Two weeks ago, the remaining 250 members of the 124th met in Brownsville for their 50th reunion since the troop was disbanded.

Although the 124th Calvary was deactivated in 1945, it was reactivated several years ago as a National Guard regiment, stationed in Waco, Texas.

Norton and his wife Margaret have six daughters and 15 grandchildren and eight great-granchildren.

“He was like the official historian of Boston,” said Darlene Rayburn, one of his daughters. “Everyone would always go to him with questions.”