James Norris "Doc" Cash

1924 - 1945  (20 years)

• Name	James Norris "Doc" Cash
  Birth	18 Jul 1924	Cleveland, Arkansas, United States
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	LK3Q-LS5
  _UID	F3452F9C225D42D2853384C2D2D07FB56A20
  Death	12 May 1945	Okinawa, Japan   [1]
  	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.
  Burial	24 May 1949	National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States   [1]
  	Norris was initially buried on Okinawa Island Cemetery with reinterment at National Cemetery Honolulu, May 24, 1949.
  Person ID	I4495	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	James David "J D" Cash,   b. 18 Sep 1869, Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States d. 28 Sep 1955, Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, United States (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Anna Harper,   b. 28 Nov 1892, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States d. 28 Jul 1982, Perry, Taylor, Florida, United States (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F1269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jul 1924 - Cleveland, Arkansas, United States  Death - 12 May 1945 - Okinawa, Japan  Burial - 24 May 1949 - National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1295] Find a Grave: S2 James Norris "Doc" Cash.