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Personal info

Full name
NORTON, Robert Cody
Date of birth
16 May 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana
Hometown
Jay County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
15359639
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Niederau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 20 15

Immediate family

Members
John E. Norton (father)
Marie H. Norton (mother)
Richard W. Norton (twin brother)
Jack Norton (brother)

More information

Sgt Robert C. Norton graduated from Portland High School and attended Ball State College.

He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Indianapolis, Indiana on 23 November 1942. He was sent overseas on 11 July 1944.

He had been wounded in action on 5 September 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.

Sgt Norton was killed when during the crossing of the Roer river his boat capsized.

At the time of his death, his twin brother RIchard served with the Navy in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov– WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 census, The Edingburgh Daily Courier 22 March 1945 / The Star Press 20 March 1946, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Kathy Selman, 1941 Portland High School Yearbook