Butcher, Buford Eugene

Individual Personnel Data
Name Butcher, Buford Eugene   ‡
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Rank Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 17058581   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #111 dated 13 June 1944, effective 13 June 1944.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 19 July 1944
Results Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 10 November 1920
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #126 dated 1 July 1944.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 7279⇓ (32.120 MB)



Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 9 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
144⇗ 22 June 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lille (Fives district), France 		Ball Turret 42‑102430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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145⇗ 24 June 1944 Target: German Vacuum Oil Company
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑32106⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
148⇗ 28 June 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Juvincourt (Juvincourt-et-Damary), France 		Ball Turret 42‑102430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy, high group, 41st B wing. Landed away at Boxted, AAF Station 150, on return due to weather.
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154⇗ 8 July 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Renescure, France 		Ball Turret 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High section lead, lead group.
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155⇗ 11 July 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97271⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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156⇗ 12 July 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97309⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Lead group. Turned back with #1 engine trouble.
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157⇗ 13 July 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Munich / München, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97521⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group.
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158⇗ 16 July 1944 Target: Aero Engine Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Munich / München, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97271⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Deputy.
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159⇗ 17 July 1944 Target: Beautor Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Beautor, France 		Ball Turret 42‑97271⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High group. Turned back at 0846 hrs due to #2 runaway prop.
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160⇗ 18 July 1944 Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde & Zinnowitz, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97271⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group.
Sortie Report⇗
161⇗ 19 July 1944 Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97178⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Low group. Attacked by enemy aircraft immediately after bombs away; #1 engine caught fire and exploded in a puff of smoke; aircraft fell out of formation and started gliding down slowly; one enemy aircraft followed him down, firing; plane later exploded in mid-air; no chutes seen; crashed near Perchting, Germany. MACR 7279
Sortie Report⇗

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