Arland Dean Williams Jr.
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Arland Dean Williams Jr. was an American passenger on Air Florida Flight 90 who became known for repeatedly passing rescue lines to others in the freezing Potomac River, sacrificing his own life to save fellow survivors.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air disaster victim
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hero ⓘ human ⓘ |
| aircraftAccident | Air Florida Flight 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyRecovered | 1982-01-19 ⓘ |
| bridgeNamedAfter | Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Roselawn Cemetery, Charleston, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
airplane crash
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drowning ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-09-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-01-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1982-01-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Williams ⓘ |
| fullName | Arland Dean Williams Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Arland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Carnegie Medal
NERFINISHED
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Gold Lifesaving Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ President’s Citizens Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identifiedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heroic actions during the crash of Air Florida Flight 90
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repeatedly passing rescue lines to other survivors in the Potomac River ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | accident ⓘ |
| memorial |
Arland D. Williams Jr. Elementary School
NERFINISHED
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Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent | sacrificed his life to save fellow passengers after Air Florida Flight 90 crash ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleSaved | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation | bank examiner ⓘ |
| parentOf | two children ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mattoon, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Potomac River, Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfEvent | Potomac River, near 14th Street Bridge, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Atlanta
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surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Charleston, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolNamedAfter | Arland D. Williams Jr. Elementary School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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