31 October 1947

Carle, Charles D., fl. 1947

Letter signed

Title: to Cordelia Williams

Colonel Charles D. Carle of the War Department writes that enclosed is the last Will and Testament of 2nd Lt. LeRoi S. Williams and extends his sympathies.

GLC09587.045

1939-1945

Printed document

Title: Program of the Chapel Service

The program lists the order of speakers and singers for a chapel service that was most likely for LeRoi Williams. It also lists who the pallbearers and flower girls were.

GLC09587.046

1939-1945

Printed document

Title: Military Escort From Woodrum Field

This document is a list of the men who were a part of a military escort and a firing party.

GLC09587.047

1939-1945

Payne, M.W., ?

Printed document

Title: to Cordelia Williams

Mrs. M. W. Payne writes that she is sorry for the loss of LeRoi and mentions that she has lost three of her own childen. She also writes that she included a cake with the letter and for Cordelia to reach out if she needs anything.

GLC09587.048

22 December 1940

Aviation Service, Inc.

Note

Title: [Receipt for flying]

This receipt for flying notes that LeRoi Williams flew "18'' solo" and earned $1.50. The reverse of the note says "Wikingins."

GLC09587.049

6 October 1940

Aviation Service, Inc.

Note

Title: [Receipt for flying]

This receipt for flying notes that LeRoi Williams flew "20'' solo" and earned $1.67.

GLC09587.050

17 September 1940

Aviation Service, Inc.

Note

Title: [Receipt for flying]

This receipt for flying notes that LeRoi Williams flew "30m solo" and earned $2.50.

GLC09587.051

7 November 1940

Aviation Service, Inc.

Printed document

Title: [Receipt for flying]

This receipt for flying notes that LeRoi Williams flew "17-J-3-L-50" and earned $1.42.

GLC09587.052

circa 1919-1943

Ragland, J. Farley, fl. 1940

Printed document

Title: "To Our Fallen Flyers"

A poem titled "To Our Fallen Flyers" by J. Farley Ragland. Underneath the typed text, someone has written in pencil "Sent Home by Bro."

GLC09587.053

circa 1919-1943

Grogan Photo Company

Postcard

Title: North-West from Headquarters, Selfridge Field, Michigan

A postcard titled "North-West from Headquarters, Selfridge Field, Michigan" with a photo of Selfridge Field Air Base in Michigan.

GLC09587.054

circa 1919-1943

Grogan Photo Company

Postcard

Title: Control Tower, Selfridge Field, Mich.

A postcard titled "Control Tower, Selfridge Field, Mich." with a photo of four white airmen in the control tower. One looks out through binoculars while the others wear aviator sunglasses.

GLC09587.055

circa 1919-1943

Document

Title: [Flight chart]

A handwritten chart with several columns: check points, "M.h. / CH," distance in miles, ETA, ATA, and marks. The chart is filled out with various flights executed by LeRoi Williams to check points such as Dadeville, Summerville, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Atlanta.

GLC09587.056

circa 1919-1943

Williams, Eugene, fl. 1940

Autograph letter signed

Title: To LeRoi Williams

A letter from Eugene Williams to his brother LeRoi. He asks LeRoi how farm life is and how the Greens are doing. He mentions that Geraldine is always asking when he'll come home. He finishes the letter by imploring LeRoi to ask if he may come to the farm as well. There is a drawing of a conductor, labeled as such, saying "FARMVILL!" and Eugene, also labeled, saying "okay." Below, he signs off lovingly with his full name, Eugene Warsenure Bernard Williams.

GLC09587.057

circa 1919-1943

Note

Title: [Flight chart]

A handwritten chart that appears to list flight distances and times.

GLC09587.058

circa 1919-1943

Note

Title: [Flight plan]

A handwritten flight plan without destinations. The plans are notated by dots and lines, along with several numbers.

GLC09587.059

circa 1919-1943

Note

Title: [Flight plan]

A handwritten flight plan detailing the voyage from Atlanta to Chattanooga and back. On the back of the second page, there are handwritten math equations.

GLC09587.060

Circa 1941-1943

Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the family of LeRoi Williams

Letter to his family, in which LeRoi Williams describes being sent to an Army Air Field in Northern Michigan to practice gunnery. He describes the training he's been given and the practice of skip bombing.

GLC09587.061

Circa 1941-1943

Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the family of LeRoi Williams

LeRoi Williams writes to his family about his flight training and a recent cross country flight he made at night, from Chattanooga to Atlanta. He says he has enclosed the flight plan he used and describes how to read it.

GLC09587.062

circa 1943

Typed document

Title: [Eulogy for LeRoi Williams by his Family]

Eulogy for LeRoi Williams, attributed to his family. It lists LeRoi's accomplishments at both the Hampton Institute and the Tuskegee Army Air Force School, including his playing of chimes and his devotion to his family, country, and God. It ends with a poem about faith after loss. The first page is missing.

GLC09587.063

1941-1945

Pickett, Ludo C., fl. 1943-1944

Typed letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Cordelia S. Williams

Letter to Cordelia Williams from Ludo C. Pickett, the Director of Retirement Claims at the Railroad Retirement Board. Pickett says he has enclosed application forms that Williams must complete and return. The first page is missing. This may be the second page of another letter Cordelia Williams recieved from the Railroad Retirement Board (see GLC09587.039).

GLC09587.064

21 May 1934

Shaw, Spencer G., fl. 1934

Autograph document signed

Title: Olympic Social Club

Certificate for LeRoi Williams from the Olympic Social Club declaring him a fellow of the club and acknowledging his service to it. It is signed by President Spencer G. Shaw and Secretary Donald James Sampson.

GLC09587.065

1942

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Vultee "Valiants"]

Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper. Front is black and white photograph of planes and a man. Caption says: "late in 1943, when Kelly became a training center for instructors, these Vultee 'Valiants' joined its fleet." Handwritten notes say "BT's" in top right and bottom center. Reverse is ad for Rohm & Haas Company, which sells transparent plastic for planes.

GLC09587.066

1941-1945

Newspaper clipping

Title: ["Swoose" plane]

This newspaper clipping is from an unknown newspaper. The front is a black and white photograph of a plane in flight. Caption reads: "designed for use in snow, this novel ski-wheel gear is on North American 'Texan' (AT-6, SNJ). It was dubbed 'Swoose.'" Handwritten in pencil says "AT we don't use the skis" on the bottom center. The reverse is information about a plane called the Fieseler Fi-156K.

GLC09587.067

circa 28 July 1943

Newspaper clipping

Title: 27 Army Pilots

Two newspaper clippings about the graduation of "Le Roi" S. Williams from the "Tuskegee Army Air Field as second lieutenants in the Army Air Forces." The first clipping lists the names and hometowns of all the men who graduated from the Tuskegee Army Air Field institute, LeRoi is mentioned. The second clipping is a black and white photograph of the recent graudates, captioned "27 Army Pilots."

GLC09587.068

circa 14 October 1943

Newspaper clipping

Title: Negro Pilot Dead in Plane Crash

Two newspaper articles are attached to a piece of paper. The first clipping is an article about the plane crash and death of Lt. LeRoi S. Williams. Included is a small black and white photograph of him. The second clipping is about another Lieutenant who had to "bail out of his riddled plane." This clipping is the same as the one in GLC09587.070.

GLC09587.069