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'''James Prestley "Buster" Waits''' (born [[1904]]; died [[1980]] in [[Birmingham]]) was the son of [[Grasselli Chemical Company]] manager [[Major Waits]] and, as a boy, may have served as a mascot for Grasselli's [[Industrial League]] baseball team. After [[1920]] his father was assigned to the Dothan and [[Gadsden]] offices of the company. | |||
Waits, who worked as a bookkeeper in wholesale drug store in Birmingham in [[1930]], enlisted in the U. S. Army at [[Fort McClellan]] on [[October 23]], [[1942]]. He returned to Birmingham after the war. | |||
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Revision as of 11:12, 30 September 2010
James Prestley "Buster" Waits (born 1904; died 1980 in Birmingham) was the son of Grasselli Chemical Company manager Major Waits and, as a boy, may have served as a mascot for Grasselli's Industrial League baseball team. After 1920 his father was assigned to the Dothan and Gadsden offices of the company.
Waits, who worked as a bookkeeper in wholesale drug store in Birmingham in 1930, enlisted in the U. S. Army at Fort McClellan on October 23, 1942. He returned to Birmingham after the war.