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Personal data K14113141 Norman Goree Kittrell III KB 3 TxBI 

• He was born on August 26, 1925 in Harris County, Texas.Source 1
• He died on July 31, 2019 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, he was 93 years old.
• A child of Pleasant Williams Kittrell and Maidel Baker
• This information was last updated on December 20, 2019.

Household of K14113141 Norman Goree Kittrell III KB 3 TxBI

He has/had a relationship with Joy Joyce.

Child(ren):

1. Norman Goree Kittrell  1951- 
2. (Not public)
3. (Not public)

Notes about K14113141 Norman Goree Kittrell III KB 3 TxBI

Norman Goree Kittrell 26 Aug 1925 HarrisNorman Goree Kittrell 25 Aug 1951 Male Liberty Norman Goree Kittrell Sr. Joy Joyce

Pleasant W Kittrell 47 1882 Texas Head White Houston, Harris, TX
Maidel Kittrell 38 1891 Wife Houston, Harris, TX
Norman J Kittrell 5 1924 Son Houston, Harris, TX
Lida B Kittrell 3 1926 Daughter Houston, Harris, TX
Maidel Kittrell 1 1928 Daughter Houston, Harris, TX

In these perilous times, it's pertinent to listen to the voices of those who have experienced war during our country's past. Norman Kittrell and h is wife, Joy, are actively involved with Trinity Episcopal Church in Houston and have attended St. John's in Breckenridge for many years where Norman has been a lay reader, chalice bearer, and worked extensively with St. John's landscaping. FIVE STEPS IN THE STORY OF A FORTUNATE YOUNG MAN Norman Kittrell completed his high school education in February 1942, at the age of sixteen, shortly after Pearl Harbor. He went to work in Texaco's Houston office and attended the University of Houston at night. In early 1943, at the age of seventeen, he joined the US Marine Corps. The key word is joined as contrasted to being drafted. His serial number, 520734, was noticed by old time marines as not one of the 90000 plus numbers given to draftees - so he attained status. After Boot Camp in San Diego, Norman was further trained at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California. By July 1943, he found himself on a troop ship to New Zealand on his way to join the Second Marine Division. The following November, his division captured Tarawa from the Japanese. Over 1000 marines died in this bloody battle that gained a small, mid Pacific atoll on the road to Japan. However, for Norman, it was his first fortunate step - his company was turned back to the troop transport on the first day and instead, landed on day two! The Second Marine Division moved on to the big island of Hawaii for more training and re-staffing. Before the division left Hawaii, Norman was transferred to the Sixth Marine Division and sent by LST to Guadalcanal - his second fortunate step - because the Second Division landed on Saipan, where Norman's former unit was overrun by a Japanese counter attack. After a few weeks on Guadalcanal, Norman was recognized as having potential for advancement, and was selected for V-12 education and training, his third fortunate step. In the fall of 1944, he returned to the States and was sent to Colorado College in Colorado Springs. After two semesters, he was selected for engineering education and transferred to the University of California at Berkeley, California, his fourth fortunate step. V-J Day in August 1945 ended the war. At the conclusion of the university semester, in late 1945, Norman received his Honorable Discharge from the Marines, his fifth fortunate step. Norman states that in wartime, the control one has over his life is almost nonexistent. His experience was one of the most fortunate of those in any branch of the military. His was a short period of real danger and a time to gain both experience and education on which he built the rest of his life. Norman Kittrell feels, looking back at World War II, that so many things could have been done better. This is the case with many things and it's easy to second guess after the whole story is available. The history of the Civil War, World War I, as well as those since, shows that weapons improve faster than the generals know how to fight. We needlessly kill a great many soldiers on both sides. Norman often wonders how it would go if the United States put the resources used to fight terrorism with weapons into helping people with food and education. Maybe if we did that, the local people would be on our side. In any case, he doesn't believe the United States should go to war without trying every available means to accomplish its objectives without war.
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