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Personal info

Full name
NORTON, Robert Earl
Date of birth
18 December 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Benton County, Minnesota
Hometown
Newaygo County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36155569
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Armored Engineer Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
Hotton, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 12 55

Immediate family

Members
Earl P. Norton (father)
Anna S. Norton (mother)
Edwin T. Norton (brother)
Oscar P. Norton (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert E. Norton enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 23 April 1941.
He was a mechanic and repairman, motor vehicles before he enlisted.
Pfc Robert E. Norton was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block RR, Row 6, Grave 107.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet