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Aviation Machinist’s Mate First Class Robert Earl Butterbaugh (NSN: 2503915), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control during operations to liberate the Philippines in 1945.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Machinist’s Mate First Class

    Batallion:

    Patrol Squadron 101 (VP-101)

    Action Date:

    December 8, 1941 – January 30, 1942
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 358 (January 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Machinist’s Mate First Class Robert Earl Butterbaugh (NSN: 2503915), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Plane Captain of a PBY-4 in Patrol Squadron ONE HUNDRED ONE (VP-101), NAS, Sangley Point, Cavite, Philippine Islands, during action against enemy forces from 8 December 1941 to 30 January 1942.