Staff Sergeant Ernest Edward Dutton, born in Vermont 8 Mar 1917, was the son of Gilbert Ernest Dutton and Ruth Louise (Emerson) Dutton of Brownington, Orleans County, Vermont. Brownington is in extreme northeastern Vermont 15 miles from the Canadian border. Ernest was named after his paternal grandfather Ernest Edward Dutton, of Brownington, born 21 Jun 1861 and passed away 10 Oct 1921.
In the 1920 census 2-year-old Ernest is living with his parents, brother Maurice 5, and maternal aunt May Emerson 26, in Brownington. His father is farming.
In the 1930 census 12-year-old Ernest is living with his parents and siblings Maurice 15, and Alice 9, still in Brownington. His father is a dairy farming.
In the 1940 census 22-year-old Ernest is living on his own in Brownington. He is farming.
On his Oct 1940 draft registration 23-year-old Ernest is living at 272 Wintonbury Avenue in Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. He is working at Blue Ribbon Farms in Westport.
Ernest enlisted 15 Feb 1941 at Hartford, Ct. His residence at the time was in Fairfield, Ct. He'd had four years of high school and was single without dependents. His civilian occupation was listed under semiskilled welders and flame cutters. He was 5'2" and weighed 122 lbs. He was ultimately assigned to the 1019th Engineer Treadway Bridge Company. An Engineer Treadway Bridge Company consisted of company headquarters and two bridge platoons. It was an organic unit of the armored force, and normally was attached to an Armored Engineer Battalion. Each bridge platoon transported one unit of steel treadway bridge equipage for construction of ferries and bridges in river-crossing operations of the armored division. Stream-crossing equipment included utility powerboats, pneumatic floats, and two units of steel treadway bridge equipment, each of which allowed the engineers to build a floating bridge about 540 feet (160 m) in length.
The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Connecticut show Dutton, Ernest E, S Sgt from Middlesex County as DNB (Died Non-Battle) 18 Oct 1945, some 6 months after the end of hostilities in Europe so he died in the line of duty from some illness or accident.
A cenotaph was added to his parent's head stone at the Brownington Village Cemetery, Brownington, Orleans County, Vermont.
In the 1920 census 2-year-old Ernest is living with his parents, brother Maurice 5, and maternal aunt May Emerson 26, in Brownington. His father is farming.
In the 1930 census 12-year-old Ernest is living with his parents and siblings Maurice 15, and Alice 9, still in Brownington. His father is a dairy farming.
In the 1940 census 22-year-old Ernest is living on his own in Brownington. He is farming.
On his Oct 1940 draft registration 23-year-old Ernest is living at 272 Wintonbury Avenue in Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. He is working at Blue Ribbon Farms in Westport.
Ernest enlisted 15 Feb 1941 at Hartford, Ct. His residence at the time was in Fairfield, Ct. He'd had four years of high school and was single without dependents. His civilian occupation was listed under semiskilled welders and flame cutters. He was 5'2" and weighed 122 lbs. He was ultimately assigned to the 1019th Engineer Treadway Bridge Company. An Engineer Treadway Bridge Company consisted of company headquarters and two bridge platoons. It was an organic unit of the armored force, and normally was attached to an Armored Engineer Battalion. Each bridge platoon transported one unit of steel treadway bridge equipage for construction of ferries and bridges in river-crossing operations of the armored division. Stream-crossing equipment included utility powerboats, pneumatic floats, and two units of steel treadway bridge equipment, each of which allowed the engineers to build a floating bridge about 540 feet (160 m) in length.
The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Connecticut show Dutton, Ernest E, S Sgt from Middlesex County as DNB (Died Non-Battle) 18 Oct 1945, some 6 months after the end of hostilities in Europe so he died in the line of duty from some illness or accident.
A cenotaph was added to his parent's head stone at the Brownington Village Cemetery, Brownington, Orleans County, Vermont.
