Clifton Williams

This article is about the American astronaut. For the composer, see Clifton Williams (composer). Clifton Curtis 'C.C.' Williams (September 26, 1932 - October 5, 1967) was a NASA astronaut and United States Marine Corps Major (United States) who was killed after a mechanical failure caused the flight controls in a T-38 he was piloting to stop responding. The aircraft crashed in Florida near Tallahassee. Williams was born on September 26, 1932 in M... more

This article is about the American astronaut. For the composer, see Clifton Williams (composer). Clifton Curtis 'C.C.' Williams (September 26, 1932 - October 5, 1967) was a NASA astronaut and United States Marine Corps Major (United States) who was killed after a mechanical failure caused the flight controls in a T-38 he was piloting to stop responding. The aircraft crashed in Florida near Tallahassee. Williams was born on September 26, 1932 in Mobile, Alabama. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout. Williams graduated from Murphy High School in Mobile, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University (AU), Auburn, Alabama in 1954. Having joined the Navy ROTC while at AU, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps on August 9, 1954. He was an associate member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and member of Pi Tau Sigma (national mechanical honorary), and Tau... less