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Personal info

Full name
PATTERSON, Norman L
Date of birth
1926
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16175650
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Near Honnef, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 3 51

Immediate family

Members
Glenn A. Patterson (father)
Lois Patterson (mother)
Lawrence Patterson (brother)
Roger Patterson (brother)

More information

Pfc Norman L. Patterson enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 6 March 1944.

He attended high school for 2 years.

He was first buried at Block J-4, Row 7, Grave 134.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Richard Blunk, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / James L. Cooper, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet