Marvin Dowdy Norton (USNA'39)

[R Leonard]

All I've got.

Marvin Dowdy Norton Jr (082697) -
9/4/1941 - ENS USN, NAS Pensacola attach for HTA flight training
2/6/1942 - LTJG USN, NAS Pensacola designated NA # 10999
6/15/1942 - LT USN, Date of rank from 1 Jul 1942 USN Register
10/26/1942 - LT USN, VT-10 USS Enterprise (CV-6)
11/15/1942 - LT USN, VT-10 MCAB Guadalcanal
3/15/1944 - LCDR USN, Date of rank from 1 Jul 1944 USN Register

And if he had a device on his air medal ribbon indicating an additional award, correctly it should be a small bronze star. One bronze star for each subsequent award up to 4 stars for 5 total awards. If he had a total of 6 air medals it would be a single silver star. The USN, during his entire service career did not use numbers to denote additional awards. On his Asiatic Pacific ribbon, as you describe it, 2 silver stars and 3 bronze equals 13 credited campaigns.