▁District ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Jones ville , ▁Virginia , ▁Williams ▁received ▁an ▁Art ium ▁Bac cala ure us ▁degree ▁from ▁Mill igan ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁After ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy , ▁having ▁never ▁seen ▁the ▁ocean . ▁During ▁his ▁officer ▁training , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁ro omm ate ▁of ▁H erman ▁W ou k , ▁who ▁told ▁of ▁their ▁experiences ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁chapter ▁of ▁The ▁Ca ine ▁Mut iny . ▁Williams ▁was ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁After ▁his ▁dis charge , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁law ▁school ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Before ▁his ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Commonwealth ' s ▁att orney ▁of ▁Lee ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Jones ville ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5