Bio, Hutton, James "Duffy"

James "Duffy" Hutton

RIP 10/16/17

Name: James Leo Hutton
Rank/Branch: United States Navy/O4
Unit: RVAH 1
Date of Birth: 11 February 1932
Home City of Record: Washington DC
Date of Loss: 16 October 1965
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 211700 North 1074300 East
Status (in 1973): Returnee
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: RA5C
Missions: 28
Other Personnel in Incident: James Bell, returnee
Refno:

Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews. 2023

REMARKS: 730212 RELEASED BY DRV

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From: Duffy Hutton
October 3, 2006

Here is a picture of the American flag I helped to make in the prisons of Hanoi.

The materials are all scrapes of old clothing, the threads were pulled out of towels
and blankets. The needle we used was a piece of old wire found outside in our
courtyard. One end was scrapped on the concrete floor to make the point. The
other end was flattened with a rock and then a hole was punched thru it the
form the eye.

The flag was presented to President Nixon at the dinner party he had for the
POWs upon our return. It turned out to be the largest dinner party ever at the
White House.

The flag is now in the Nixon Library in a display for the Vietnam POWs.

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James Hutton retired from the United States Navy as a Captain. He and his
wife Eileen resided in California until his death 10/16/17.

His decorations include:

SILVER STAR W/COMBAT 'V'
LEGION OF MERIT W/COMBAT 'V'
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS W/COMBAT 'V'
BRONZE STAR MEDAL W/COMBAT 'V'
AIR MEDAL
BRONZE STAR (2) W/COMBAT 'V'

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FUNERAL SERVICES: Monday, January 22, 2018

11 a.m. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church
               7669 Girard Ave
               La Jolla, Ca 858-454-3631

1:30       Miramar National Cemetery

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