Butler, Willis L.
Army Staff sergeant
Willis L. Butler from California, Stanislaus county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: April 24, 1944
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives
Soldier
Willis L. Butler from California, Stanislaus county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: April 24, 1944
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives
Willis Leroy Butler KIA on 24 APR 1944. He was killed along with all crewmembers (total: 10) when B24J Liberator Serial 42-73307 (“The Cisco Kid II”) crashed on takeoff, island / airfield Morotai.
13th Air Force, 5th Bomb Group (the “Bomber Barons”),
31st Bombardment Squadron