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In Memory

Bernard Norris - Class Of 1939

Bernard Norris “Bernie” ‘39 died Jan 6, 2006 in Simi Valley CA

 
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07/28/23 01:51 PM #1    

Terry G. Byrd (1954)

Bernard “Bernie” Norris was my uncle and I would like to provide a brief summary of his life after leaving MHS.
After graduation Bernie went to the Milford NE vocational training center to learn aircraft assembly and maintenance. He then married Wilma Byrd and took a job in Southern California with an aircraft company. When WWII started he was with Lockheed Aircraft but was drafted and spent multiple years in the South Pacific. He moved from island to island as the US advanced and was in at least one invasion where they go ashore on landing craft. At one time he was doing aerial photography over Japanese occupied islands.
When he returned home he and Wilma produced a daughter, then a son which then resulted in 5 grandchildren. He resumed working for Lockheed in Burbank CA and had over 49 years there when he retired. His goal was to have 50 years seniority but had to retire when he needed to care for his wife.
His work at Lockheed involved a number of aircraft models from commercial to anti submarine and he worked his way up from assembler to Manufacturing Engineer.


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