From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (African American Women Veterans in and from Kentucky)
Military Branch
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Women's Army Corps
Active Duty Entered
October 3, 1942
Active Duty Exit
April 24, 1944
Exit Rank
Corporal
Notes
Marie E. Lynem was born in Lexington, KY, the daughter of Marie Hayes and Rev. Sheley Lynem. The Lynem family is enumerated in the 1920 U.S. Census when they were living in Elmarach, KY with Laura Lynem, Sheley's mother. In the 1930 U.S. Census, the family lived in Sylvandell, KY. In the 1940 U.S. Census, the family was living in Midway, KY.
Marie E. Lynem joined the Army in 1942 in Cincinnati, OH, according to her record in the National Archives, Access to Archival Databases. After her military service she returned to Midway. Marie E. Lynem Johnson died in Midway and is buried in Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Nicholasville, KY. She was the wife of David W. Johnson and a sister of Carl Lynem.
Sources: U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index in Ancestry; Marie Lynem Johnson at Find A Grave; Veterans' Gravesites in Ancestry; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death Files in Ancestry; Kentucky Birth Index in Ancestry; "Johnson, Marie Lynem," Lexington Herald-Leader, 8/21/2007, p. 24; and "Best Bets: Tales to be told," Lexington Herald-Leader, 9/13/2003, p. 2.
Marie E. Lynem joined the Army in 1942 in Cincinnati, OH, according to her record in the National Archives, Access to Archival Databases. After her military service she returned to Midway. Marie E. Lynem Johnson died in Midway and is buried in Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Nicholasville, KY. She was the wife of David W. Johnson and a sister of Carl Lynem.
Sources: U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index in Ancestry; Marie Lynem Johnson at Find A Grave; Veterans' Gravesites in Ancestry; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death Files in Ancestry; Kentucky Birth Index in Ancestry; "Johnson, Marie Lynem," Lexington Herald-Leader, 8/21/2007, p. 24; and "Best Bets: Tales to be told," Lexington Herald-Leader, 9/13/2003, p. 2.
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Cited in this Entry
| NKAA Entry: Lynem, Carl Irving |
| NKAA Source: Ancestry (online) |
| NKAA Source: National Archives, Access to Archival Databases (online) |
| NKAA Source: Lexington herald-leader (newspaper) |
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Cite This NKAA Entry:
“Johnson, Marie Elizabeth Lynem,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed July 26, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300004457.
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