Vereen Bell(1911-1944)
- Writer
Son of Georgia State Supreme Court Judge R.C. Bell, Vereen McNeill Bell
was graduated from Davidson College (North Carolina) in 1932 and later
studied writing in Louisiana. He served as associate editor of
_American Boy/Youth's Companion_ magazine for two years, then became a
freelance writer. Volunteered for U.S. Navy duty in 1943. He died in
WWII while serving as a lieutenant in the Second Battle of the
Philippine Sea. In tribute to his career, the Georgia Legislature
renamed the entrance highway to the Okefenokee Swamp the Vereen Bell
Memorial Highway. Davidson College currently offers a Vereen Bell Award
for creative writing.
