Name:
Daniel D. DeButts Jr.
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-659674
Unit:
367th Bombardment Squadron
Date of Death:
1944-12-20
State:
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Plot:
12
Row:
Grave:
5804
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt Daniel D. DeButts Jr., pilot of the B-17 42-5071, took off from Station 111 in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, UK at 0930 on a bombing mission over the Romilly-sur-Seine airport. The plane was shot down by German fighters and only partially evacuated.