Butner, Jan Andreas

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Date of birth:: June 27th, 1913 (Teteringen, The Netherlands)
Date of death:: May 22nd, 1942 (Vicksburg/Mississippi, United States of America)
Buried on:: Dutch War Graves Jackson
Plot: 41. Row: 2. Grave: 4.
Nationality:: Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Killed in a crash with a Vultee BT 13 aircraft ont Vicksburg Airfield.

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Vliegerkruis (VK)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Tweede Luitenant-Vlieger (Pilot Officer)
Unit:: 1e Afdeling, Ie Vliegtuiggroep, ML-KNIL (Royal Dutch East-Indies Army)
Awarded on:: 1942

Governemental Decree 1942.

Sources

Photo 1: NIMH 2157_036163
- MEIJER, H.G. & VIS, R., Het Vliegerkruis, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1997.
- The Dutch Medals Page
- Wereldoorlog2.com
- Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research
- Jan Andreas Butner | Oorlogsgravenstichting

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