Grant R. Williams
Lieutenant Grant Russell Williams 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.