Background
Billes, I. V. was born on September 20, 1919 in Colfax, Louisiana, United States. Son of Theodore and Geneva (Brew) Billes.
consultant medical center administrator
Billes, I. V. was born on September 20, 1919 in Colfax, Louisiana, United States. Son of Theodore and Geneva (Brew) Billes.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Southern University, Baton Rouge, 1941. Postgraduate, Tuskegee University, 1953.
Teacher, coach Lincoln Parish Training School, Ruston, Louisiana, 1941-1942, Grambling (Louisiana) University, 1946-1947. Canteen and supply officer VA, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1947-1963, assistant director trainee, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963-1964. Assistant director Veterans Administration Hospital, Butler, Pennsylvania, 1964-1968, assistant director, Batavia, New York, 1968-1970, assistant director, East Orange, New Jersey, 1970-1972, director, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1972-1975.
Director Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1975-1989, deputy director department veterans affairs New Orleans, from 1989. Member, director VA district 6, 1988.
Officer Tuskegee Civic Association, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, 1948-1957. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1946-1989. Advisory board Shepherd College, 1980-1987, board member United Way, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1975-1989.
Vice president Martin L. King Scholarship Club, Martinsburg. With United States Army, 1942-1946, 1st lieutenant 1944-1945, European Theatre of Operations, retired 1969. Lieutenant colonel United States Army Reserve.
Member American Hospital Association, Senior Executives Association, Kiwanis.
Married Eugenia Lollie Cook, June 23, 1942. Children: Ronald Ewalt, Gerald Warren, Heloise Elaine Billes Kaunan.