Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Butcher, David Lloyd ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
16011010 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
- Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943.
- Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning report dated 27 March 1944 - placed on Detached Service with Director of Intelligence, Headquarters, USSTAF, effective 19 March 1944.
|
| Duty |
Tail Gunner |
| MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date |
4 July 1943 |
| Results |
Evaded Capture |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 4 July 1943 per General Orders #56, Headquarters, 1st Bomb Division dated 4 April 1944. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 3035⇓ (2.852 MB)
Escape & Evasion Report # 483⇓ (Filesize N/A) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Myer, Lawrence Wayne⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Conkey, Duane Allison⇗ | Co-pilot | TR |
| 2nd Lt. Crouch, James Claybourne⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Brzoznowski, Thomas Henry⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| S/SGT. Davidson, Jack (NMI)⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. LaRue, James Lynn⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Drus, Joseph John⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TBD |
| S/SGT. Butcher, David Lloyd | Tail Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Hubble, Floyd (NMI), Jr⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Wingate, Floyd Montell⇗ | Flexible Gunner | MIA |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
5⇗ |
29 June 1943 |
Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑3235⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
6⇗ |
4 July 1943 |
Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Le Mans, France |
Tail Gunner |
42‑3235⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down before the target was reached; crashed near Poillé-sur-Vègre about 40km WSW of Le Mans, France. MACR 3035/4495
Sortie Report⇗ |
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