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Dorothy <I>Watkins</I> James

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Dorothy Watkins James

Birth
Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, USA
Death
2 May 2000 (aged 78)
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Section 2, Grave 4968-B LH
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She was the wife of General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr., the first African-American in the U.S. to attain the rank of four star general (USAF) . Mrs. James helped her husband overcome racism in the military and reach once unattainable heights. She took piano lessons from the daughter of Booker T. Washington (Mrs. Portia Marshall Washington-Pittman) at the Tuskegee Institute . According to her son, Lieutenant General Daniel James III, she taught her children the value of education, preparation and persistence .
She was the wife of General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr., the first African-American in the U.S. to attain the rank of four star general (USAF) . Mrs. James helped her husband overcome racism in the military and reach once unattainable heights. She took piano lessons from the daughter of Booker T. Washington (Mrs. Portia Marshall Washington-Pittman) at the Tuskegee Institute . According to her son, Lieutenant General Daniel James III, she taught her children the value of education, preparation and persistence .

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  • Created by: Deleon Todd
  • Added: Jun 7, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7546886/dorothy-james: accessed ), memorial page for Dorothy Watkins James (27 Jun 1921–2 May 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7546886, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Deleon Todd (contributor 46567870).