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S2 Norris “Doc” Cash

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S2 Norris “Doc” Cash Veteran

Birth
Cleveland County, Arkansas, USA
Death
12 May 1945 (aged 20)
Okinawa, Japan
Burial
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
M 1066
Memorial ID
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Norris gave his life in service to his country May 12, 1945 while serving aboard the USS New Mexico when the ship was attacked by 2 kamikazes. During the battle 54 sailors were killed and 119 wounded. Norris was then buried on Okinawa Island Cemetery with reinterment at National Cemetery Honolulu, May 24, 1949.
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Norris gave his life in service to his country May 12, 1945 while serving aboard the USS New Mexico when the ship was attacked by 2 kamikazes. During the battle 54 sailors were killed and 119 wounded. Norris was then buried on Okinawa Island Cemetery with reinterment at National Cemetery Honolulu, May 24, 1949.
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Cenotaph here

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Arkansas Served on the USS New Mexico



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  • Maintained by: jwc
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56117448/norris-cash: accessed ), memorial page for S2 Norris “Doc” Cash (18 Jul 1924–12 May 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56117448, citing National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by jwc (contributor 47435710).