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  Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo Bureau Number 01537 Code MF-4
USMC
VMF-221


Pilot  2nd Lt. John Munro Butler, O-007078 USMC (MIA / KIA)
MIA  June 4, 1942

Aircraft History
Built by Brewster Aeronautical Corporation.

Mission History

On June 4, 1942 took off during the Battle of Midway piloted by 2nd Lt. John Munro Butler. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA).

Memorials
Butler was officially declared dead on June 5, 1943. He is memorialized at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) at the Courts of the Missing, court 2.

References
'Summing it Up: VMF-221 at Midway' by Santiago A Flores
American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - John Munro Butler

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Last Updated
March 3, 2021

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