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LaMar Norton


World War II · US Army · Private First Class

Rank: Private First Class
United States of America
Norton, Lamar (1915) - Page 1Norton, Lamar (1915) - Page 1
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Screen Shot 2019-03-03 at 4.25.03 PM.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftMap of villages liberated by the 4th Armored Division kept by Lamar and Velma Norton
Screen Shot 2019-03-03 at 4.52.22 PM.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftList of villages liberated by 4th Armored Division written by Velma Norton
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Screen Shot 2019-03-03 at 8.39.32 PM.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftPfc. LaMar Norton arrives home aboard the USS Smith Victory and the USS Thomas Barry. Arrived in NYC October 14, 1945.
Screen Shot 2019-03-03 at 8.56.47 PM.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftVelma Norton arrives at parents for indefinite stay
Screen Shot 2019-03-03 at 9.12.45 PM.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftLamar Norton Discharged
Screen Shot 2019-03-03 at 9.20.10 PM.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftLaMar Norton returns home from training at Camp Roberts
Screen Shot 2019-03-03 at 9.22.40 PM.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftPfc. LaMar Norton to be discharged
Screen Shot 2019-03-03 at 9.25.22 PM.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftLaMar Norton called into service
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Screen Shot 2019-03-04 at 8.28.03 AM.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftBodies lay stacked in a shed at Ohrdruf Concentration Camp
Screen Shot 2019-03-04 at 8.32.27 AM.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftA concentration camp survivor points out the gallows where prisoners were publically hanged to General Eisenhower at Ohrdruf.
Screen Shot 2019-03-04 at 8.33.31 AM.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftThe shed full of bodies waiting to be burned at Ohrdruf
High-ranking_U.S._Army_officers_inspect_the_newly_liberated_Ohrdruf_concentration_camp.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftGenerals Dwight D. Eisenhower, George Patton and Omar Bradely inspect liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp
Buchenwald_Ohrdruf_Corpses_76754.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftAmerican soldiers view the charred remains of prisoners burned upon a section of railroad track during the evacuation of Ohrdruf
Buchenwald_Ohrdruf_Corpses_76891.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftAmerican soldiers view the bodies of prisoners that lie strewn on the ground in the newly liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp
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imagejpeg_0.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftLaMar Norton Medals. The 4th Armored Division was the first U.S. Armored Division to be awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. (blue and gold).
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imagejpeg_1-1.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftLocket carried by Velma Norton during the war that held two photos of LaMar Norton.
imagejpeg_0-1.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftLaMar Norton received the Bronze Star because he laid on the track of a tank to repair it while under fire.
imagejpeg_1.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftLaMar Norton Medals. Ribbon bar represents (left to right), European African Middle Eastern Service Ribbon, Army Good Conduct Ribbon, Bronze Star Medal Ribbon.
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Screen Shot 2019-03-04 at 1.39.20 PM.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftLaMar Norton WWII Rifle Marksman Medal (Sharpshooter, Rifle, and Carbine)
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60301360_752109195186452_4601694008941477888_n.jpgAdded by: jenny_ashcraftDischarge Papers for LaMar Norton
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Screen Shot 2019-05-14 at 9.20.00 PM.pngAdded by: jenny_ashcraftGermans Fear the 4th Division
Capt. James R. Lloyd, 124 E. Walnut St., Lancaster, Pa., a 9th AF Air Liaison officer, stands by a "Tiger" tank disabled during the battle of the bulge. Pilots and planes of the three Tactical Air Commands of the 9th AF destroyed hundreds of tanks - Page 1Capt. James R. Lloyd, 124 E. Walnut St., Lancaster, Pa., a 9th AF Air Liaison officer, stands by a "Tiger" tank disabled during the battle of the bulge. Pilots and planes of the three Tactical Air Commands of the 9th AF destroyed hundreds of tanks - Page 1