Alexander L Suto
Military
Michael C. Hoover Crew
Standing Left to Right: James A. Morton (FE/TT), Alexander L. Suto (CP), Michael C. Hoover (P), Edward S. Kozon (N), Arthur M. Roberts (B), Edmond A. Turcotte (TG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Edward J. Emli (BTG), Raymond W. Ahaus (WG), Chester L. Horvath (NG), Harold C. Reid (R/O)
This crew completed a 32 mission tour, having to fly two extra because of a replacement crew shortage.
Atlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 6578 - Crew #505 Michael C. Hoover Crew Standing Left to Right: James A. Morton (FE/TT), Alexander L. Suto (CP), Michael C. Hoover (P), Edward S. Kozon...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0683704, 36153242
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Missions
- Date: 29 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Homestead, PA 15120, USA | 10 October 1916 | |
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Died |
Palm Beach County, FL, USA | 13 December 2010 | Alexander L. Suto, of Boca Raton, FL, died Mon., Dec. 13, 2010. Mr. Suto was born on Oct. 10, 1916 at Homestead, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh. Predeceased by wife of 52 years, Juliette (Margiotti) Suto. They were married at the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome, Italy, Oct. 25, 1949. Mr. Suto did his undergraduate work at the Univ. of Pittsburgh where he earned his BS degree and attended law school at the Univ. of Pittsburgh where he earned his JD degree. Then he practiced as a trial lawyer in Pittsburgh, for 20 years. Mr. Suto moved to Florida and was admitted to the Florida Bar where he practiced law until the time of his death. He was also a certified public accountant in PA and FL, and a Florida Board Certified Tax Lawyer. While in PA he was admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972, where he tried two cases, and was a member of the A.B.A.; PA Trial Lawyers Assn.; American Assn. of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants; all U.S. District Courts; U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, and the U.S. Tax Court. In Florida, Mr. Suto was admitted to practice before the Florida Supreme Court; to all Circuit and Appellate Courts, the U.S. District Court for the Southern Dist. of Florida and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 5th and 11th Circuits of Florida. Member of the American Arbitration Assn.; Trial Lawyer's Assn. of Pennsylvania and Florida; Trial Lawyer's Assn. of Financial Planners; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, and the Palm Beach County Bar Assn. Also a member of Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club; Premiere member of the Boca Raton Resort, and St. Lucy's Catholic Church, in Highland Beach. During WW II, Mr. Suto was a combat pilot in the USAF and completed a tour of duty with the 8th Air Force in England. Upon completion of his tour he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters; a certificate of Valor; European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with 2 Bronze Service Stars; and a Diploma from the French government for services rendered in the liberation of France. Mr. Suto is survived by sisters: Ethel Rogers and Margaret Bobo and numerous nieces & nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30am on Fri., Dec. 17, 2010 at St. Lucy's Catholic Church, Highland Beach. Entombment, Boca Raton Mausoleum. Arrangements, Babione Funeral Home, Boca Raton, FL. |
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Buried |
Boca Raton, FL, USA | 17 December 2010 | Boca Raton Masoleum |
| Homestead, PA 15120, USA | 317 West 12th Street |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 351
