William Ridley Wills [SEP] educated at
William Ridley Wills
William Ridley Wills, born Brownsville, Tennessee on March 4, 1897, was a graduate of Vanderbilt University and a member of the Fugitive literary group. He worked for the "Memphis Press", "Memphis Evening Appeal", and the "Nashville Banner" newspapers before leaving for New York to become the Sunday Editor for the "New York World". He served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the U.S. Army, 76th Field Artillery during World War I and saw action during at Somme, St. Michel
- William Day Wills (1791–1865), British tobacco merchant
- William Ridley Wills (1897–1957), American novelist, poet, and journalist
See also.
- William S. S. Willes (1819–1871), Mormon pioneer