World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Franklin Norton
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lawrence, New York
Honored By
The Norton Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH AERONAUTICAL MATERIALS LABORATORY, NAVAL AIR EXPERIMENTAL STATION, NAVAL AIRCRAFT MATERIAL CENTER AT NAVY YARD PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, PATROL SQUADRON VP-203, PATROL SQUADRON VP-32 AND AIR RESCUE SQUADRON VH-1. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.