Lorenza McNair^{[1, 2]}

1921 - 2005

• Nickname	Buddy
  Born	31 May 1921	Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Dec 2005	Oakland, Alameda County, California
  	Age: 84
  Buried	31 Dec 2005	Richmond, Contra Costa County, California
  Person ID	i146	Main
  Last Modified	22 May 2011

  
  

  Father	Abraham Lincoln McNair, Sr.,   b. 8 Sep 1896, Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina ,   d. 11 Jan 1974, Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina
  Mother	Martha Jane "Mattie" Walker,   b. 15 Mar 1897, Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina ,   d. 24 Sep 1991, Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Clara Arnold,   b. 9 Jun 1924, North Carolina ,   d. 6 Sep 1995, Almeda County, California
  Married	25 Feb 1945	Brooklyn, New York
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Lorenza and Clara
  		Lorenza McNair
  		Lorenza McNair
  		Lorenza McNair Picture from Funeral Program.
  		USS Neosho Last picture taken of the USS Neosho - May 7, 1942. http://www.delsjourney.com/uss_neosho/neosho_home.htm
  		Newspaper account of Lorenza Date and publication unknown.
  		USS Neosho in 1939 http://www.delsjourney.com/family_history.htm

  
  

  Documents		1930 Census - Plymouth (Washington County), NC 1930 Census Record. Lawrence - Head of family (age 36) Georgianna - wife (age 33) Grace - daughter (age 11) Edgar - son (age 9) Alexander - son (age 5) Rosalee - daughter (age 3) Wynonna - daughter (age 1) Robert - brother (age 12) Lorenza - (age 12) Note: Family lives two doors away from Georgianna's parents.
  		USS Neosho Crew List Changes (4MB) From Footnote.com

  
  

  Histories		NC Birth Certificate: Lorenza McNair Mistakenly has him as a girl.
  		Notice of Military Separation: Lorenza McNair

  
  

• Notes

  -Had Alzheimer's Disease - Lorenzo had to basically sneak out the house to join the Navy - b/c his faher didn't want him to go - so he told him he would send money back. Military Service: Was in the US Navy from Nov 1939 - Nov 1945. Was at Pearl Harbor (Dec 7, 1941). 1st black man from Plymouth to go to the Navy. It was mentioned in the paper. (with a picture too). Served on the USS Neosho [4] Died: Died on his brother Curtis' birthday

  
  

• Sources

  [S45] North Carolina Birth Certificate, 8 Jul 2006. [S70] 1930 NC Census: Washington County (Plymouth), 8 Jul 2006. [S4] North Carolina Birth Index, 1908-2000. Ancestry.com. . [S180] Pearl Harbor Muster Rolls: Neosho A-023 Report of Changes, (FootNote ), http://is.gd/l4u., 13, 1942.