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Encyclopedia > Clifton Williams

Clifton 'C.C.' Williams (September 26, 1932 - October 5, 1967) was a NASA astronaut and USMC Major who was killed after a mechanical failure caused the flight controls in a T-38 he was piloting to stop responding. The aircraft crashed in Florida near Tallahassee.


He had previously served on the backup crew for Gemini X and had been assigned to the back-up crew for what would be the Apollo 9 mission. This crew placement would have most likely lead to an assignment as Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 12. After his death he was replaced on the Apollo 9 backup crew by Al Bean who had been his commander on the Gemini X backup crew.


The Apollo 12 mission patch has four stars on it - one each for the three astronauts who flew the mission, and one for Williams.


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Clifton Williams - Definition, explanation (170 words)
Clifton 'C.C.' Williams (September 26, 1932 - October 5, 1967) was a NASA astronaut and USMC Major who was killed after a mechanical failure caused the flight controls in a T-38 he was piloting to stop responding.
He had previously served on the backup crew for Gemini X and had been assigned to the back-up crew for what would be the Apollo 9 mission.
After his death he was replaced on the Apollo 9 backup crew by Al Bean who had been his commander on the Gemini X backup crew.
Clifton Williams: Biography - Classic Cat (299 words)
James Clifton Williams (1923-1976) was born in Traskwood, Arkansas.
Williams also served in the Army Air Corps band as a drum major, composing in his spare time.
Williams' early compositions were for orchestra and he would later achieve great success writing for concert band.
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