Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Williams akaberekwa musi waAugust 25, 1897, muDenton, Texas. Akaenda kuzvikoro zveDenton, uye akapedza kudzidza paDenton High School muna 1916. Muna May 1916, akapinda muchiuto muTexas Army National Guard. Akatora rutivi murwendo
achipikisana naPancho Villa, achifambira mberi kuva mukuru mukuru uye musoja muna 1917. Achiti akaberekwa muna 1896 kuitira kuti asvike pazera rakaderera rekutenderwa, muna Chivabvu 1917 Williams akatanga kosi yekudzidzisa maofficial kuCamp Bullis, Leon Springs, Texas. Akagamuchira basa rake munaAugust 1917, mwedzi mina mushure mekupinda kweAmerica muHondo Yenyika I, uye akagadzwa kuva wechipiri lieutenant muChikwata cheChikwata cheChikwata cheChikwata cheChikwata cheChikwata cheChikwata.