hink441 Posted August 28, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 28, 2014 I just acquired this great studio picture of a proud Lt. from the 116th Infantry Co. "E". His name is Ernest L. Sutton and the picture is dated 1919. Sutton was originally a Sgt. in the 4th Virginia Infantry (Suffolk Grays) part of the Virginia National Guard. This unit became Company E of the 116th Infantry regt, 29th Div. A unit history came with the studio picture along with some WW1 veteran organization hats. Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted August 28, 2014 Here is the studio mark. I can't make out the name of the studio, but it is dated 1919. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted August 28, 2014 This is a pic of the first page of the unit history. Twenty-four pages written in 1949. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted April 20, 2017 Funny, almost three years later I found another studio portrait of the same Lt. This second framed portrait of Lt. Sutton was found in a different local antique shop. This one he wears his cover. The back of the portrait states it was taken in 1919, and a Mrs. J. E. Leggett will be charged $1.50 for the portrait. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everforward Posted April 21, 2017 Share #5 Posted April 21, 2017 Those are great..! Really like the one with the cover. I'll check to see if he's in the early 20s yearbook..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted April 21, 2017 Those are great..! Really like the one with the cover. I'll check to see if he's in the early 20s yearbook..... I just checked my books and found out that after he was commissioned he was assigned to the 114th Infantry Regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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