Leland Francis Norton [SEP] conflict
Leland Francis Norton
Leland Francis Norton (March 12, 1921 in San Bernardino, California – May 27, 1944 in France) was a captain in the US Army Air Corp who died heroically during a bombing mission in World War II in Europe.
Biography.
Norton was born March 12, 1921 in San Bernardino, California. His parents were Thomas F Norton and Vernice Katherine Hopkins.
Norton attended Elliott Elementary School, Arrowview Junior High School, and San Bernardino High School. Norton then attended San Bernardino Valley
closed in 1994 as a result of Base Realignment and Closure action 1988.
History.
History Leland Francis Norton.
Norton Air Force Base was named for San Bernardino native Captain Leland Francis Norton (1920–1944). His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Norton, of 716 Twenty-first Street, San Bernardino. He was commissioned 6 September 1942, at Columbus, Mississippi. Lieutenant Norton was sent to England in January 1944 after duty in the North Atlantic, flying from bases in Greenland. His parents received word on