Cpl. Robert David Norton
Born: 11 November 1921 – Maywood, Illinois
Parents: Henry F. Norton & Bertha W. Block-Norton
Siblings: 4 sisters, 4 brothers, 3 half-sisters, 3 half-brothers
Home:
– 1701 South Sixth Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Garfield Grade School
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1940
– left after the first year
Occupation: manufactured doors and windows
Selective Service Registration:
– no record of his registering
Enlisted:
– United States Marine Corps
– November 1941 – Ohio
Training:
– Paris Island, South Carolina
– Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
– Camp Pendleton, California
Serial Number: 330528
Unit: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division
– activated – 14 August 1943
– unit shipped out – 13 January 1944
Engagements:
– Battle of Roi-Namur, Marshall Islands
– Northern Landing Force – 31 January – 3 February 1944
– Battle of Saipan, Marianas Islands – 15 June 1944 – 9 July 1944
– Battle of Tinian – 24 July 1944 – 1 August 1944
– Battle of Iwo Jima – 19 February 1945 – invasion
Missing in Action:
– 19 February 1945
– Declared Dead: 20 February 1946
Memorial:
– Honolulu Memorial Courts of the Missing – National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific- Honolulu, Hawaii
Medals:
– Purple Heart
– Presidential Unit Citation