Staff Sergeant Ernest Edward Dutton, born in Vermont 8 Mar 1917, was the son of Gilbert Ernest Dutton and Ruth Louise (Emerson) Dutton of Brownington, Orleans County, Vermont. Brownington is in extreme northeastern Vermont 15 miles from the Canadian border. Ernest was named after his paternal grandfather Ernest Edward Dutton, of Brownington, born 21 Jun 1861 and passed away 10 Oct 1921.
In the 1920 census 2-year-old Ernest is living with his parents, brother Maurice 5, and maternal aunt May Emerson 26, in Brownington. His father is farming.
In the 1930 census 12-year-old Ernest is living with his parents and siblings Maurice 15, and Alice 9, still in Brownington. His father is a dairy farming.
In the 1940 census 22-year-old Ernest is living on his own in Brownington. He is farming.
On his Oct 1940 draft registration 23-year-old Ernest is living at 272 Wintonbury Avenue in Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. He is working at Blue Ribbon Farms in Westport.
Ernest enlisted 15 Feb 1941 at Hartford, Ct. His residence at the time was in Fairfield, Ct. He'd had four years of high school and was single without dependents. His civilian occupation was listed under semiskilled welders and flame cutters. He was 5'2" and weighed 122 lbs. He was ultimately assigned to the 1019th Engineer Treadway Bridge Company. An Engineer Treadway Bridge Company consisted of company headquarters and two bridge platoons. It was an organic unit of the armored force, and normally was attached to an Armored Engineer Battalion. Each bridge platoon transported one unit of steel treadway bridge equipage for construction of ferries and bridges in river-crossing operations of the armored division. Stream-crossing equipment included utility powerboats, pneumatic floats, and two units of steel treadway bridge equipment, each of which allowed the engineers to build a floating bridge about 540 feet (160 m) in length.
The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Connecticut show Dutton, Ernest E, S Sgt from Middlesex County as DNB (Died Non-Battle) 18 Oct 1945, some 6 months after the end of hostilities in Europe so he died in the line of duty from some illness or accident.
A cenotaph was added to his parent's head stone at the Brownington Village Cemetery, Brownington, Orleans County, Vermont.
In the 1920 census 2-year-old Ernest is living with his parents, brother Maurice 5, and maternal aunt May Emerson 26, in Brownington. His father is farming.
In the 1930 census 12-year-old Ernest is living with his parents and siblings Maurice 15, and Alice 9, still in Brownington. His father is a dairy farming.
In the 1940 census 22-year-old Ernest is living on his own in Brownington. He is farming.
On his Oct 1940 draft registration 23-year-old Ernest is living at 272 Wintonbury Avenue in Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. He is working at Blue Ribbon Farms in Westport.
Ernest enlisted 15 Feb 1941 at Hartford, Ct. His residence at the time was in Fairfield, Ct. He'd had four years of high school and was single without dependents. His civilian occupation was listed under semiskilled welders and flame cutters. He was 5'2" and weighed 122 lbs. He was ultimately assigned to the 1019th Engineer Treadway Bridge Company. An Engineer Treadway Bridge Company consisted of company headquarters and two bridge platoons. It was an organic unit of the armored force, and normally was attached to an Armored Engineer Battalion. Each bridge platoon transported one unit of steel treadway bridge equipage for construction of ferries and bridges in river-crossing operations of the armored division. Stream-crossing equipment included utility powerboats, pneumatic floats, and two units of steel treadway bridge equipment, each of which allowed the engineers to build a floating bridge about 540 feet (160 m) in length.
The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Connecticut show Dutton, Ernest E, S Sgt from Middlesex County as DNB (Died Non-Battle) 18 Oct 1945, some 6 months after the end of hostilities in Europe so he died in the line of duty from some illness or accident.
A cenotaph was added to his parent's head stone at the Brownington Village Cemetery, Brownington, Orleans County, Vermont.
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