David M. Williams

Marker Text 1900-1975 "Carbine" Williams, designer of short-stroke piston, which made possible M-1 carbine rifle, widely used in WWII. Lived 2 mi. S.
Location Old Dunn Rd., Godwin
Area Downtown Fayetteville
Description

Over 8 million Allied soldiers carried the M-1 carbine, a light semiautomatic rifle, in World War II.  General Douglas MacArthur described the weapon as "one of the strongest contributing factors to our victory in the Pacific."  J Edgar Hoover and others had similar praise for "Carbine" Williams, the weapon's designer.  In 1940, working with a team at Winchester, Williams created the .30 caliber M-1 carbine, noted for its accuracy and light recoil.
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