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:
MIA Date:
NA