Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau a Benjamin White Norris i te 15 o Mei 1907 i Callao, Peru. I whakawhiwhia ia ki te Tuarua Tuarua i nga United States Marine Corps Reserves i te 15 o Mei 1919. I oti ia i te whakangungu rererangi i te 6 o Mei 1938 a i whakatairangahia ia ki a Major i te 16 o Mei 1942. I mate ia i te mahi i te 4 o Pipiri 1942 i a ia e ārahi ana i tētahi misioni rapu me te whakaeke i te wā o te
Ko te Pakanga o Midway. I whakawhiwhia ia ki te Navy Cross i muri i tona matenga.