Herring, Wray Raphael, 1926-2010
African Americans
English
Biographical notes:
Wray Raphael Herring (1926-2010) was born in Parkersburg, Sampson County, North Carolina on January 31, 1926. Herring moved to Greensboro, N.C. and joined the United States Navy during World War II. Herring was a part of U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School Band and Orchestra, the U.S. Navy B-1 Band, and the Manana Ridge Band in which he played trombone and sang. Herring died November 2, 2010 in Newport News, Virginia.
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Subjects:
- African American musicians
- African American sailors
Occupations:
- Musicians
- Sailors
Places:
- Chapel Hill, NC, US
- Greensboro, NC, US
- Hawaii, HI, US
- Newport News, VA, US
