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Personal info

Full name
NORRIS, John Henry
Date of birth
5 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Davidson River, Transylvania County, North Carolina
Hometown
Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34890799
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 September 1944
Place of death
Vesoul, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 29 50

Immediate family

Members
James H. Norris (father)
Ila M. (Raxter) Norris (mother)
Ollie Norris (half-sister)
Charlie I. Norris (half-brother)
Carl F. Norris (half-brother)
James D. Norris (half-brother)
Neal W. Norris (half-brother)
George C. Norris (half-brother)
Edith Norris (half-sister)
Mary R. Norris (half-sister)
Myrtle N. Norris (sister)
Randal E. Norris (brother)

More information

Pfc John H. Norris worked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 20 August 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Latty Family Tree / WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Eric Ackerman

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – The Asheville Times - 6 October 1944