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SUTTON, John Charles - Date of
birth
8 August 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York -
Hometown
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32849311 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
North of Wesel and west of Issel canal, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 19 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ralph T. Sutton (father)
Lenore M. Sutton (mother)
Mary C. Sutton (sister)
Denise N. Sutton (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
45-6097 -
Data
unknown
More information
Pfc John C. Sutton graduated from Watertown High School in 1938.He enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 3 April 1943.
"On 24 March 1945, F/O Warren R. Miller was flying Glider No. 45-6097 (position 99) and I, James W. Bartelse, was flying Glider No. 42-43004 (position 100). The mission was a double tow pulling Warren R. Miller and myself on the same tow. Because of smoke over the LZ, we overshot our cut off point. When Glider no. 45-6097 finally cut off I followed him in on what seemed to be a 180 degree approach. When I last looked ahead I saw flak hit his right elevator. Just after I last saw him I pulled my tail chute and we dropped below him. I assumed he kept the same heading and landed further down. The last time I saw him he was 300 feet in the air and slightly ahead of me. I didn´t see him land and can´t say he crashed."
There were 2 crewmembers and 13 passengers, all from the 17th AB Div on board. Pfc Sutton was one of them.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1938/1946 U.S. Census Records, 1930 New York, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Tom Verheijden, Watertown Library - Watertown High School Yearbook, 1938