Posted by Terence Powers on September 4, 2026:

COL William Clinton Norman Birth 23 Feb 1926 Washington, USA Death 24 Aug 2026 (aged 100) Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County, California, USA Burial United States Military Academy Post Cemetery West Point, Orange County, New York, USA Plot TBD Memorial ID 305997521 www.findagrave.com/memorial/305997521/william-clinton-norman USMA Class of 1949, Cullum # 17201 Congressional appointment to the USMA from Montana Father of a USMA graduate; Class of 1980, Cullum # 37728 World War II service in the U.S. Army Commissioned a 2LT in the Infantry Branch upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on 7 June 1949. Overseas combat tour in Korea during the Korean War (Company "G," 2nd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division (1951-52)). Assigned Ranger Department (1952-53) and Airborne Department (1954-55), The Infantry School (TIS), Fort Benning, GA. Company Commander, 77th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, NC (1957). Student, Command & General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS (1960). Assigned Tactical Department, USMA, West Point, NY (1960-63). Overseas assignment in Okinawa during the Cold War (Company D, 1st Special Forces Group (1965-66)). Overseas combat tour in Southeast Asia (Republic of Vietnam (RVN)) during the Vietnam War (Company D, 5th Special Forces Group (1967-68)). Assigned Headquarters Department of the Army, The Pentagon, Arlington, VA (1968-69). Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. (1969). Chief, Special Operations Division, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Pentagon, Arlington, VA (1973). Overseas assignment in the Panama Canal Zone during the Cold War (Commander, 8th Special Forces Group, Fort Gulick, CZ (1974)). Retired with the rank of Colonel in 1979 following 30 years of commissioned U.S. Army Service. Some military awards and decorations: Silver Star with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster (OLC); Legion of Merit w/ 2 OLCs; Bronze Star Medal w/ "V" device for Valor; Ranger Tab; Master Parachutist Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge w/ 1 Star (2nd Award). To be interred in the USMA Cemetery at a later date. Sources: USMA Register of Graduates & Former Cadets and USMA AoG Memorial Page

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