NORMAN, James M Jr
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NORMAN, James Marshall Jr
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| Servicenumber: |
O-803437 |
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| Age: |
Not available |
| Born: |
1920, Georgia |
| Hometown: |
Fulton County, Georgia |
| Family: |
James M. Norman (Father)
Blanche F. Norman (Mother)
Helen J. Norman (Sister)
William F. Norman (Brother)
Margaret P. Norman (Grandmother) |
| Rank: |
First Lieutenant |
| Function: |
Pilot |
| Regiment: |
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| Battalion: |
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| Division – Transport: |
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| Company – Squadron: |
374th Fighter Squadron |
| Unit – Group: |
361st Fighter Group |
Plane data:
(Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) |
Serialnumber: 42-75521
Type: P-47 D-11-RE
Destination: North of Koblenz
Mission: Bomber Escort
MACR: 4333
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| Date of death: |
22 April 1944 |
| Status: |
MIA |
| Place of death: |
North Sea, near Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| Spot: |
Not available |
| Awards: |
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters |
| Gravenumber: |
Tablets of the Missing |
| Cemetery: |
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle |
| Biography: |
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| Other information: |
I was leading Red Flight coming out on deck. Lt Norman was flying to the left and slightly in front of me. We ran into light flak. I saw Lt Norman´s plane pull up and cross in front of me. The plane was on fire. We then crossed out enemy coast under heavy fire. I looked over just in time to see Lt Norman´s plane crash into the water and disintegrate. Statement from Charles H. Bergmann, Jr., Captain, Air Corps. |
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Astrid van Erp
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