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SUTTON, James Louis "Jim" - Date of
birth
7 November 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois -
Hometown
Famington, Fulton County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36051937 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Platoon Sergeant -
Unit
D Company,
68th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Zennern, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 19 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Fred E. Sutton (father)
Grace I. (DeClark) Sutton (mother)
Earl C. Sutton (brother)
Louise S. Sutton (sister)
Martha E. Sutton (sister)
Walter L. Sutton (brother)
Nina M. Sutton (sister)
Grace G. Sutton (sister)
More information
S/Sgt James L. Sutton attended high school for four years and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 10 April 1941.He is remembered at the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Dozard / Randy Vawter