John Henry Williams was born November 11, 1911 in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. to Dock & Ida Riley Williams. September 7, 1935 John married Ozella Wakefield at Fort Smith, Ar. John registered for the military draft October 16, 1940 at Lincoln High School in Fort Smith, Ar. He enlisted with the US Army in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 19, 1943. He states he has completed 4 years of high school and his occupation is "Attendants, filling stations and parking lots". No discharge date has been found. John Henry Williams passed away January 2, 2006 in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. and is buried at the Fort Smith National Cemetery in Fort Smith.