Wednesday night, an American Airlines plane hit a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C., killing 67 ... Potomac is also named the Arland Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge.

As the nation mourns the deadliest U.S. air crash since 2009, a Coles County town remembers another deadly aviation incident ...

Now, 43 years later, passersby on the bridge, if they look close enough, can see that the bridge has been renamed. It is now officially known as the Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge.

Today, the bridge where the crash occurred bears his name—the Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge—a lasting tribute to his selfless bravery. With the recent collision of a passenger jet and ...