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Charles
H.
Butler
, Jr.
MIA (WWII) KIA

Home:

Schenectady

, 

New York

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial of the Pacific Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 81 (VF-81)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Wasp (CV-18)

    Action Date:

    January 15, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 363 (May 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Charles H. Butler, Jr. (NSN: 0-347237), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron EIGHTY-ONE (VF-81), embarked in U.S.S. WASP (CV-18), over Southern China on 15 January 1945.