World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Mary Lounell Nichols Polk
Hometown
Magee, Mississippi
Honored By
Jimmy K. Polk
SHE GREW A VICTORY GARDEN AND PARTICIPATED IN RATIONING. SHE ALSO BOUGHT WAR BONDS WHILE WORKING AS A BEAUTICIAN IN HER OWN SALON IN COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI WHERE SHE MOVED TO AFTER MARRIAGE TO HER SOLDIER HUSBAND.