October 8, 1920 – June 6, 1944
John LeBoutillier
- Killed In Action
Personal Information
Birthplace: New York City
Service Information
Branch of Service: Navy
Unit: VF-1
Theater of Operation: Pacific
Enlisted / Commissioned: Apr 8, 1942
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Honored By: Kris LeBoutillier
Biography
Graduated St. Paul’s School, attended Yale. Awarded Air Medal with two Gold Stars, the Order of the Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal with three Bronze Stars, and World War II Victory Medal. MIA over Rota Island, Marianas on June 6, 1944. Presumptive date of death February 4, 1946. Hellcat pilot who flew off the Yorktown.
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