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1943 Newspaper Article about Lorenza's Navy Service

Published in the August 5, 1943 issue of The Roanoke Beacon

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Title	1943-08-05_roanokebeacon_lorenzamcnair
Creation Date	19430805
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Originating Program	Forever Historian 4.0
Author	Taneya Y. Koonce
City	Plymouth
State/Province	North Carolina
Country	United States
Caption	This is an article from the Roanoke Beacon newspaper in Plymouth, North Carolina. The article describes Lorenza's experiences in the Navy. He was the first black man from Plymouth to volunteer for the Navy. The article makes a point to list all of the campaign bars and battle starts Lorenza earned. In the article, I also learned the home address of his parents (my great-grandparents) in 1943. Their address was 319 Wilson Street.
Linked to	MCNAIR, Lorenza