Ira J. Butler
NAME: Ira J. Butler
ASN: 36060609
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UNIT ASSIGNED: B CO 509th PIR
CAMPAIGNS: Southern France
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with combat jump star, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead device, WWII Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
19 Jun 1942 - Pvt. Ira J. Butler 36060609 Enlisted at Peoria, IL - NARA Enlistment Record
24 Jul 1944 - Pvt. Ira J. Butler 36060609 B Co 509th PIB Listed on jump manifest for Operation DRAGOON (RUGBY FORCE) Bn Plane: 21, B Co Plane: 1, Seat: 14
15 Aug 1944 - Pvt. Ira J. Butler 36060609 B Co 509th PIB participates in Operation DRAGOON (RUGBY FORCE) the airborne invasion of Southern France
15 Aug 1944 - Pvt. Ira J. Butler 36060609 B CO 509th PIB, IL, MIA or Buried at Sea Rhone Am Cem, Draguignan, France Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Ira L. Butler, Hometown: IL, Page 387 Book: Stand in the Door by Charles H. Doyle and Terrell Stewart
L to R: Pvt. Alfred Pipino, Sgt. William Sutherland, Pvt. Julius Garcia, Pfc. Frank Campos, Pvt. Ira Butler, Pfc. Johnnie Ford
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