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Osbert Edwin Williams, Jr.

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Born
  
December 15, 1875 (
1875-12-15
)
Webster Township, Michigan

Spouse(s)
  
Inez Augusta Blessing (1878-1920) (m. 1904)

Parent(s)
  
Osbert Edwin Williams, Sr.

Died
  
25 October 1917, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Other names
  
O. E. Williams, Bert Williams

Osbert Edwin Williams, Jr. (December 15, 1875 – October 25, 1917) was a pioneer aviator. He started the Williams Aeroplane Company.

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Biography

He was born on December 15, 1875 in Webster Township, Michigan to Osbert Edwin Williams, Sr. (1831 1910) and Sarah E. Cook (1843-1891).

He was working for the railroad when he became interested in aviation. He started a flying school and aircraft manufacturing company in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

He died on October 25, 1917 in Mobile, Alabama.

Students

Many of his students died in crashes or served in World War I.

  • Albert Boshek (1890-1917)
  • Ransom A. Fowler (1889-1916)
  • Don McGee (1896-1917)
  • Harold M. Bruner
  • Leroy Wilson (aviator)
  • Lieutenant Cyrus K. Bettis (1893–1926) served in World War I
  • Lieutenant John Burns (aviator) served in World War I
  • Captain E. G. Knapp (?-1928) served in World War I
  • Lieutenant John Thad Johnson (1893-1927) served in World War I
  • Sid Robberts

    • References

    Osbert Edwin Williams, Jr. Wikipedia
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