Buttler Richard Curtis

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Richard Curtis Buttler is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

490th Bombardment Group Roll of Honor

Name:

Richard Curtis Buttler

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

Unit:

849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-03-12

State:

Nebraska

Cemetery:

Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California

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Row:

Grave:

3004-B

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Richard Curtis Buttler was born on May 26, 1920, in Nebraska. He served in the 849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He was killed on March 12, 1944, a few minutes after taking off at the Mountain Home Army Air Base at Idaho, aboard B-24E #42-7239.

The other crew members who perished were Harold J Phillips, Cecil M Morris, Stanley N Millholen, and John H Suttle.

2Lt Buttler is now buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA.