Born in Marietta, Oklahoma; the son of William and Gladys Dutton. Few aspects of his early life are known.
William enlisted in the Marine Corps from Cincinnati, Ohio, on 30 September 1940; he was living in New Harmony, Indiana at the time. He trained in communications and was assigned to duty with Third Battalion, 11th Marines.
Sergeant Dutton was killed in action on Guadalcanal during a skirmish on the night of 9 August 1942. One of his comrades, Rube Garrett, recalled the event in his diary:
"No air raids for a change. There was however a naval battle.... I spent most of the night under a truck during the battle because it was raining and we were moving to a new position. There was Jap snipers and machine-gun fire. Dutton was killed and we also killed a cow to the rear of the battery in the dark - we didn't know what it was."
Sergeant Dutton was buried in the field near the place where he fell, and the location marked on a map. However, the site was later lost and Dutton's remains are still on Guadalcanal to this day.
His parents were informed of his death at their temporary address in Cody, Wyoming.
William enlisted in the Marine Corps from Cincinnati, Ohio, on 30 September 1940; he was living in New Harmony, Indiana at the time. He trained in communications and was assigned to duty with Third Battalion, 11th Marines.
Sergeant Dutton was killed in action on Guadalcanal during a skirmish on the night of 9 August 1942. One of his comrades, Rube Garrett, recalled the event in his diary:
"No air raids for a change. There was however a naval battle.... I spent most of the night under a truck during the battle because it was raining and we were moving to a new position. There was Jap snipers and machine-gun fire. Dutton was killed and we also killed a cow to the rear of the battery in the dark - we didn't know what it was."
Sergeant Dutton was buried in the field near the place where he fell, and the location marked on a map. However, the site was later lost and Dutton's remains are still on Guadalcanal to this day.
His parents were informed of his death at their temporary address in Cody, Wyoming.
Born in Marietta, Oklahoma; the son of William and Gladys Dutton. Few aspects of his early life are known.
William enlisted in the Marine Corps from Cincinnati, Ohio, on 30 September 1940; he was living in New Harmony, Indiana at the time. He trained in communications and was assigned to duty with Third Battalion, 11th Marines.
Sergeant Dutton was killed in action on Guadalcanal during a skirmish on the night of 9 August 1942. One of his comrades, Rube Garrett, recalled the event in his diary:
"No air raids for a change. There was however a naval battle.... I spent most of the night under a truck during the battle because it was raining and we were moving to a new position. There was Jap snipers and machine-gun fire. Dutton was killed and we also killed a cow to the rear of the battery in the dark - we didn't know what it was."
Sergeant Dutton was buried in the field near the place where he fell, and the location marked on a map. However, the site was later lost and Dutton's remains are still on Guadalcanal to this day.
His parents were informed of his death at their temporary address in Cody, Wyoming.
William enlisted in the Marine Corps from Cincinnati, Ohio, on 30 September 1940; he was living in New Harmony, Indiana at the time. He trained in communications and was assigned to duty with Third Battalion, 11th Marines.
Sergeant Dutton was killed in action on Guadalcanal during a skirmish on the night of 9 August 1942. One of his comrades, Rube Garrett, recalled the event in his diary:
"No air raids for a change. There was however a naval battle.... I spent most of the night under a truck during the battle because it was raining and we were moving to a new position. There was Jap snipers and machine-gun fire. Dutton was killed and we also killed a cow to the rear of the battery in the dark - we didn't know what it was."
Sergeant Dutton was buried in the field near the place where he fell, and the location marked on a map. However, the site was later lost and Dutton's remains are still on Guadalcanal to this day.
His parents were informed of his death at their temporary address in Cody, Wyoming.
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