From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (African American Women Veterans in and from Kentucky)
Military Branch
Women's Army Corps
Active Duty Entered
December 12, 1942
Notes
Jessie M. Lawson was married when she enlisted in the Army in Fort Hayes, OH in 1942, according to her record in the National Archives, Access to Archival Databases. Lawson was born in Kentucky. When she enlisted, she was living in Fayetteville, WV, working as a cook. Jessie Lawson divorced George Lawson in Fayetteville in 1946.
Source: "Three divorces," Beckley Post-Herald, 10/4/1946, p. 2.
Source: "Three divorces," Beckley Post-Herald, 10/4/1946, p. 2.
Item Relations
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| NKAA Source: National Archives, Access to Archival Databases (online) |
| NKAA Source: Beckley post-herald (newspaper) |
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Cite This NKAA Entry:
“Lawson, Jessie M.,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed September 27, 2023, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300004542.
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