Collette, Jack Travis (0437097): Difference between revisions
Rewrite biography in encyclopedic voice (from Facebook post text); Tennessee birthplace, death place; remove unsupported Medal of Honor; Research notes for Camp Sharpe and bronze stars |
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|death_date=21 March 1945 | |death_date=21 March 1945 | ||
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|caption=Jack T. Collette in officer's uniform (newspaper photograph). Source: Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page | |||
|branch=United States Army | |branch=United States Army | ||
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Collette was assigned to the 3rd Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company, attached to the Third Army, and served in the Psychological Warfare Branch of General George S. Patton's Third Army. He saw action on the Western Front from D-Day onward. He was credited with three bronze stars, described in one account as stars on his ETO ribbon. | Collette was assigned to the 3rd Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company, attached to the Third Army, and served in the Psychological Warfare Branch of General George S. Patton's Third Army. He saw action on the Western Front from D-Day onward. He was credited with three bronze stars, described in one account as stars on his ETO ribbon. | ||
First Lieutenant Collette was killed in action in Germany on 21 March 1945, at the age of 31. He is buried at Knoxville National Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee. | First Lieutenant Collette was killed in action in Germany on 21 March 1945, at the age of 31. He is buried at Knoxville National Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee, where his headstone identifies him as a first lieutenant of Cavalry. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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5012768572078357.jpg | 5012768572078357.jpg|Leather-covered book stamped "U.S. Army, Camp Ritchie, Md.", shared in a Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook post about Collette (not confirmed as his) | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [https://etvma.org/veterans/jack-t-collette-8455/ East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association — Collette, Jack T. (etvma.org)] | * [https://etvma.org/veterans/jack-t-collette-8455/ East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association — Collette, Jack T. (etvma.org)] | ||
* Headstone of Jack T. Collette, Knoxville National Cemetery (photograph in the Gallery; "1st Lieut Cavalry, World War II") | |||
* 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 | ||