Norton, Alvis William

1922 - 2003  (80 years)

• Name	Norton, Alvis William
  Birth	1 Feb 1922	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Retired Painter  [1]
  Reference Number	NORT.A002
  _FGRAVE	20447736
  Funeral	Westside Assembly of God,   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, Third Army, United States Army  [1]
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Sgt Alvis W Norton Wounded in Action
  Death	18 Jan 2003	Palestine Regional Medical Center, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas   [2]
  	Plot: Col A Row CT3 Site D14
  Person ID	I30940	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Norton, William Henry,   b. 8 Jul 1901, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 26 Nov 1947, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Nelson, A.M.
  Family ID	F8466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Feb 1922 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 18 Jan 2003 - Palestine Regional Medical Center, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas Burial - - Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Alvis Norton was the son of William Henry Norton and Addie May Nelson. Alvis William Norton Obituary Services for Alvis William Norton, 80, of Elkhart, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Westside Assembly of God with the Rev. Larry Tilmon officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home. Mr. Norton died Saturday at Palestine Regional Medical Center. He was born Feb. 1, 1922 in Clay City, Ill. to William and Oddia Norton. Mr. Norton was a retired painter. He was a member of Westside Assembly of God. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans. He is survived by daughters, ----- Lathrop of Palestine and ----- Easley of Tennessee; son, ----- Norton of Illinois; sister, ----- Dunlap of Illinois; half-brother, ------ Norton of Illinois; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9360] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Norton, Alvis W., 80, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20447736), none. (Reliability: 2). [S9361] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Norton, Alvis W., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20447736), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6323] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Norton, James E. "Jim", 62, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18083442), none. (Reliability: 2).