Frank Smoot (Tootie) Norris was born on 6 October 1924 at Knoxville, the son of Franklin Smoot Norris and Iva Clemons Caldwell.
Died 21 April 1945
Buried at Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, TN
Attended Knoxville High School
Enlisted on June 23, 1943 in Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Private First Class
132nd Infantry (Amercal Div.), Company B
The Knoxville Journal, 16 May 1945
Pfc. Frank S. Norris, 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Norris of 104 Armstrong place, was killed in action on Cebu Island in the Philippines on April 21 while serving with the infantry, the War Department notified his parents. A former student at Knoxville High School, Private Norris was inducted into the Army on July 7, 1943, and took basic training at Fort McClellan, Ala. Overseas for 15 months, Norris was a veteran of the Bougainville and Leyte campaigns and held the Bronze Star. He was a member of Broadway Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Master Sgt. Lawrence E. Norris of Chatham Field, Ga., and John Norris of Knoxville; two sisters, Mrs. William Jackson and Mrs. Earl Dyer, both of Knoxville.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 6 October 1924
- Date of death: 21 April 1945
- County: Knox
- Hometown: Knoxville
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 132nd Infantry (Amercal) Division
- Theater: Pacific
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart, Bronze Star
- Burial/Memorial Location: Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VIII, Top Panel
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