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Personal info

Full name
SUTTER, Louis John "Louie"
Date of birth
26 March 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Hometown
Dubuque County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37697588
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
Wingen-sur-Moder, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 18 10

Immediate family

Members
Robert J. Sutter (father)
Theresa C. (Voight) Sutter (mother)
Irvina H. Sutter (sister)
Robert J. Sutter (brother)
Charles Sutter (brother)
William J. utter (brother)
Freda K. Sutter (sister)
Shirley L. Sutter (sister)
Monica L. (Chaika) Sutter (wife)
Mary F. Sutter (daughter)

More information

Pvt Louis J. Sutter was a driver before he enlisted at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 27 May 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Susan Hogan Anderson Family Tree / Iowa WWII Bonus Case Files, www.findagrave.com
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