World War II Honoree

Charles J. Norbeck

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Thaddeus Black

Relationship

Friend

Served in the Medical Detachment, 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division. He volunteered to serve in the Army in late 1941 before America was pulled into the World War. He earned four bronze service stars for the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe Campaigns. He received the Good Conduct Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the World War 2 Victory Medal, two Purple Hearts, and two Bronze Star Medals