Joseph A Sutter

Military

Sgt Joseph Sutter was a Waist Gunner on B-17 #43-38052 of 305th BG/366th BS, shot down 17 October 1944 in Germany. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39556573
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13062885
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38405362
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37562821
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Togglier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19093317 and O-764060
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 17 October 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Missouri, United States 5 September 1921

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks, Saint-Louis, Missouri, United States 19 July 1943

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Gross Tychow/Tychowo, Poland 17 October 1944 Captured near Merten, Germany he was interned at Stalag Luft 4 Gross Tychow/Tychowo, Poland - NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military control 21 June 1945”

Died

St Louis City, Missouri, United States 28 February 2006
St Louis City, Missouri, United States

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Missouri, United States

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 9473
NARA WWII Enlistment records

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR / MACR 9473 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database