World War II Honoree

Forrest Eugene Norman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Craig, Colorado

Honored By

Rhanda Nusbaum

Relationship

Daughter

DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY IN JULY 1943. SENT TO CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA FOR BASIC TRAINING AT THE INFANTRY REPLACEMENT TRAINING CENTER. STATIONED THERE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1944; BECAME A SERGEANT. SHIPPED TO THE EAST COAST FOR OVERSEAS DUTY. ARRIVED IN NAPLES, ITALY NOVEMBER 1944 AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 5TH ARMY LEADERSHIP AND BATTLE SCHOOL STAFF. WHEN THE WAR ENDED, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS UNTIL NOVEMBER 1945.