Clarence Hubbard

Erin Hollaway Palmer

Mr. Hubbard was one of the 20,000 Montford Point Marines, the first African American men to serve in the Marine Corps, which until 1942 had been all white.

CPL Clarence Hubbard
  • Born: 29 July 1913
  • Died: 1 December 1956
  • Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: Mary Malissa Sullivan/Baker (m. 23 Oct 1937)
  • Parents: Royal Lee "Roy" Hubbard, Annie (Jones) Hubbard
  • Children: Raymond Russell Hubbard, Edward Purcell Hubbard
  • Other Family: Roy Hubbard, Rosetta, James Hubbard, Pauline
  • Occupation: Laborer, sheet metal
  • Church:
  • Affiliations:
  • Address: 1804 Venable Street
  • Documents: Birth certificate; census (1920, 1930, 1940); death certificate; marriage record; veterans headstone application
  • Military Service: World War II

Notes: U.S. Marine Corps

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer