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NAME Robert Harvey Suttles |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 360845 |
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| HOME OF RECORD RFD 4, Little Rock, AR |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Alice T. Spier |
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| DATE OF BIRTH July 6, 1909 |
ENTERED SERVICE February 18, 1942 |
DATE OF LOSS December 27, 1942 |
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| REGION Solomons |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
UNIT F/2/2nd Marines |
DUTY — |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 27 December 1942, the Second Battalion, 2nd Marines sent out a trio of platoon-sized combat patrols to scout Japanese positions along the north coast of Guadalcanal. First contact was made within fifteen minutes, and a “desultory” firefight escalated into a “very sharp skirmish” by the early afternoon. When orders came to withdraw, however, many of the Marine dead were left behind. Private Robert Suttles of F/2/2 was killed during the operation. His body could not be retrieved, and had to be left in the field. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
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| STATUS OF REMAINS Not Recovered. |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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