JOSEPH B. WILLIAMS, LTJG, USN
Joseph Williams '54
Lucky Bag
From the 1954 Lucky Bag:
Joseph Broadus Williams
Zolfo Springs, Florida
Joe arrived at Navy Tech from the sunny swamps of Florida by way of the Navy Prep School at Newport, Rhode Island. After passing over the obstacle of plebe steam, Joe became a master of ye old slip stick, and earned the title of the Slasher. When Joe takes a little free time away from the books, he can be found holding down the guard position on the batt football squad. Joe is quite the ladies' man, in fact he has quite the reputation of going after other men's ladies. Joe is also known for his keen memory. If you don't believe this, just ask him what is written on the plaque under the boiler in the steam lab.
LACROSSE—3,2,1. FOOTBALL- 4,3.2,1. SAILING—4,3. CROSS COUNTRY—4. STEEPLE CHASE- 3,2. HOUSE LIBRARY COMMITTEE—2,1. BOAT CLUB—3,2,1. FOREIGN LANGUAGES CLUB—3. USNA FORENSIC ACTIVITIES—4,3,2,1. VARSITY: CREW—4. FOOTBALL—4.
He was a member of the 22nd Company staff for the "third set."
Joseph Broadus Williams
Zolfo Springs, Florida
Joe arrived at Navy Tech from the sunny swamps of Florida by way of the Navy Prep School at Newport, Rhode Island. After passing over the obstacle of plebe steam, Joe became a master of ye old slip stick, and earned the title of the Slasher. When Joe takes a little free time away from the books, he can be found holding down the guard position on the batt football squad. Joe is quite the ladies' man, in fact he has quite the reputation of going after other men's ladies. Joe is also known for his keen memory. If you don't believe this, just ask him what is written on the plaque under the boiler in the steam lab.
LACROSSE—3,2,1. FOOTBALL- 4,3.2,1. SAILING—4,3. CROSS COUNTRY—4. STEEPLE CHASE- 3,2. HOUSE LIBRARY COMMITTEE—2,1. BOAT CLUB—3,2,1. FOREIGN LANGUAGES CLUB—3. USNA FORENSIC ACTIVITIES—4,3,2,1. VARSITY: CREW—4. FOOTBALL—4.
He was a member of the 22nd Company staff for the "third set."
Loss
Joe was lost when his SNJ Texan crashed on October 29, 1957. (Information from Class of 1954 via email on June 8, 2017.) He was flying from NAS Jacksonville and was a member of Fighter Squadron (VF) 43. He was survived by his wife, Natalie, and his son. (Information from January 1958 issue of Shipmate.)
He is buried in Florida.
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