DOB/DOD: March 4, 1947 (Norwalk, CT) – December 14, 2016 (Redding, CT); 69 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Kathryn A. Schaberg (1951-?) on August 7, 1971, in Norwalk, CT. Divorced in 1983. Married Noreen Sutton (1958-) on June 8, 1991, in Norwalk, CT
CHILDREN: Four sons, William K. (1977-), James D. Jr. (1981-), M. Jake (1985-), and T. Matt (?-?).
LOCAL ADDRESS: 134 East Rocks Road and 99 Murray Street, Norwalk
ENLISTMENT: June 30, 1967
SERVICE NUMBER: 2368856
UNIT: D Company, 1st Recon Battalion, First Marine Division
FAMILY: Born to William R. (1922-1975) and Betty Beresh Sutton (1924-). Siblings are Cheryl Sutton Adams (1946-), Jody Sutton-St. Clair (?-?), Tracey Sutton (1959-), and Suzanne Sutton (1963-).
From The Norwalk Hour August 19, 1968
Lance Corporal J. Dennis Sutton was wounded in action on May 31, 1968, while serving with Delta Company, 1st Recon Battalion, First Marine Division. He suffered a grazing skull wound from an enemy bullet during a firefight in “Happy Valley,” six miles south of Da Nang. He has since been awarded the Purple Heart Medal. Lance Corporal Sutton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Sutton, 134 East Rocks Road, Norwalk. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines on June 30, 1967, and received his basic training at Paris Island, South Carolina, graduating on September 4th. From there, he went to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he completed training in November. After a 20-day leave and a short stay in Reconnaissance School, he was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia, where he underwent training with the Army Airborne and qualified as a paratrooper, receiving his silver wings. Lance Corporal Sutton was then sent to “Recon” school at Camp Pendleton, California. On completion of school and another 20 days of staging training, he was sent to Vietnam on April 20. Upon being wounded, the local marine spent a short time in a hospital in Cam Rahn Bay and was then sent to Japan for further medical care. Now completely recovered and in Okinawa, Lance Corporal Sutton will return to his unit some time in late August.
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