World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roy William Norton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Maine
Honored By
Karen Getty
Relationship
Niece
HE WAS IN THE 29TH DIVISION OF THE ARMY INFANTRY. AS A MACHINE GUNNER, HE STORMED OMAHA BEACH ON D-DAY. HE WAS INJURED AND ON JULY 13TH HE WAS SENT TO A HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND WHERE HE SPENT 9 MONTHS RECUPERATING. WHEN HE WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL, HE WAS SENT HOME, THE WAR WAS OVER.