Wells, Ray William, 1916-

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Mr. Raymond William "Buck" Wells was born in 1916 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He served in Alaska with the Navy Seabees during World War II. Wells worked for Hercules, Inc. for forty-three years before retiring in 1980. In 1968, he served on the jury reviewing the murder of Vernon Dahmer that convicted Cecil Sessum.

From the description of An oral history with Mr. Buck Wells, 1997. c1998. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 45721899

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Mississippi
Hattiesburg (Miss.)
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African Americans
Discrimination in law enforcement
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Birth 1916

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