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Personal info

Full name
NORRIS, Althon Briscoe
Date of birth
26 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Transylvania, Little River County, North Carolina
Hometown
Randolph County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
44015915
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Light Machine Gunner
Unit
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 3 14

Immediate family

Members
George C. Norris (father)
Evie L. (Barton) Norris (mother)
Errie B. Norris (wife)

More information

Pfc Althon B. Norris enlisted in Camp Croft, South Carolina on 22 August 1944 and was sent overseas in December 1944.

It is not known on which date he was reported wounded in action and where he died.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Tina Dillard (great niece), www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - Pat Hooper/Frances Jones, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, The Transylvania Times - 10 May 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Tina Dillard/The Transylvania Times - 10 May 1945