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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Jack Trovis Collette was born 5 November 1913, the son of Leslie Blaine Collette and Cora Virginia Atkinson. | |||
He was killed in action in Germany on March 21st, 1945. Husband of Merle Belle Snyder. 1 st Lt Jack Collette was killed in action in Germany on March 21 st . | |||
Merle Snyder Collette, 308 South Potomac street, the officer was a member of the Psychological Warfare Branch of Patton´s 3 rd Army, and had been awarded three Bronze Stars. On this Memorial Day, let's remember those Ritchie Boys who paid the ultimate price during World War II. He was with the Psychological Warfare Branch of Patton's Third Army, and had seen action on the Western Front since D-day. | |||
He had three bronze stars to his ETO ribbon. He is buried at the Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, TN. If you are interested in helping the Ritchie Museum purchase this and other Ritchie Boy items that come up for sale, please contact Landon Grove, Curator at the Ritchie Museum. | |||
He served as a member of the Psychological Warfare Branch of Patton's 3rd Army, and had been awarded 3 bronze stars. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [https://etvma.org/veterans/jack-t-collette-8455/ East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association — Collette, Jack T. (etvma.org)] | |||
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | * Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | ||
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | * Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | ||