William Clark Norris (20 September 1926 – 4 November 2024) was a major general in the United States Air Force.

[1] In 1949 he was assigned to the 20th Fighter Group at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, flying Republic F-84 Thunderjets.

[1] From 1952 through 1959, he was assigned to the 54th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, during which time he served as its operations officer for three years.

[1] He went to Southeast Asia in November 1966 and served at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, as chief of the Operations Branch, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing.

In January 1967, he was assigned as commander of the 333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, equipped with Republic F-105 Thunderchief aircraft.

[1] On 12 August 1967 Norris led a strike force of twenty F-105 aircraft against a North Vietnamese target.

[3] In October 1967, he was transferred to the Pentagon as assistant executive officer to the chief of the National Guard Bureau.

In February 1973, he was promoted to Brigadier general and was named commander of the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Station Upper Heyford, England.