Name:
William Starr Norton
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
33202134
Unit:
314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-27
State:
Maryland
Cemetery:
Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland
Plot:
Pinebrae 339
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
William Starr Norton was born in 1914 in Maryland. He was the son of Frank J. Norton and Mary Starr Norton. He resided in Baltimore, Maryland, prior to the war.
William enlisted in the Army on June 12, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Sales Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
At the time of his death, William was serving in the 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division, as a Staff Sergeant. He was Killed in Action on August 27, 1944, during the liberation of Vexin, France. SSgt Norton is now buried in the Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.