World War II Honoree

James Jennings Norton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Port Washington, New York

Honored By

Barry Norton

Relationship

Nephew

PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING: ANTI-AIRCRAFT ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY IN SAN PEDRO BAY, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, FROM NOVEMBER 12, 1944 UNTIL AIR OPPOSITION CEASED. INITIAL LANDINGS AT ORMOC, LEYTE, DECEMBER 7, 1944; MINDORO, DECEMBER 14, 1944; LINGAYEN GULF, LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, JANUARY 9, 1945 AND SUPPORTING OPERATIONS PRIOR TO LANDING FROM JANUARY 6-9, 1945; BRUNEI BAY, BORNEO, JUNE 10, 1945 AND SUPPORTING OPERATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE LANDINGS FROM JUNE 7-20, 1945. OCCUPATIONS OF JINSEN, KOREA, FROM SEPTEMBER 21 TO OCTOBER 7, 1945 AND FROM OCTOBER 29 TO NOVEMBER 4, 1945, AND TSINGTAO, CHINA, FROM OCTOBER 8-28, 1945. AWARDED: THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE MEDAL WITH 3 STARS, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL WITH ASIA CLASP, AND PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.