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Osbert Edwin Williams Jr. (December 15, 1875 – October 25, 1917) was a pioneer aviator. He started the Williams Aeroplane Company.[1]

Osbert Edwin Williams Jr.
Born	(1875-12-15)December 15, 1875 Webster Township, Michigan
Died	October 25, 1917(1917-10-25) (aged 41) Mobile, Alabama
Other names	O. E. Williams Bert Williams
Spouse	Inez Augusta Blessing (1878-1920) ​ ​ (m. 1904)​
Parent	Osbert Edwin Williams Sr.

Biography

He was born on December 15, 1875, in Webster Township, Michigan to Osbert Edwin Williams Sr. and Sarah E. Williams (née Cook).[2]

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.[1]

Students

Many of his students died in crashes or served in World War I.[3]

• 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

External links

• U.S. Patent 1,046,922 Regulator for dampers and the like (1912)
• Osbert Edwin Williams Jr. at Early Aviators
• Osbert Edwin Williams Jr. at Find a Grave

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