Identity
Person No.
17752
Service No.
103342V
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Andreas
Initials
J A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
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
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Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of Colonel W. J. Mouton, D.S.O., D.T.D., E.D. and Mrs. Mouton.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "31 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
LG 23 July 1943 pg. 3327 - "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations"
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