World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Floyd Norfleet
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE ENLISTED AND SERVED WITH THE 1ST 'BIG RED ONE' INFANTRY DIVISION SEEING COMBAT AS AN INFANTRYMAN, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN SICILY, ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, ROME-ARNO, NAPLES-FOGGIA AND TUNISIA CAMPAIGNS. RECIPIENT OF FIVE BATTLE STARS, THE FRENCH FOURRAGERE, THE CROIX-DE-GUERRE, DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND TWO PURPLE HEARTS.