A Tribute to the American Astronauts Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
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Clifton Curtis "C.C." Williams, Jr., a Major in the United States Marine Corps, was born on September 26, 1932 in Mobile, Alabama. He served on the backup crew for Gemini 10 and had been assigned to the back-up crew for what would be the Apollo 9 mission. This crew placement would have most likely led to an assignment as Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 12. The Apollo 12 mission patch has four stars on it - one each for the three astronauts who flew the mission, and one for Williams.

He was an associate member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and member of Pi Tau Sigma (national mechanical honorary, and Tau Beta Pi (national engineering society).

Williams died on October 5, 1967 near Tallahassee, Florida in the crash of a T-38 jet.

NASA Biography

Space Flights: None

Total Hours in Space: 0

Astronaut Group: 3-October 18, 1963

Degrees: BS, Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 1954

Military Service & Awards:  Williams graduated from the Navy Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland. He was test pilot for three years in the Carrier Suitability Branch of the Flight Test Division at Patuxent River. His work there included land based and shipboard tests of the F8E, TF8A, F8E (attack), and A4E and automatic carrier landing system.

Section: 3
Grave: 2503-H-1 front back
Grid: Q-15