DOB/DOD: June 27, 1899 (Salisbury, CT) – August 23, 1964 (New York City); 65 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Married Clarence M. Blake (1897-1926) on March 30, 1923, in Waterbury. After Clarence’s death, Virginia married Clarence’s brother, Walter Blake (1889-1948), on May 3, 1928, in New York.
CHILDREN: None
LOCAL ADDRESS: Goshen Road, Litchfield
ENLISTMENT: August 2, 1943, in New York City
DISCHARGED: November 15, 1945
SERVICE NUMBER: A-203087
FAMILY: Born to William M. (1873-1954) and Ora B. Brown Branch (1876-1944). Four sisters, Lida (1903-1903), Cecelia (1904-1982), Frances (1906-1991), and Marion B. Branch Reed (1917-2019). Four brothers, Jesse H. (1908-1954), Marcus W. (1911-1992), Judge Douglas (1912-1952), and John W. (1914-1992).
OTHER: In a voter registry in New York City, she is listed as working as a postal clerk
Special Order 89; roster of the Six Triple Eight while in England
Buried in Salisbury (Center) Cemetery, 29 Under Mountain Road, Salisbury, Connecticut.
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