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PVT Luther Sutton
ID: 34499512
Branch of Service: U.S.
Army
Hometown: Monroe County, TN
Status: KIA
Funeral Services
for Pvt. Luther Sutton were held Monday morning in the Presbyterian Church in
Madisonville. He was killed on D-Day,
June 6, 1944, in action in
France. He was in the service of his
country for 16 months. The service was
conducted by the pastor, Rev. T.W. Buchanan, and Rev. Chester Millsaps of Loudon.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nettie Sutton, his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R.L. Sutton; nine sisters, Mrs. Helen Sneed, Mrs. Jeff Lovingood, Mrs.
G.H. Myers, Mrs. Mack Belcher, Mrs. Mack Rogers, Mrs. John Watson, Mrs. Osbin Atkins, Misses Marie and Janet Sutton; three
brothers, Hoyt, Charles and Hubert.
The body was laid to rest in the Soldier’s cemetery Knoxville. Our sympathy goes out to the bereaved ones.
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PVT. SUTTON OF
VONORE IS MISSING IN ACTION
MADISONVILLE,
Tenn., July 18--- Mrs. Nettie Sutton, Vonore has
received a message from the War Department informing her that her husband,
Pvt. Luther Sutton, has been missing in action since June 6, somewhere in
France.
Pvt.
Sutton has been in service 18 months with four months' overseas duty. He is the first Monroe County man to be
reported missing since the invasion.
He
also has a brother, Pfc. Hoyt Sutton; who is in the service somewhere in the
South Pacific, who has been overseas 13 months. They are the sons of Mr. & Mrs. R.L.
Sutton, Madisonville, Route 4.
Chattanooga
Daily Times, Thu, Jul 20, 1944
Luther
B. Sutton
BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S.
Army
HOMETOWN
Vonore, TN
HONORED BY
Ms. Patricia Williams Plant, Niece ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED ON D-DAY IN
NORMANDY.
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Name:
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Luther Sutton
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Birth Year:
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1915
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Race:
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White, Citizen (White)
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Nativity State or Country:
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Tennessee
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State of Residence:
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Tennessee
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County or
City:
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Monroe
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Enlistment
Date:
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12 Dec 1942
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Enlistment State:
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Georgia
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Enlistment City:
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Fort
Oglethorpe
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Branch:
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Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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Branch Code:
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Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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Grade:
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Private
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Grade Code:
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Private
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Term of
Enlistment:
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Enlistment for the duration of the War or other
emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or
otherwise according to law
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Component:
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Selectees (Enlisted Men)
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Source:
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Civil Life
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Education:
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Grammar school
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Civil
Occupation:
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General farmers
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Marital
Status:
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Single, with dependents
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Height:
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70
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Weight:
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152
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Researcher and Designer
Joy Locke & Joe Irons
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