From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (African American Women Veterans in and from Kentucky)
Military Branch
Women's Army Corps
Active Duty Entered
March 13, 1943
Notes
Mattie L. Christal was separated from her husband and living in Harlan County, KY when she enlisted in the Army in Cincinnati, OH, according to her record in the National Archives, Access to Archival Databases. She was born in Mississippi. In 1949 after her military service ended, Christal was in Chicago, IL, where she graduated from Peters Business College.
Source: "Peters Business College celebrates commencement," Chicago World, 1/11/1949, p. 10.
Source: "Peters Business College celebrates commencement," Chicago World, 1/11/1949, p. 10.
Kentucky County & Region
Read about Harlan County, Kentucky in Wikipedia.
Item Relations
| NKAA Source: National Archives, Access to Archival Databases (online) |
| NKAA Source: The Chicago world (newspaper) |
Cite This NKAA Entry:
“Christal, Mattie L.,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed June 3, 2023, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300004558.
Last modified: 2023-05-08 18:13:42