Grant R. Williams

Lieutenant
Grant Russell Williams (July 29, 1930 – April 26, 1964) was a
U. S. Navy test pilot, of
Webster Groves, Missouri. He was best known for diverting his crashing plane, a
North American FJ-1 Fury, away from populated areas in
Jacksonville, Florida, in April, 1964.
Williams died in the crash; he was survived by his wife Kathleen and his four preschool children.
Williams had eight sisters, including
Margaret W. Asprey, and one who died in early childhood.
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