From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (African American Women Veterans in and from Kentucky)
Military Branch
Women's Army Corps
Active Duty Entered
February 20, 1943
Active Duty Exit
1945
Exit Rank
Private First Class
Awards & Decorations
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
Notes
Helen Marea Norris was born in Mortons Gap, KY, the daughter of Louis and Viola Campbell Norris. The family is enumerated in the 1920 U.S. Census. Helen was living in Chicago, IL when she enlisted in the Army, according to her record in the National Archives, Access to Archival Databases, and in Ancestry. She was a member of the 6888th Mail Battalion.
After her military service, Helen Norris married Bennie Johnson; they lived in Chicago. She died in the Chicago Army Hospital in 1970. Helen Marea Norris Johnson is buried in the Flat Creek Cemetery in Mortons Gap, KY.
Sources: Social Security Applications and Claims Index in Ancestry; Kentucky Birth Index in Ancestry; "Deaths in Kentucky: Mortons Gap, Mrs. Helen Johnson," The Courier-Journal, 5/3/1970, p. 5; "Mrs. Helen Johnson, 53, dies in Chicago," The Messenger, 5/2/1970, p. 10; Helen M. Norris under subheading "List Others of Unit" in the article "S. Siders in 1st Negro WAC unit to go overseas," Chicago Tribune, 3/11/1945, p. 2; and Helen Marea Norris Johnson at Find A Grave.
After her military service, Helen Norris married Bennie Johnson; they lived in Chicago. She died in the Chicago Army Hospital in 1970. Helen Marea Norris Johnson is buried in the Flat Creek Cemetery in Mortons Gap, KY.
Sources: Social Security Applications and Claims Index in Ancestry; Kentucky Birth Index in Ancestry; "Deaths in Kentucky: Mortons Gap, Mrs. Helen Johnson," The Courier-Journal, 5/3/1970, p. 5; "Mrs. Helen Johnson, 53, dies in Chicago," The Messenger, 5/2/1970, p. 10; Helen M. Norris under subheading "List Others of Unit" in the article "S. Siders in 1st Negro WAC unit to go overseas," Chicago Tribune, 3/11/1945, p. 2; and Helen Marea Norris Johnson at Find A Grave.
Kentucky County & Region
Read about Hopkins County, Kentucky in Wikipedia.
Kentucky Place (Town or City)
Read about Mortons Gap, 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) |
| NKAA Source: Courier-Journal [Louisville] (newspaper) |
| NKAA Source: The Messenger (newspaper) [Madisonville, KY] |
| NKAA Source: Chicago tribune (newspaper) |
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Cite This NKAA Entry:
“Johnson, Helen Marea Norris,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed July 26, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/index.php/items/show/300004524.
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