Butcher, David Lloyd

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	Date of Birth: 11 March 1918 Promoted to Technical Sergeant on AAF Station Special Orders #61 dated 30 March 1944.
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 384^th 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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