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Personal info

Full name
MAYES, Norris Edward
Date of birth
23 December 1910
Age
33
Place of birth
Graham, Young County, Texas
Hometown
San Diego, San Diego County, California

Military service

Service number
O1062692
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 9 5

Immediate family

Members
Christopher C. Mayes (father)
Emma C. (Davidson) Mayes (mother)
James H. Mayes (brother)
Julian H. Mayes (brother)
Robert H. Mayes (brother)
Ada B. Mayes (sister)
Edgar C. Mayes (brother)
Lucy Mayes (sister)
Cora L. Mayes (sister)
Ella A. Mayes (sister)
Leta M. (Cole) Mayes (wife)

More information

1st Lt Norris E. Mayes had previously served wth the Artillery.

He re-enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 23 March 1943. He served as an instructor until the summer of 1944.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Norman E. Mayes, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Norman E. Mayes