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SUGGS, Roosevelt - Date of
birth
15 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Carbur, Taylor County, Florida -
Hometown
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31338570 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
658th Ordnance Ammunition Company
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
25 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 16 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Willie Linton (stepfather)
Cora Linton (mother)
Geneva Suggs (sister)
Catherine Suggs (sister)
Jeanette (Moore) Suggs (wife)
Roosevelt H. Suggs (son)
More information
Sgt Suggs worked for the Remington Arms Company in Bridgeport.
Source of information: Laura Phillips, Carla Mans, The Norwalk Hour - 10 May 1945, The Norwalk Hour - 5 August 1994, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / jeffd1121, The Norwalk Hour - 10 May 1945