John W BUTLER | |||||||
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ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-728453 | ||||||
AGE | 25 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1918 | ||||||
STATE | CALIFORNIA | ||||||
FAMILY | Single | ||||||
RANK | 2nd Lieutenant | ||||||
FONCTION | Bomber | ||||||
JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Advertising agents | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 2 january 1942 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA | ||||||
SQUADRON | 324th Bomb Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 91st Bomb Group | ||||||
ARMY | 8th Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 28 march 1943 | ||||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Paluel (76) | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-60-BO - s/n 42-29537 DF*L 5 parachutes would have been observed | ||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY de Colleville | ||||||
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DECORATION |
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STORY | |||||||
Crew of John A. COEN, during a debriefing on March 22, 1943.
B 17 du 324th Training
Stele in memory of the crew of B 17
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Book on simple heroesEdition of the Committee of Letters of Grainville-la-Teinturière and History of the Valley of Durdent 2012 |
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INFORMATION SOURCE | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com |
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PICTURE SOURCE | Daniel LEFEBVRE - 91stbombgroup.com - Grieme.org - Aerosteles.net - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Fieldsofhonor-database.com - JM LAMBERT |
PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |