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Donald E. Williams
American astronaut / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Captain Donald Edward "Don" Williams (February 13, 1942 – February 23, 2016) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, mechanical engineer and NASA astronaut. He has a recorded total of 287 hours and 35 minutes in space. He was born in Lafayette, Indiana.
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Williams died on February 23, 2016 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from complications of a stroke. He was 74 years old.[1]