From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (African American Women Veterans in and from Kentucky)
Military Branch
Women's Army Corps
Active Duty Entered
September 26, 1942
Notes
Lucy F. Mace was born in Louisville, KY, the daughter of Mamie K. Prince and Robert Mace. The family is enumerated in the 1920, 1930, and 1940 U.S. Census. Lucy Mace was employed as a maid in 1940. She enlisted in the Army in Cincinnati, OH, in 1942, according to her record in the National Archives, Access to Archival Databases. After her military service, she lived in Washington, D.C. with her husband Luther D. Campbell, and Lucy was employed as a nurse. Lucy Florence Mace Campbell died in Arlington, VA. She is buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland.
Sources - Ancestry: Kentucky Birth Index; U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index; Virginia Death Certificate, state file #90-034618, registration #106, certificate #1112.
Sources - Ancestry: Kentucky Birth Index; U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index; Virginia Death Certificate, state file #90-034618, registration #106, certificate #1112.
Kentucky County & Region
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Kentucky Place (Town or City)
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Outside Kentucky Place Name
References
Cited in this Entry
| NKAA Source: | National Archives, Access to Archival Databases (online) |
| NKAA Source: | Ancestry (online) |
Cite This NKAA Entry:
“Campbell, Lucy Florence Mace,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed March 21, 2023, https://ukscrc001.net/nkaa/items/show/300004456.
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