Technical Sergeant James Norton Trewartha | UW Gold Star Honor Roll
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James Norton Trewartha

Graduating Class of 1944
Served in World War II

Technical Sergeant
James Norton Trewartha

Army
846th Bombardment Squadron
489th Bomber Group
Heavy

Hometown

Hazel Green, WI

Date of Birth

Location of Death

France

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Hazel Green Cemetery, Hazel Green, WI

More About Technical Sergeant Trewartha

Technical Sergeant Trewartha enlisted Dec. 10, 1942. Trewartha was killed in action while flying in a bomber that was softening up the German lines two days before the Normandy invasion. The plane was shot down near Dieppe, killing six crew-members and three POW. T Sgt. Trewartha is memorialized at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Basse-Normandie, France.