James S Sutton

Military
James S Sutton 1947 CO 92nd BG UPL 60216 UPL 60216 James S Sutton 1947 CO 92nd BG

Drew Sutton add this photo James S Sutton is my Grandfather.

Object Number - UPL 60216 - James S Sutton 1947 CO 92nd BG

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

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • 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

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ContributorDREW SUTTON
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Added photo James S Sutton is my grandfather.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 10-Nov-2014. Award associations, minor edits to description.

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ContributorAAM
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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;

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