From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (African American Women Veterans in and from Kentucky)
Military Branch
Women's Army Corps
Active Duty Entered
January 9, 1943
Active Duty Exit
1944
Notes
Clarissa Norton's online Army enlistment record is under the name Classie M. Tully; she enlisted in Cincinnati, OH, according to her record in the National Archives, Access to Archival Databases. Clarissa Mae Tully was born in Russellville, KY, the daughter of Mollie Hardin and James Tully. The family is enumerated in the 1930 and 1940 U.S. Censuses.
After her military service, Tully was employed as a domestic in Indianapolis, IN. She married Robert Norton on August 7, 1967. Clarissa Mae Tully Norton died in Indianapolis and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Sources: "Marriage licenses," The Indianapolis Star, 8/9/1967, p. 30; Indiana Marriage Certificate #67 030760 in Ancestry; Kentucky Birth Index in Ancestry; and Clarissa Mae "Classie" Tully Norton at Find A Grave.
After her military service, Tully was employed as a domestic in Indianapolis, IN. She married Robert Norton on August 7, 1967. Clarissa Mae Tully Norton died in Indianapolis and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Sources: "Marriage licenses," The Indianapolis Star, 8/9/1967, p. 30; Indiana Marriage Certificate #67 030760 in Ancestry; Kentucky Birth Index in Ancestry; and Clarissa Mae "Classie" Tully Norton at Find A Grave.
Kentucky County & Region
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Kentucky Place (Town or City)
Read about Russellville, Kentucky in Wikipedia.
Item Relations
Cited in this Entry
| NKAA Source: National Archives, Access to Archival Databases (online) |
| NKAA Source: Ancestry (online) |
| NKAA Source: Indianapolis star (newspaper) |
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Cite This NKAA Entry:
“Norton, Clarissa "Classie" Mae Tully,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed July 26, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/index.php/items/show/300004459.
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