World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert J. Norton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bridgeport, Connecticut
VETERAN OF THE ARMY AIR CORPS DURING WWII. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER AS A RADIO/WAIST GUNNER ON THE ARMY'S B-25 AIRCRAFT. DECORATED WITH THE AIR MEDAL WITH AN OAK LEAF CLUSTER, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH SEVEN BRONZE STARS AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH ONE BRONZE STAR, ALONG WITH THE AERIAL GUNNER BADGE.