Butler, Robert Andrew

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Butler, Robert Andrew ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-751255 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	13 April 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 13 December 1943 per General Orders #38, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 20 December 1943.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 17 June 1916 Granted a seven day sick leave effective on or about 7 February 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #24 dated 4 February 1944. Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to American Red Cross Club, Southport (a Flak house) on or about 6 March 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #44 dated 6 March 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 3871⇓ (20.517 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Poole, George Irvin, Jr⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Butler, Robert Andrew	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Kantor, Morris (NMI)⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Fillios, Peter Steve⇗	Bombardier	TBD
S/SGT. Marshall, William (NMI)⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Mazzaccaro, Augustine Frank⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Hoskins, Herman (NMI), Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	POW
CPL. Holland, Edward James⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
SGT. Brennan, William Martin⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
SGT. Hartline, Cleo Julius⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 19 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29529⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Crash landed in a field near the base due to low fuel. Two crewmembers injured, others safe. Sortie Report⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37816⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation and completed mission, but did not bomb primary target; jettisoned bombs in North Sea. Sortie Report⇗
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29632⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back becuse all four engines were 'running very rough.' Sortie Report⇗
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29828⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑5404⇗	Combat Mission Credit Carried nickles (propaganda leaflets}. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. Landed away at Chelveston Airfield, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑38112⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37974⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑32007⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31166⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31048⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
77⇗	19 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Co-pilot	42‑38158⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
80⇗	23 March 1944	Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31048⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31048⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Co-pilot	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit 94 Group. Sortie Report⇗
84⇗	28 March 1944	Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France	Co-pilot	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31048⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Nuthampstead, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97228⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
87⇗	10 April 1944	Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Co-pilot	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
89⇗	13 April 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97228⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Shot down during fighter attacks which lasted from 1354 to 1357 hrs; crashed near Messbach, Germany. MACR 3871 Sortie Report⇗

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