World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Oswald S. 'Ozzie' Williams
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Richard E. Miller
THE HONOREE WAS A PIONEERING AFRO-AMERICAN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER WHO SERVED AS A SENIOR AERODYNAMICIST WITH THE REPUBLIC AVIATION CORPORATION, HELPING TO PERFECT THE FAMOUS P47 THUNDERBOLT FIGHTER PLANE.