Buttala Justice J.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Justice J. Buttala

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-2065716

Unit:

28th BOMB SQ, 19th BOMB GP/VH

Date of Death:

1945-05-26

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu

Plot:

Courts of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal

Comments:

Justice J. Buttala, aged 24, was born on February 15, 1921 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He served in the 28th BOMB SQ, 19th BOMB GP/VH as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He was declared "Missing in Action" on May 26, 1945 and is commemorated on the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, United States. Justice was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China but death date is inscribed as 1945-04-24.