Date of birth:

September 29th, 1915 (Fairfax/Oklahoma, United States)

Date of death:

July 8th, 1996 (Springfield/Missouri, United States)

Nationality:

American

Sherman T. Norton was born on September 29th, 1915 at Fairfax as the son of Henry Richard Norton and Caroline Evans. He married to Sybil Louise Lane on March 6th, 1939. The couple had three children, Curtis, Linda and Jack of their own and raised also Joan Morrison, Sybil's daughter with her first husband Alfred Morrison.

Sherman T. Norton passed away on June 10th, 1997 in the Hospital at Springfield. He lies buried at the Howell Memorial Cemetery, Pomona, Missouri.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergeant

Unit:

774th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 94th Infantry Division "Neuf-Cats", U.S. Army

Awarded on:

1945

For action performed on 6 March 1945 during the German attack against Lampaden Ridge in the Rhine Province, Germany.
Citation unavailable.

General Orders No. 101, Headquarters, 94th Infantry Division (1945).

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• - Margolies, A. (editor), Seek-Strike-Destroy – The Story of the 774th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Zimmermann, Nürnberg, Germany, 1945
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