In Memory Of
MOUTON, JACOBUS ANDREAS
Service Details
Age:
26
Date of Birth:
1917-07-23
Service No:
103342V
Rank:
Major
Unit:
31 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1944-06-29
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG970. Major Mouton was killed together with mid-upper gunner Lieutenant Bunce during a mission to bomb the oil storage tanks on the northbank of Danube at Giurgiu, south of Bucharest on 28th June 1944. Bomber B-24 E 970F was hit by nightfighters. Mouton and Bunce were killed, the rest of the crew managed to bail out and became Prisoners-of-War.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
2. A. 10.
Cemetery:
SOFIA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Bulgaria
Additional Information
Decorations:
D F C
Citations:
LG 23 July 1943 pg. 3327 - "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations"
Son of Colonel W. J. Mouton, D.S.O., D.T.D., E.D. and Mrs. Mouton.
