William Price Williamson was born in Norfolk , Virginia on August 10 , 1884 , the son of Thom and Julia '' Price '' Williamson . He grew up near Washington D.C. and , after graduation from Western High School there , was appointed midshipman on June 29 , 1903 , and graduated from the Naval Academy with the class of 1907 , in the advanced section of that class , on September 12 , 1906 . Assigned to '' Indiana '' ( Battleship No. 1 ) , he landed from that ship at Kingston , Jamaica , in January 1907 and was cited by his commanding officer for his efficient work in a rescue party during fires resulting from an earthquake there
an earthquake there
1907 Kingston earthquake
William Price Williamson