 World
War II
PFC Eugene Earl Sutton
Marine Corps
Photo of the Marines in New Zealand WWII
He
died in the South Pacific Theater, his death
certificate (they make it out when he is
shipped home) states he died in
Mastendon, New Zealand where his Marine
Divsion was
Service No. Serial Number 410744
7 Jun 1924 - 1 Aug 1943
His Father
and Mother are buried in the
Friendship
Cemetery in Grayson
County. His father-Alva
Phillip Sutton was a WWI Vet
and
His mother, Edna M Petree
Sutton, died in 1942.
AP Sutton was born in
Berryville, Ark. and Edna
Petree was born in Salisaw,
OK.
1930 Census -
They lived
in Creek, Okfuskee County,
Ok
Parents Alvi
P and Edna M. Sutton,
He had two
older sisters, Edna M and Lena
N. The
younger brother is Junior L
same as the J Lee below.
1940
Census -
Born
in Micawber, OK. He was the son
of Alva P and Edna M.
He
had a younger brother, J Lee and a
sister-Mary M .
His
parents were from Arkansas, their
children all born in Ok, in 1935 they
lived in Okfuskee County, Ok
In In
Grayson County, they lived in
Hagerman on the west
side
of the county.
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Fort
Worth Star-Telegram
12 Aug 1943
His father was Alva P Sutton, not JA
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San Antonio Evening News
10 Oct 1947
"78 War Dead on Ship Slated for San Antonio"
The burial info is a mistake as he was not
buried in California,
but in
Ft Bliss, El Paso, TX
I am a bit surprised he was buried there and
not in Friendship Cemetery or even San
Antonio. See his burial card below on this
page.
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He was buried temporarily near the battle
field.
Then moved later, he was buried in the
Schofield
Barracks main post cemetery (Hawaii)
His body was returned to Texas for reburial
and
buried 3 Nov 1947 in El Paso.
Eugene E Sutton is buried in the
Fort
Bliss National Cemetery
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Records
His WWII
Registration Card
(Correction-Hagerman is spelled with only
one G.)
Burial below Card for his removal to Fort
Bliss Burial
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Grayson
County Military Page
Susan
Hawkins
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