Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

Home State:

UT

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1946

Branch of Service:

Marine Corps

Unit of Service:

223rd Marine Fighter Squadron; 218th China Marine Fighter Squadron

Location of Service:

Jacksonville, Texas; Del Monte Pre-Flight School, California; Fort Ord, California; Norman, Oklahoma; Corpus Christi, Texas; El Toro Marine Corps Air Base, California; Shaw Field, Sumter, South Carolina; Daytona Beach, Florida; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); China; USS Grant; Pacific Theater; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater

Highest Rank:

Captain

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Service Related Injury:

Yes

Service History Note:

Veteran served in the Navy Air Corps and with the Marine Pilots. He stayed in the reserves after active duty until 1951.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Transcription of audio recording

Audio: CD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Photograph: Digital print [7 items] --Photographs

Interviewer:

Chris Simon 

Donor:

Eve Tallman

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Grand County Public Library

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/33486

Subjects:

Norman, Robert
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.
Prisoner of War (POW)

Cite as:

Robert Norman Collection (AFC/2001/001/33486), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress