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SUTHERLAND, Sherman Neil - Date of
birth
10 November 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1997805 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Foy, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 10 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Spencer N. Sutherland (father)
Laura (Reavis) Sutherland (mother)
Cleo K. Sutherland (brother)
Laura B. Sutherland (sister)
Truett F. Sutherland (brother)
Wilda A. Sutherland (sister)
Mary V. (Carter) Sutherland (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Sherman N. Sutherland attended college.Heenlisted in Los Angeles, California, on 25 July 1942.
Lt Sutherland was caught in a crossfire of two German tanks. At the time of his death, he served with Company G of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Previously, he had served with Company A.
He was initially buried at the civil cemetery of Bastogne. About a month after his death, his remains were transferred to the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France. In October 1948, his remains were disinterred and transferred to the Luxembourg American Cemetery. He found his final resting place there in July 1949.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com - Orville L. Kline, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Individual Deceased Personnel File, Morning Report, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Portier, www.ancestry.com – Kendra Bork