danville Illinois is a cenotaph.

The # 44-8377 crew
2nd/Lt. Charles L. Gottschalk Pilot 2nd/Lt. Charles L. Gottschalk Pilot 2nd/Lt. William K. Karr Co Pilot 2nd/Lt. Albert B. Mandel Navigator 2nd/Lt. Bruce Malenke Bombardier Cpl. Harold M. Sawyer Engineer Cpl. Harold M. Sawyer Engineer Cpl. Sam B. Solomon Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Raymond Butler Gunner S/Sgt. Raymond Butler Gunner Cpl. John M. Bissell Gunner Cpl. Rolland E. Adkisson Gunner Cpl. Emanuel Sardis Gunner
WORLD WAR II
Gunner S/Sgt. Raymond Butler
Hometown: Illinois
Squadron: 35 AAF BOMB SQ, 25 BOMB GP
Service #16124306
Awards:
Pilot 2nd/Lt. Charles L. Gottschalk Lost

Target: Ferry Mission
MACR
Date Lost: 22-Oct-44
Serial Number: # 44-8377
Aircraft Model B-17G
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Missing at Sea -
Cause: Unknown Crew of 10 Lost

B-17G 44-8377, based at Presque Isle AAF, Me.is listed as MIA vicinity of Meeks, Iceland, October 22, 1944.
----------------------------------------------------
(This A/C was discovered and partially ( lots of parts ) removed from a melting glacier a couple years ago. See link below for the recovery and pics. 99% sure this
(44-8377 is Cloister Easy.) This information is unconfirmed
------------------------------------------------------------
Sgt. Butler appears Tablets of the missing East Coast Memorial New York, New York, his memorial Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum Danville Illinois is a cenotaph.

The # 44-8377 crew
2nd/Lt. Charles L. Gottschalk Pilot 2nd/Lt. Charles L. Gottschalk Pilot 2nd/Lt. William K. Karr Co Pilot 2nd/Lt. Albert B. Mandel Navigator 2nd/Lt. Bruce Malenke Bombardier Cpl. Harold M. Sawyer Engineer Cpl. Harold M. Sawyer Engineer Cpl. Sam B. Solomon Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Raymond Butler Gunner S/Sgt. Raymond Butler Gunner Cpl. John M. Bissell Gunner Cpl. Rolland E. Adkisson Gunner Cpl. Emanuel Sardis Gunner


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  • Created by: Lesa Epperson
  • Added: Oct 10, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59869957/raymond-butler: accessed ), memorial page for Raymond Butler (2 May 1922–22 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59869957, citing Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Lesa Epperson (contributor 46576986).