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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Lura E. Chesteen

Hometown

Kilmichael, Mississippi

Honored By

Leon Basile

Relationship

Nephew

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A TEACHER IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS IN MISSISSIPPI AND ARKANSAS UNTIL 1943. THEN SHE BECAME AN ORDNANCE INSPECTOR AT THE GULF ORDNANCE PLANT, PRAIRIE (NEAR ABERDEEN), MISSISSIPPI, SERVING FROM FEBRUARY 15, 1943, THROUGH FEBRUARY 15, 1945. LATER IN 1945 SHE WORKED AS A LABORATORY TECHNICIAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, MEMPHIS.