Putney, Martha S., 1916-2008
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Putney, Martha Settle, 1916-2008
Settle, Martha, 1916-2008
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found: Black sailors, c1987:CIP t.p. (Martha S. Putney) pub. info. (b. Norristown, Pa., 11/9/16; Ph. D., Univ. of Pa.; ret. prof. of history, Bowie State Coll., Bowie, Md.; lives in Washington, D.C.)
found: New York times WWW site, Dec. 18, 2008(in obituary published Dec. 17: Martha S. Putney; b. Martha Settle, Norristown, Pa.; d. Dec. 11, Washington, aged 92; became one of the first black women to serve in the Women's Army Corps during World War II and went on to write pioneering works of history on black Americans in the military)
found: African American National Biography, accessed March 13, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Putney, Martha; Martha Settle; historian, Women's Army Corps officer, educator, author; born 09 November 1916 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States; BA (1939) and MA in History (1940) from Howard University; PhD in European History from University of Pennsylvania (1955); joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) (1943); was admitted to Officer Candidate School training and received her commission as a second lieutenant (1943); attended Adjutant General's School (AG) at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; assigned as the commanding officer at Gardiner General Hospital, Chicago (1945-1946); taught at Morgan State University (MD) (1955-1957) and Bowie State University (MD) (1957-1974); published "When the Nation Was in Need: Blacks in the Women's Army Corps During WWII" (1992); the book won the 1992 Outstanding Book Award from Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in the United States; died 11 December 2008 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States)
found: Martha Putney collection (AFC 2001/001/12523), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress :(Martha Putney, Maiden name Settle b. 11-09-1916; Norristown, Pennsylvania; d. 12-11-2008; Washington D.C. War or Conflict: World War II; Status: Veteran; Dates of Service: World War II; Branch/Unit of Service: WAC; Highest Rank: First Lieutenant.)
found: Wikipedia entry, reviewed 04-05-2023(Member of the NAACP; editor for the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS); member for Association for Study of Negro Life and History (now the Association for Study of African American Life and History.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Settle_Putney
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1986-08-13: new
2023-08-18: revised
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