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Nancy Harvey Searcy

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@ Roy Bailey African American Museum

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Many exceptional young women signed up for military duty during World War II. In this studio portrait, Nancy Searcy wears the insignia of a Corporal.
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Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only. All reproductions require acknowledgement of the contributing institution. For research inquiries about specific objects, contact the Roy Bailey African American Museum.
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Roy Bailey African American Museum

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Digital Library of Tennessee

Keywords

  1. African American Women
  2. African Americans
  3. Armed Forces
  4. Embracing Citizenship
  5. Military Service
  6. Participation, African American
  7. Participation, Female
  8. United States
  9. Women
  10. World War, 1939 1945

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