John Ray Skates is a professor of history and former chair of the history department at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is also a retired colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.

John Ray Skates is a professor of history and former chair of the history department at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is also a retired colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.

John Ray Skates is a professor of history and former chair of the history department at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is also a retired colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.