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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Albert Franklin Norris

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Charlotte, North Carolina

Honored By

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED THE DAY AFTER ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. SERVED AS CHIEF MECHANIC IN THE ENGINE ROOM ABOARD THE USS WICKES, A DESTROYER. FIGHTING THE JAPANESE IN THE THE PACIFIC FLEET, KEEPING THE ENGINES RUNNING SO QUIETLY THAT THE WICKES SLIPPED SOUNDLESSLY THROUGH THE JAPANESE OCCUPIED ISLANDS THAT THEY COULD SEE THE LIGHTS IN THE HOUSES ON SHORE.