Williams, Wesley A., 1896-1984

found: Wesley H. Williams papers, 1909-1984:(Wesley Williams, Wesley A. Williams; b. Aug. 26, 1896, New York, N.Y.; though some sources give birth dates as either Aug. 26 or Sept. 26, 1897, he celebrated his 80th birthday on Aug. 26, 1976; New York City fire fighter and official, first African-American to serve in N.Y. City Fire Department in 1919, retired in 1952 with rank of battalion chief)

found: Williams, C.F. The Chief, 1999:p. 4 of cover ("Wesley Williams, an African American born in 1897, entered the New York City Fire Department in 1919") p. 143 (appointed chief of the Third Battalion in 1938) p. 145 (Chief Williams) p. 170 (Chief) acknowledgments ("my grandfather, the late Wesley Williams")

found: N.Y. Times, July 6, 1984:p. B5 (Wesley A. Williams; d. July 3, 1984, age 87, Queens, N.Y.)