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Lowden Suggs
First Name:
Lowden
Middle Name:
Blue
Last Name:
Suggs
Date of Birth:
11/16/1915
Birthplace:
Durham, NC
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed on the first day of the Peleliu Island campaign. As the driver of an amphibious tractor, he carried troops across the reef through heavy mortar fire before being mortally wounded by enemy mortar fire. Annually contributed to the Charlotte Fresh Air Fund. Memorial service at the Douglas and Sing chapel on Oct 13, 1944. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 28
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-7-1944
Personal Details
Education Details:
Charlotte city schools
Biographical Notes:
Charlotte Observer for 8 years
member, Charlotte Elks
Family Details:
Mr. & Mrs. George S. (Alice W.) Coble - 2013 Wooddale Terrace, Charlott,e NC, Mr. H. D. Suggs - Charlotte, NC
Mrs. Tom Watson - Charlotte, NC
Military Details
Military Branch:
Marines Enlisted: 8-7-40
Military Rank:
Gunnery Sergeant
Military Unit:
Fighting First Marines 21st Battalion, 1st Division
KIA Date:
9/15/1944
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
Peleliu Island, Palau
Military Details:
Camp LeJeune, Duneden, FL, Norfolk, VA, Guadalcanal, Peleliu Islands
Awards:
Letter of commendation, Medal of Valor - presented to his sister at the Elks Club on Jun 14, 1945
Source:
newsprint and death index