From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (African American Women Veterans in and from Kentucky)
Military Branch
Women's Army Corps
Active Duty Entered
August 4, 1943
Active Duty Exit
April 5, 1945
Notes
Clara Mae Alcorn was born in Stanford, KY, the daughter of Rev. Essie and Mary E. Gordon Alcorn. She enlisted in the Army in Cincinnati, OH in 1943, according to her record in the National Archives, Access to Archival Databases, and in Ancestry. After her military service she married; her name was Clara Mae Alcorn McGilmer. She died in Detroit, MI.
Sources: Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death Files in Ancestry; Social Security Applications and Claims Index in Ancestry; and the Michigan Death Index in Ancestry.
Sources: Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death Files in Ancestry; Social Security Applications and Claims Index in Ancestry; and the Michigan Death Index in Ancestry.
Kentucky County & Region
Read about Lincoln County, Kentucky in Wikipedia.
Kentucky Place (Town or City)
Read about Stanford, Kentucky in Wikipedia.
Outside Kentucky Place Name
Item Relations
Cited in this Entry
| NKAA Source: National Archives, Access to Archival Databases (online) |
| NKAA Source: Ancestry (online) |
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Cite This NKAA Entry:
“McGilmer, Clara Mae Alcorn,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed July 27, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/index.php/items/show/300004522.
Last modified: 2023-05-10 16:28:23