World War II Honoree

Raymond Russell Norton, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Westbrook, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (ARM) NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, NAVAL AIR GUNNERS SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, NAVAL AIR STATION SANFORD, FLORIDA, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON 12 DETACHMENT NAVAL AIR STATION DELAND, FLORIDA, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON 5 DETACHMENT NAVAL AIR STATION BEAUFORD, SOUTH CAROLINA, RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK, VPB-130 BOMBING SQUADRON 130, HEADQUARTERS FLEET AIR WING 4 AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATRE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AIR CREWMAN WINGS WITH 3 STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.