Butler, John William, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Butler, John William, Jr ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-818825
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #113 dated 15 June 1944, effective 15 June 1944. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 16 December 1944 - to 70th Replacement Depot, AAF Station Stone, effective 11 December 1944.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	11 December 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Granted a seven day operational leave of absence effective 10 October 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #200 dated 9 October 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Hayes, Edgar Jerome, Jr⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Butler, John William, Jr	Co-pilot	CT
1st Lt. Siewers, Richard Joseph, Jr⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Burns, Robert Henry⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Golas, Matthew Walter⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
PVT. Summers, Leonard Eugene⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
PVT. James, Edward Oscar, Jr⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Hoechst, Joseph Frederick⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Okert, Fred Harry, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
CPL. Poore, Eugene Francis⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 35 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	Co-pilot	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
145⇗	24 June 1944	Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, high group, 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗
146⇗	25 June 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France	Co-pilot	42‑97273⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back, reasons unknown. Sortie Report⇗
147⇗	27 June 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France	Co-pilot	42‑102601⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy, 41st B section. Sortie Report⇗
148⇗	28 June 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Juvincourt (Juvincourt-et-Damary), France	Co-pilot	43‑37713⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st A wing. Battle damage forced crew to jettison bombs before target. Only 546th BS aircraft to land at Grafton Underwood after the mission. Sortie Report⇗
149⇗	30 June 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Montdidier, France	Co-pilot	43‑37713⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
151⇗	6 July 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France	Co-pilot	43‑37713⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
153⇗	7 July 1944	Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑37713⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗
154⇗	8 July 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France	Co-pilot	43‑37713⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗
155⇗	11 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97273⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
156⇗	12 July 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
162⇗	20 July 1944	Target: Aircraft Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
164⇗	24 July 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France	Co-pilot	42‑102601⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
165⇗	25 July 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France	Co-pilot	42‑102501⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group Flying Spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97142⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back over field because of low oil pressure. Sortie Report⇗
179⇗	13 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
181⇗	16 August 1944	Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗
185⇗	26 August 1944	Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
202⇗	30 September 1944	Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
204⇗	3 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
205⇗	5 October 1944	Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Released bombs early. Sortie Report⇗
207⇗	7 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
213⇗	18 October 1944	Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
215⇗	25 October 1944	Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
216⇗	30 October 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
218⇗	2 November 1944	Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
219⇗	4 November 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
223⇗	9 November 1944	Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France	Co-pilot	43‑38766⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
224⇗	10 November 1944	Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38588⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
226⇗	16 November 1944	Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany	Co-pilot	43‑38548⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗

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