James S Sutton
MilitaryDrew Sutton add this photo James S Sutton is my Grandfather.
CO of the 92nd BG from 27 March 1942 to 01 May 1943;
Assigned to Composite Command in North Ireland 25 April 1943;
April 1944, he was made Depot Commander of 403rd Air Depot, and contracting officer for the Lockheed Overseas Corporation Contract until 30 June 1944; CO of the 306th BG from 23 Sept 1944 to 16 Apr 1945. He flew 6 missions as pilot in the 306th BG. Retired 30 Nov 1950.
AM Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC, Legion of Merit, American Defense, American Campaign, Presidential Unit Citation,
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Oil City, Pennsylvania | 2 February 1907 | |
Died |
26 October 1982 | ||
Buried |
Bahia Valley Memorial Park, Novato, California |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 10-Nov-2014. Award associations, minor edits to description.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / First Over Germany pg. 280, 284, 288-89, 303, 307, 313, & 322;