b. 07/03/1838 Ontario County, New York. d. 19/09/1867 New Orleans, Louisiana.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 06/04/1865 Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia.
John R Norton MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Second Lieutenant in the Union Army in Company M, 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia. He received his Medal on May 3, 1865.
MOH CITATION:
Capture of flag.
BURIAL LOCATION: GREENVILLE FOREST HOME CEMETERY, GREENVILLE, MICHIGAN.
SECTION 16, LOT 3.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
