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Hobart Sutton [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: After enlisting, he volunteered for immediate overseas duty and was sent to Hawaii in 9/1942. Killed on Lone Tree Hill near Maffin Bay, while acting as a forward observer. Memorial service at First Baptist Church on July 14, 1946.Buried in an American cemetery overseas.

Age at Death: 21

Image Source: Carolina Room photo

Awards: 
Purple Heart, Silver Star
Biographical Notes: 
Member, First Baptist Church, Charlotte
Date of Birth: 
3/1/1923
Birthplace: 
Omaha, NE
Military Branch: 
Army Enlisted: 3-24-42
Family Details: 

Mr. Robert L. Sutton - Baltimore, MD, Mrs. Edna M. Sutton - 905 W. Trade St., Charlotte, NC

Mrs. Jack (Dawn E. Sutton) Windsor - Charlotte, NC

First Name: 
Hobart
KIA / MIA Place: 
Maffin Bay, New Guinea
KIA Date: 
6/23/1944
Last Name: 
Sutton
Middle Name: 
L.
Military Details: 
Camp Chafee, Ark., Camp Cooke, CA, Camp Cox Comb, CA, Camp San Luis Obispo, CA, Fort Knox, KY, Ft. Bragg, NC, Hawaii, New Guinea
Military Rank: 
Technician 5th Grade
Source: 

The Charlotte Observer, 7/13/1944, other newsprint, family information and First Baptist Church records

Military Unit: 
Cannon Co. 20th Inf. 6th Inf. Divn.
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Veteran Records [3]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
MIA Date: 
NA

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