LTJG JOSEPH B. WILLIAMS, USN

Class 1954

Born April 7, 1931

Died October 29, 1957

Age 26

Hometown Zolfo Springs, Florida

Lucky Bag Yearbook

From the 1954 Lucky Bag:

Joseph Broadus Williams

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.

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.

He was a member of the 22nd Company staff for the third set.

Loss

Joseph 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.

Other Information

He was survived by his wife, Natalie, and his son. (Information from January 1958 issue of Shipmate.)

Joseph is buried in Florida.

Photographs

From the News Journal on January 16, 1956

Class of 1954

Joseph is one of 37 members of the Class of 1954 on Virtual Memorial Hall.

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