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Ira J. BUTLER
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 36060609 | |||||
| AGE | 29 yo | |||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6 february 1915 ILLINOIS | |||||
| STATE | Pleasant Hill, Pike County, ILLINOIS | |||||
| FAMILY | Single | |||||
| RANK | Private | |||||
| FONCTION | Infantry | |||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Shoe manufacturing |  | ||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 19 june 1942 Peoria, ILLINOIS | |||||
| COMPANY | Company B | |||||
| BATAILLON | 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion | |||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 15 august 1944 |  | ||||
| STATUS | MIA | |||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Saint-Tropez | |||||
| DATA PLAN | --- | |||||
| CEMETERY | RHONES AMERICAN CEMETERY de Draguignan | |||||
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Due to an early morning fog, several of the 509th companies were dropped away from their area.
Unfortunately, a whole stick of 17 men of Company B inadvertently jumped into the Mediterranean Sea off Saint-Tropez.
C-47 n ° 101013 ordered Captain Ralph MILLER to jump into thinking they were in their area, ie east of Muy on Drop Zone C for the Albatross mission.
 With all their bardas, the 17 men including Ira J BUTLER had no chance.
They were all missing.
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| INFORMATION SOURCE | MARIE Cyrille - Jean Loup GASSEND « Le débarquement de Provence » - 1stabtf.com - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | MARIE Cyrille - Dwight « Andy » ANDERSON (US MARINES) - ABMC |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |