Born 9 January 1914
Died non Battle 9 April 1943
Pvt Williams died in Riverside, California. He is buried at Sunset Cemetery, Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee.
The Kingsport Times, 11 April 1943.
Blythe, Calif. – Pvt Elbert M. Williams, son of Mrs. Nanny C. Woods, 193 Medaris St., Clinton, Tenn., was one of two soldiers killed Friday night when an army vehicle and a civilian truck collided.