Background
Wells, Herschel James was born on February 23, 1924 in Kirkland, Arkansas, United States. Son of Alymer James and Martha Thelma (Cross) Wells.
hospital administrator physician
Wells, Herschel James was born on February 23, 1924 in Kirkland, Arkansas, United States. Son of Alymer James and Martha Thelma (Cross) Wells.
Student, Emory University, 1941-1942; student, University Arkansas, 1942-1943; Doctor of Medicine, U. Tennessee, 1946.
Rotating intern, then resident internal medicine, Wayne County General Hospital (and Infirmary), Eloise, Michigan, 1946-1950; director infirmary division, Wayne County General Hospital (and Infirmary), 1955-1965; general superintendent, Wayne County General Hospital (and Infirmary), 1965-1974; director, Wayne County General Hospital (Walter P. Reuther Memorial Long Term Care Facility), 1974-1978; review physician, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Social Security Administration, Traverse City, Michigan, 1978-1997.
Served to major Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1948-1955. Member American Medical Association, Michigan Medical Society, American Federation Clinical Research, Masons (32 degree), Alpha Kappa Kappa, Pi Kappa Alpha.
Married Carmen Ruth Williams, August 5, 1946. Children: Judith Alliece Wells Jarecki, Pamela Elliece Wells McKinven, Joanne Olivia Wells Bennett.