st bit ten ▁that ▁the ▁Car path ias ▁doctor ▁wanted ▁to ▁am put ate ▁them . ▁Williams , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁his ▁tennis ▁career ▁to ▁be ▁cut ▁short , ▁opt ed ▁instead ▁to ▁work ▁through ▁the ▁injury ▁by ▁simply ▁getting ▁up ▁and ▁walking ▁around ▁every ▁two ▁hours , ▁around ▁the ▁clock . ▁The ▁choice ▁worked ▁out ▁well ▁for ▁him : ▁later ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁U . S . ▁Tennis ▁Championship , ▁in ▁mixed ▁doubles , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁many ▁more ▁champion ships ▁including ▁the ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁with ▁fellow ▁surv iv or ▁Karl ▁Be hr . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁A ▁Night ▁to ▁Remember ▁( 1 9 5 5 ), ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁the ▁T itan ic ▁dis aster , ▁that ▁Williams ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁its ▁author ▁Walter ▁Lord . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Williams ▁met ▁with ▁Lord ▁and ▁gave ▁a ▁detailed ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁s inking . ▁ ▁Military ▁service , ▁business ▁career , ▁historical ▁society ▁Williams ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre ▁and ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Honor . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁continued ▁playing ▁championship ▁tennis . ▁ ▁Williams , ▁also ▁a ▁noted ▁Philadelphia ▁invest ment ▁bank er , ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Historical ▁Society ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Death ▁Richard ▁Nor ris ▁Williams ▁died ▁of ▁em phys ema ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁aged ▁ 7