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Arland Dean Williams Jr. (September 23, 1935 – January 13, 1982) was a passenger aboard Air Florida Flight 90, which crashed on take-off in Washington, D.C., on January 13, 1982, killing 78 people. One of just six people to survive the crash, he helped the other five escape the sinking plane before succumbing to his injuries. In the words of a clergyman, :''His heroism was not rash. Aware that his own strength was fading, he deliberately handed hope to someone else, and he did so repeatedly. On that cold and tragic day, Arland D. Williams Jr. exemplified one of the best attributes of human nature, specifically that some people are capable of doing anything for total strangers.'' The 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River at the crash site was renamed in his honor. ==Personal background== Williams grew up in Illinois and graduated from high school in Mattoon, where he acquired the nickname "Chub." He subsequently attended The Citadel in South Carolina.〔 According to his high school girlfriend, Williams had been nervous about The Citadel's swimming requirement, as he had always had a fear of water and "didn't know if he could overcome it to push through that test."〔 After graduation he served two years in the military in a stateside post and then went into banking, eventually becoming a bank examiner.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arland D. Williams, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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