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Personal info

Full name
LONES, Norman Richard
Date of birth
25 March 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Columbiana County, Ohio
Hometown
Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35399719
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gey, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 3 40

Immediate family

Members
Harvey J. Lones (father)
Lilly Lones (mother)
Howard W. Lones (brother)
Allen J. Lones (brother)

More information

Pvt Norman R. Lones was employed by the Midland mills of the Pittsburgh Crucible Steel Co.

He was sent overseas in April 1944.

He was wounded in action on 12 July 1944, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal for the first time.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census, http://newspaperarchive.com - East Liverpool Review 29 January 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Deborah Himes, http://newspaperarchive.com - East Liverpool Review 29 January 1945