From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (African American Women Veterans in and from Kentucky)
Military Branch
Women's Army Corps
Active Duty Entered
April 29, 1944
Notes
Ethel W. Fields was married and living in Jefferson County, KY when she enlisted in the Army in Cincinnati, OH, according to her enlistment record in Ancestry. She was employed laundering and cleaning clothes.
After her military service, she lived in Westland, MI. she died in 1997 and is buried in the United Memorial Gardens in Plymouth, MI.
Born in Irvington, KY, Ethel was the daughter of Ida Belle Leak and Clarence Watts. Her family had moved from Irvington to Louisville by 1940, according to the U.S. Census.
Sources: Ancestry: Kentucky Birth Index; Army Enlistment Record; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites Index; U.S. Social Security and Claims Index; and the 1930 U.S. Census.
After her military service, she lived in Westland, MI. she died in 1997 and is buried in the United Memorial Gardens in Plymouth, MI.
Born in Irvington, KY, Ethel was the daughter of Ida Belle Leak and Clarence Watts. Her family had moved from Irvington to Louisville by 1940, according to the U.S. Census.
Sources: Ancestry: Kentucky Birth Index; Army Enlistment Record; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites Index; U.S. Social Security and Claims Index; and the 1930 U.S. Census.
Kentucky County & Region
Read about Breckinridge County, Kentucky in Wikipedia.
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Kentucky Place (Town or City)
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Item Relations
Cite This NKAA Entry:
“Fields, Ethel Watts,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed July 27, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/index.php/items/show/300004351.
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