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FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Justice J. Buttala, 24, of Chicago, Illinois, killed during World War II, will be interred Oct. 6, in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home will coordinate graveside services preceding the interment.
Buttala served as an observer aboard a B-29 "Superfortress" bomber assigned to 28th Bombardment Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force. On April 24, 1945 during a combat mission to Japan, the aircraft was shot down over Tachikawa, on the western outskirts of Tokyo. Buttala survived the crash but was held as a prisoner of war. He perished in the Tokyo Military Prison during a fire on May 26, 1945.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency accounted for Buttala on Jan. 14, 2025.
For more information on DPAA’s efforts to locate and identify Buttala’s remains, please visit: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/ID-Announcements/Article/4168816/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-buttala-j/
U.S. Army Human Resources Command’s Past Conflict Repatriations Branch plays a vital role in the process of identifying, locating and contacting subsequent generation family members of Soldiers missing or killed in action during WWII and the Korean War to positively identify previously undiscovered or unknown remains.
Media interested in covering and/or obtaining more information about the funeral and interment should contact Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home, 703-998-9200.
| Date Taken: | 09.30.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.30.2025 09:07 |
| Story ID: | 549654 |
| Location: | FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, US |
| Hometown: | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US |
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