Williams, L. L. (Louis Laval), 1889-1967.

Biographical sketch: For the majority of his professional life, Dr. Williams worked to eliminate malaria and was recognized around the world as an expert on malaria control. He retired from the U.S. Public Health Service in 1953 with the rank of Medical Director. The last five years of his career he served as Chief of the Division of International Health. He was a delegate to numerous international health conferences, most notably the 1946 New York conference at which the World Health Organization was established. He was also a long-time member of the Gorgas Memorial Institute. In late 1939, Dr. Williams was detailed to organize and head a malaria control team to the China-Burma Highway where he spent six months educating Chinese medical and entomological officers. During World War II he organized and directed malaria and venereal disease control operations for Army camps in the U.S. and North Africa. In addition he also organized a public health mission to Liberia comprised entirely of African-Americans.