| Show something to shoot for Modest courageous honest faithful ll and clean Would that those words could be said of all an of us Thirty years ago a young Moab man lost his life as the airplane he was flying crashed to the ground This young man was Lt John J. J W Williams Williams Wil Wil- l- l liams Iiams U U. S. S Army flyer son of the late Dr and Mrs J J. J W. W Williams Lt Williams was recognized as one of the Army's most daring and skillful pilots He lie was one of the famous Three Musketeers At the time he was killed he was competing in the national air races at Mines Field Los Angeles California Lt Williams distinguished himself from the beginning of his army life at West Point where he was graduated with honors Choosing aviation for his army career and after training at Kelly and Brooks fields soon proved the excellence of his ability as a pilot In addition he became became became be be- came a machine gunner being awarded a medal by the assistant secretary of war and classed as a distinguished aerial gunner gunner gunner gun gun- ner a rank held by only two other aviators in the U U. S. S Army at that time It is not just our purpose to pay tribute tribute tribute tri tri- bute to this Moab man who lost his life 30 years ago As was written in the 1924 1324 Howitzer West Vest Point annual A detailed detailed detail detail- ed account of Johns John's rise at West Point would sound like a plagiarism from one of the Alger books so will let it slide That Lt Williams was brave daring and an adept pilot there is no question Columns were written at the time of his untimely death recording this fact Recorded Recorded Recorded Re Re- corded too are the many testimonials to the fact that Lt John J. J Williams was a aman aman aman modest honest faithful faith faithful man courageous ful and clean It is something to reflect upon Not every young man can or would want to become an airplane pilot Not everyone everyone everyone ev ev- has the ability to excell excel in this field or of in other fields which call for the public exhibition of outstanding and bravery But every everyone one can be modest Proud of their accomplishments certainly confident of their abilities but still stin mod mod- est Everyone can be courageous as they meet each of lifes life's problems No discussion need be made on honesty faithfulness and They are well within the abilities abilities abilities abil abil- of every person Everyone if they put forth the effort the big effort can have and show these qualities which after all is said and done are the markings of real manhood Everyone Every Every- one can if the they choose be a white man manof manof manof of the first water This was said of Lt John J J. J Williams It is something to o shoot for |
