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Lieutenant Colonel John R. (Redondo B.) Sutton, an EB from the very first group passed by the Towers committee, FAI pilot 316 of 1915, treasurer of the EBs in 1931, died recently in Mexico where he had financial interests. Colonel Sutton, born February 17, 1890, was educated at West point, graduated in 1913 and selected the Coast Artillery. Early in 1914 he applied for aviation training at the San Diego school of the Signal Coprs, was successful, and in August of 1914 2/Lt. Sutton was on flying status. He was rated Junior Military Aviator from June 16, 1915, and detailed in the Aviation Section with rank of First Lieutenant. In 1916 he returned to the Artillery and was stationed at Manila. That fall he resigned. At the outbreak of World War I he was commissioned Major in the Reserve and put on active duty, remaining in the Reserve until 1935, when he is no longer resident in the States. In the 30s he was active in the New York EB organization and a special partner in a brokerage firm. Then for a time he maintained headquarters in the Clark Hotel in Los Angeles. courtesy of Steve Remington - CollectAir |
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