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James Arthur NORRIS
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 35476863 | ||||||
| AGE | 25 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1 June 1919 Madison, Jefferson County, INDIANA | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | INDIANA | ||||||
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Parents : Arthur Clifford & Anna Mae Woodsmall NORRIS Siblings : MSGT John Clifford & Evelyn Marie Norris Hugeback | ||||||
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| FONCTION | Artilleryman | ||||||
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| BATTALION | 208th Field Artillery Battalion | ||||||
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| DATE OF DEATH | 31 August 1944 |
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| STATUS | DOI (Died of Injuries) | ||||||
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Villeneuve-Sur-Auvers N°3594
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin) | ||||||
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NORRIS, James Arthur-Corporal, son of Anna and Arthur Norris was born in Madison, Indiana June 1, 1918. He attended St. Michael’s and Madison High School and was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church. Jimmie had been employed at Meese, Inc., Hinkles’ Restaurant and Inglis Drug Store before going into service. He entered service April 13, 1942 and trained at Camp “Robinson, Arkansas, Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. He was assigned to Heavy Field Artillery and was overseas five months before his death. He was killed in action near Etempes France on August 31, 1944 and is buried in a Military Cemetery near Etempes, thirty miles from Paris. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Citation of Honor from the President of the United States, posthumously. | |||||||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Weremember.abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Fold3 - Monty McDaniel |
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| EDITORS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |
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John Clifford NORRIS
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 35167903 |
Source : Regina Allen Hueston | |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 25 juillet 1917 Madison, Jefferson County, INDIANA | ||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | INDIANA | ||
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| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor | | |
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 7 Octobre 1941 Fort Benjamin Harrison INDIANA | ||
| UNIT | US Army | ||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Fold3 - Aad.archives.gov | ||
