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SUTTON, Benny - Date of
birth
10 January 1912 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Mansbridge, Charles Mix County, South Dakota -
Hometown
San Francisco County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39115851 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Ichendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 40 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas J. Sutton (father)
More information
Pfc Benny Sutton worked in a kitchen before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 1 December 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet