Rank: Sergeant
Unit: B Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11B – Infantryman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device, Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge
Unit awards: Presidential Unit Citation, Valorous Unit Award, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 21-Jan-1944
Hometown: La Grange, Georgia
Marital status: Married to June Norrid, one daughter
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 1-Feb-1961
Start of tour: 27-Aug-1967
Incident date: 1-Jul-1968
Date of casualty: 1-Jul-1968
Age at death: 24
Cause of death: Hostile, died of wounds. Explosive Device. Other explosive device.
Hollis Ronney Norrid died from wound received while commander of military vehicle on combat operation when mine detonated.
Location of fatality: Binh Duong, South Vietnam
Place of interment: Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Huguley, Alabama, USA
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BRONZE STAR MEDAL
WITH VALOR DEVICE
POSTHUMOUS
SERGEANT HOLLIS RONNEY NORRID
1 JULY 1968
B TROOP, 1st SQUADRON
11TH ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT
Sergeant Norrid distinguished himself by heroism in connection with military operations against a hostile force on 1 July 1968 while serving with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, in the Republic of Vietnam. On this date, Sergeant Norrid’s unit was conducting a reconnaissance in force mission southeast of Dau Tieng when it came upon a clearing suspected of being mined by an enemy force. Immediately, a dismounted mine-sweeping team moved out in front of the column in order to clear the area of enemy mines and possible hostile elements. Sergeant Norrid, totally disregarding his own personal safety, unhesitatingly moved the armored cavalry assault vehicle he was commanding into a vulnerable position to provide security for the mine-sweeping team. An instant after reaching his desired position, a command detonated mine exploded, mortally wounding him. Sergeant Norrid’s unwavering devotion to duty and deep concern for the welfare of his comrades were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.
Headquarters, II Field Force Vietnam General Orders No. 967 (17 August 1968)