Ferris Clinton Suttle Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 49634 - 2nd Lt Ferris Clinton Suttle Jr, 359FG
Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ground-attack mission on truck/rail convoys between Blainville and Dombasle in P-51 43-24756. On second strafing run collided with top of Italian poplar tree and spiralled out of control to crash near Luneville, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9317.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
54300 Lunéville, France | 28 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) ground-attack mission on truck/rail convoys between Blainville and Dombasle in P-51 43-24756. On second strafing run collided with top of Italian poplar tree and spiralled out of control to crash near Luneville Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9317 |
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Buried |
Luneville, France | 29 August 1944 | Interred Luneville cemetery |
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Born |
Lancaster, South Carolina | Son of Ferris C Sr and Ollie M Suttle. | |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Plot C Row 3 Grave 51 | |
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Based |
East Wretham | 28 August 1944 | Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8317 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
