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Personal info

Full name
SUTTON, Ray
Date of birth
30 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Hometown
Gordon, Sheridan County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37363322
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Le Ménil - Deyfosse, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 30 36

Immediate family

Members
Ray Sutton (father)
Mable H. (Wright) Sutton (mother)
Lois M. Sutton (sister)
Edna I. Sutton (sister)
Glenn R. Sutton (brother)
Warren L. Sutton (brother)
Helen M. Sutton (sister)

More information

Pvt Ray Sutton worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Fort Logan, Colorado on 19 April 1944 and received his basic training at Camp Roberts, California.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the arm and leg.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Sheridan County Star - 4 July 1946