MOUTON, Jacobus Andreas
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Mouton, Jacobus Andreas Date of birth:  July 23rd, 1917 Date of death:  June 28th, 1944 (over Bucharest, Romania) Nationality:  South African BIOGRAPHY:  Service number: 103342. 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 EV 970F was hit by nightfighters. Mouton and Bunce were killed, the rest of the crew managed to bail out and became Prisoners-of-War. Major Mouton and Lieutenant Bunce were first buried at a small cemetery near the crash site and were later reburied at the memorial cemetery in Sofia, Bulgaria. Mouton is one of seven South Africans that are buried in Sofia.       DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC) Rank: Major Unit: No. 21 (S.A.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Awarded on: July 23rd, 1943 Action: Citation: "For gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations." Details: Published in The London Gazette dated 23rd July 1943.         AFRIKA DIENS MEDALJE 1939-1945 Rank: Major Unit: No. 31 Squadron         1939-1945 STAR         ITALY STAR         AFRICA STAR         WAR MEDAL 1939-1945         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Paul le Roux Information source(s):   - Family archives - Third Supplement to The London Gazette, Issue 36104 of Tuesday 20th July 1943, dated Friday 23rd July 1943