Samuel W Suttle

Military

Assigned to 4th Path Finding Sqn, 9th Troop Carrier Path Finding Group, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Bastogne hit by ground small arms fire in starboard engine, which was feathered, subsequently the port engine was hit and began windmilling, pilot achieved controlled belly landing. Severely injured in landing, hospitalised with back trauma Prisoner of war (POW). 23-Dec-44 MACR 11026.



Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Vigo County, IN, USA 9 March 1918 Son of John and Dona Suttle.

Enlisted

Indiana, USA 8 November 1941 Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana

Other

Shot down

Sth of Assenois, Belgium 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Bastogne hit by ground small arms fire in starboard engine, which was feathered, subsequently the port engine was hit and began windmilling, pilot achieved controlled belly landing. Severely injured in landing, hospitalised with back trauma POW 23-Dec-44 MACR 11026.

Other

Hospitalised

54634 Bitburg, Germany 23 December 1944 Hospitalised with back trauma from belly landing.

Died

17 June 1989

Based

Membury 23 December 1944

Other

Prisoner of war (POW)

Barth, Germany Prisoner of war (POW). Stalag Luft I.
Indiana, USA