World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Norman, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Midland, Texas
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
LIEUTENANT. PILOT ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 780TH SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON NOVEMBER 20, 1944 ON A COMBAT MISSION TO BLECHHAMMER, GERMANY. LANDED HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. EVACUATED BY FRIENDLY FORCES AND RETURNED TO BARI, ITALY ON DECEMBER 20, 1944.