Marquis, A.N. (1916). Who's Who in New England, 2nd Edition. A.N. Marquis Publishing Company, Chicago. 1192pp. Fred Ball Rice (14 Jul 1866 - 11 Feb 1933) p.385 In: Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol. 23. J.T. White & Company, New York. c1945. William B. Rice had four children. His eldest sons Harry Lee Rice and Fred Ball Rice ran the family shoe manufacturing business after his death until they retired and sold the business in 1929. Harry Rice was born July 28, 1862, in Hudson, MA, and was married to Frances Austin Manson in 1900. They had three children: William Ball Rice II (1901–1964), Benjamin Manson Rice (1902–1978), and Edmund Rice (1905–1961). Harry Rice died March 5, 1951, in Quincy. [7] Fred B. Rice was born July 14, 1866, in Hudson, and was unmarried. He died February 11, 1933, at the family home in Quincy. [8] Rice's third son William Ball Rice Jr. died in infancy in 1872. His daughter Mary Sanborn Rice was born February 12, 1874, in Quincy, and was married to portrait painter Homer Lane Bigelow (1868–1955) in 1896. They resided at 37 Old Orchard Road in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton, MA, and had three children – Priscilla Rice (Bigelow) Trainer (b. 1898), [9] Homer Lane Bigelow, Jr. (1899–1967), and Malcolm R. Bigelow (1906–1945). [10]

William B. Rice had four children. His eldest sons Harry Lee Rice and Fred Ball Rice ran the family shoe manufacturing business after his death until they retired and sold the business in 1929. Harry Rice was born 28 July 1862 in Hudson MA, and was married to Frances Austin Manson in 1900. They had three children: William Ball Rice II (1901-1964), Benjamin Manson Rice (1902-1978), and Edmund Rice (1905-1961). Harry Rice died 5 March 1951 in Quincy MA. Fred B. Rice was born 14 July 1866 in Hudson MA, and was unmarried. He died 11 Feb 1933 at the family home in Quincy MA. Rice's third son William Ball Rice Jr. died in infancy in 1872. His daughter Mary Sanborn Rice was born 12 February 1874 in Quincy, MA and was married to portrait painter Homer Lane Bigelow (1868-1955) in 1896. They resided at 37 Old Orchard Road in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton, MA and had three children Priscilla Rice (Bigelow) Trainer (b. 1898), Homer Lane Bigelow, Jr. (1899-1967), and Malcolm R. Bigelow (1906-1945). William Ball Rice was a direct descendant of Edmund Rice, an English immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony, as follows:Brice moved with MAG-11 to San Diego in December 1941, and there, in March 1942, he assumed command of Marine Aircraft Group 12. He headed that unit until September 1942, when he rejoined Marine Aircraft Group 11 as its commander, and the following month he sailed with it (via New Caledonia) for the New Hebrides Islands, where the group began feeding planes and pilots into Guadalcanal. In December 1942, he moved to Guadalcanal to take command of Marine Aircraft Group 14 and all the search, bombing and torpedo planes based there, remaining until April 1943, when he departed for New Zealand with the group. In 1987, Pope John Paul II, during a Papal visit to Columbia, spoke in front of 60,000 people at the stadium. [21] That same year Billy Graham held his South Carolina crusade at the stadium. Dancing Through the Great Depression: Campus Views". University Libraries. University of South Carolina Board of Trustees . Retrieved December 4, 2017.

Unit history of the 5th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment". The American Civil War . http://www.mycivilwar.com/regiments/usa-ma/ma_inf_reg_05.htm . Retrieved 16 March 2011. November 22, 1975 – South Carolina beat Clemson 56–20 to set a team record for most points scored in a game against Clemson (South Carolina's in-state rival). Fans singing and dancing to "Go Carolina," "USC Fight Song," various renditions of "2001," and many other songs played by The University of South Carolina Marching Band. As one of the most well-known college bands in the country, the 375-member " Mighty Sound of the Southeast" continually performs music featuring guard, percussion, and dance units.William B. Rice had four children. His eldest sons Harry Lee Rice and Fred Ball Rice ran the family shoe manufacturing business after his death until they retired and sold the business in 1929. Harry Rice was born 28 July 1862 in Hudson MA, and was married to Frances Austin Manson in 1900. They had three children: William Ball Rice II (1901-1964), Benjamin Manson Rice (1902-1978), and Edmund Rice (1905-1961). Harry Rice died 5 March 1951 in Quincy MA. [5] Fred B. Rice was born 14 July 1866 in Hudson MA, and was unmarried. He died 11 Feb 1933 at the family home in Quincy MA. [6] Rice's third son William Ball Rice Jr. died in infancy in 1872. His daughter Mary Sanborn Rice was born 12 February 1874 in Quincy, MA and was married to portrait painter Homer Lane Bigelow (1868-1955) in 1896. They resided at 37 Old Orchard Road in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton, MA and had three children Priscilla Rice (Bigelow) Trainer (b. 1898), [7] Homer Lane Bigelow, Jr. (1899-1967), and Malcolm R. Bigelow (1906-1945). [8] During his career Rice was engaged in a number of civic and philanthropic pursuits. In 1894, Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge appointed him to the governor's council of business advisers and he was a major benefactor of the Quincy City Hospital. [1] When Rice's wife, Mrs. Emma Louise Rice died in 1934 she left the family home and grounds at 215 Adams St. in Quincy to the William B. Rice Eventide Home, a non-profit, nursing home corporation. [6] The Rice family and genealogy [ edit ] Leaving headquarters in May 1949, the general's next tour of duty was at Glenview, Illinois, as a commander of Marine Air Reserve Training from that July until April 1951, when he left for Korea to become assistant commander of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Promoted to major general that August, he returned to Hawaii in October as deputy commander, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, serving in that capacity until March 1952, when he returned to the United States. He became Director of Aviation the following month, and in August 1953, when that post was elevated to a lieutenant general's billet, he was promoted to that rank. He left Washington, D.C., in July 1955, and assumed his final command on September 9 of that year. He retired in 1956 and was advanced to the rank of general. [2]