Roger Hall Norton

Military

Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, USA

WWII ARMY AIR CORPS AIR MEDAL WITH BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTER Awarded to Lt. Roger Hall Norton, Pilot/Co-pilot- 1945

453rd BG, 735th BS, 8th Army

Old Buckenham, England

 

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

14 August 1920 - 13 December 1997 14 Aug 1920 13 Dec 1997

Died

13 December 1997

Revisions

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ContributorMarie
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from 8th Army/American Air Museum'

BIRLS has wrong enlistment date, 14 Aug 1921, Lt. Roger Hall Norton was born 14 Aug 1920, can't enlist at age 1!  possibly 14 Aug 1942, after he registered for the WWII draft 14 Feb 1942?

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Contributorjmoore43
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Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc