From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (African American Women Veterans in and from Kentucky)
Subject
Military Branch
Women's Army Corps
Active Duty Entered
March 20, 1943
Exit Rank
Tech 4
Notes
Catherine Green [Roberts] was born in Sharpsburg, KY, the daughter of Mae Boyd and George Green. Catherine was living at home with her mother in 1940 when both were enumerated in the U.S. Census. She was married and working as a maid when she enlisted in the Army in Cincinnati, OH in 1943, according to her enlistment record in Ancestry. After her military service, Catherine Green Roberts returned to Kentucky and was employed at the Lexington Bluegrass Army Depot. She died in Mt. Sterling, KY in 1998 and is buried in Longview Cemetery in Sharpsburg.
Sources: U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index in Ancestry; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites in Ancestry; Kentucky Death Index in Ancestry; Kentucky Birth Index in Ancestry; "Catherine Green Roberts," Lexington Herald-Leader, 02/24/1998, p.10.
Sources: U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index in Ancestry; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites in Ancestry; Kentucky Death Index in Ancestry; Kentucky Birth Index in Ancestry; "Catherine Green Roberts," Lexington Herald-Leader, 02/24/1998, p.10.
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References
Cited in this Entry
| NKAA Source: | Ancestry (online) |
| NKAA Source: | Lexington herald-leader (newspaper) |
Cite This NKAA Entry:
“Roberts, Catherine Green,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed March 29, 2023, https://ukscrc001.net/nkaa/items/show/300004384.
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