Walter C. Williams

Walter C. Williams (July 30, 1919 – October 7, 1995) was an American engineer, leader of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics group at Edwards Air Force Base in the 1940s, and a NASA Deputy Associate Administrator during Project Mercury. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1939, and prior his NASA employment, worked for Glenn L. Martin Company.[1][2] He was a recipient of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal and the John J. Montgomery Award.

References

  1. ↑ "NASA Pioneer Walter C. Williams Dies". nasa.gov. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). October 10, 1995. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ Gibbs, Yvonne (editor) (July 30, 2015). "NASA Dryden Center Director Biography: Walter C. Williams". nasa.gov. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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