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'''Stanley Cook Norton''' (19 November 1894 – 4 April 1978), was a decorated commander during World War II who reached the rank of Rear Admiral in the [[United States Navy]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/21427|title=Stanley Cook Norton|publisher=Wall of Valor Project|accessdate=11 December 2019}}</ref>
'''Stanley Cook Norton''' (19 November 1894 – 4 April 1978), was a decorated commander during World War II who reached the rank of Rear Admiral in the [[United States Navy]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/21427|title=Stanley Cook Norton|publisher=Wall of Valor Project|accessdate=11 December 2019}}</ref>


Commodore Norton was a "brusque, no non-sense commander" known for his command of Destroyer Division 54.<ref name="TorpedoJunction">{{cite book |last1=Hickam |first1=Homer H. |title=Torpedo junction : U-boat war off America's East Coast, 1942 |date=1991 |publisher=Dell Pub. |location=New York |pages=138, 156, 157-158, 159, 161, 213 |url=https://archive.org/details/torpedojunction00home_0/page/398/mode |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref> Aboard his flagship, the {{USS|Roper|DD-147|6}}, he led Destroyer Division 54 in the successful attack and sinking of [[German submarine U-85 (1941)|U-85]], for which he was awarded the [[Navy Cross]].<ref name="Hickam 1996 p." />
Commodore Norton was a "brusque, no non-sense commander" known for his command of Destroyer Division 54.<ref name=Hickam/>{{rp|}} Aboard his flagship, the {{USS|Roper|DD-147|6}}, he led Destroyer Division 54 in the successful attack and sinking of [[German submarine U-85 (1941)|U-85]], for which he was awarded the [[Navy Cross]].<ref name=Hickam/>{{rp|}}


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Revision as of 03:46, 24 September 2021

Stanley Cook Norton
Born(1894-11-19)November 19, 1894
Falmouth, Maine
DiedApril 4, 1978(1978-04-04) (aged 83)
Portsmouth, New York
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch United States Navy
Years of service1918-1947
Rank Rear Admiral
CommandsUSS Pampanga (PG-39)
USS Twiggs (DD-127)[1]
USS Salinas (AO-19)[2]
Destroyer Division 54 [3]
Awards Navy Cross
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy
Spouse(s)Helen York Thompson

Stanley Cook Norton (19 November 1894 – 4 April 1978), was a decorated commander during World War II who reached the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. [4]

Commodore Norton was a "brusque, no non-sense commander" known for his command of Destroyer Division 54.[3] Aboard his flagship, the USS Roper, he led Destroyer Division 54 in the successful attack and sinking of U-85, for which he was awarded the Navy Cross.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Destroyer Photo Index DD-127 USS TWIGGS". NavSource Naval History. 1918-01-23. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  2. ^ "Fleet Oiler (AO) Photo Index". NavSource Naval History. 1941-10-30. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  3. ^ a b c Hickam, Homer (1996). Torpedo junction : U-boat war off America's East Coast, 1942. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-362-1.
  4. ^ "Stanley Cook Norton". Wall of Valor Project. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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