From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (African American Women Veterans in and from Kentucky)
Military Branch
Women's Army Corps
Active Duty Entered
June 14, 1944
Active Duty Exit
March 9, 1945
Exit Rank
Private WAC Det. 1127th
Notes
Beulah D. Sims was living in Tennessee when she enlisted in the Army, according to her record in Ancestry. Her name was spelled "Beaulah C. Sims" when she enlisted in Nashville; he was living in Chattanooga at the time.
Beulah Sims was employed as a maid before and after her time in the military. After her discharge, she settled in Knoxville, TN, where she died in 1962. Beulah D. Sims Saffell is buried in the Knoxville National Cemetery. She was born in McRoberts, KY, the daughter of Virginia Roberts and Percy Sims, and she was the wife of Frank Edward Saffell.
Sources - Ancestry: Kentucky Birth Index; Tennessee Death Certificate #62-07376 for Beulah Deborah Sims Saffell; and U.S. Veterans Gravesites.
Beulah Sims was employed as a maid before and after her time in the military. After her discharge, she settled in Knoxville, TN, where she died in 1962. Beulah D. Sims Saffell is buried in the Knoxville National Cemetery. She was born in McRoberts, KY, the daughter of Virginia Roberts and Percy Sims, and she was the wife of Frank Edward Saffell.
Sources - Ancestry: Kentucky Birth Index; Tennessee Death Certificate #62-07376 for Beulah Deborah Sims Saffell; and U.S. Veterans Gravesites.
Kentucky County & Region
Read about Letcher County, Kentucky in Wikipedia.
Kentucky Place (Town or City)
Read about McRoberts, Kentucky in Wikipedia.
Item Relations
Cite This NKAA Entry:
“Saffell, Beulah Deborah Sims,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed July 26, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/index.php/items/show/300004386.
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