DOB/DOD: September 24, 1906 (Bridgeport, CT) – July 25, 1944; 37 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: Bridgeport
SERVICE NUMBER: Z-389812
FAMILY: Born to Jeremiah (1864-1929) and Amelia A. Gibbons Norris (1868-1918). Five sisters, Mary A. Norris O’Connor (1890-1959), Catherine Norris Downes (1892-1977), Helen Norris Culley (1895-1964), Mildred A. Norris McCormack (1900-1979), and Anne M. Norris Jones (1903-1973). Two brothers, John W. (1892-1972) and Frank J. (1897-1929).
CIRCUMSTANCES: At 0212 hours on July 25, 1944, the unescorted Robin Goodfellow (Master Bjarne Bjornsgaard) was torpedoed and sunk by U-862 in the South Atlantic. The British motor merchant Priam received a distress signal, but none of the eight officers, 33 crewmen, and 28 armed guards (the ship was armed with one 4in, one 3in, and five 20mm guns) survived. [uboat.net]
The fate of U-862
The Japanese submarine I-502 (ex. U-862) surrendered at Singapore in August 1945. On February 15, 1946, was towed into the Straits of Malacca, off Singapore, by HM Tug Growler and scuttled there (alongside I-501 / U-181) by the frigate HMS Loch Lomand. [uboat.net]