Collette, Jack Travis (0437097): Difference between revisions

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== Biography ==

First Lieutenant Jack Travis Collette, a reserve officer on duty since Pearl Harbor, ~~Jack Collette, who~~ was killed in action near Mainz, Germany on March ~~21,~~ 1945~~. Jack Collette trained with the 3rd Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company at Camp Sharpe, a subcamp of Camp Ritchie~~.

First Lieutenant Jack Travis Collette, a reserve officer on duty since Pearl Harbor, was killed in action near Mainz, Germany on 21 March 1945.

He ~~was killed in action in Germany on March 21st~~, ~~1945~~. 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 trained with the 3rd Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company at Camp Sharpe, a subcamp of Camp Ritchie. He served with the Psychological Warfare Branch of Patton's Third Army and had seen action on the Western Front since D-Day. He was awarded three bronze stars on his ETO ribbon.

This wallet is being offered for sale on Ebay. 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~~.

== Research notes ==

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 == Biography ==
-First Lieutenant Jack Travis Collette, a reserve officer on duty since Pearl Harbor, Jack Collette, who was killed in action near Mainz, Germany on March 21, 1945. Jack Collette trained with the 3rd Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company at Camp Sharpe, a subcamp of Camp Ritchie.
+First Lieutenant Jack Travis Collette, a reserve officer on duty since Pearl Harbor, was killed in action near Mainz, Germany on 21 March 1945.
-He was killed in action in Germany on March 21st, 1945. 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 trained with the 3rd Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company at Camp Sharpe, a subcamp of Camp Ritchie. He served with the Psychological Warfare Branch of Patton's Third Army and had seen action on the Western Front since D-Day. He was awarded three bronze stars on his ETO ribbon.
-This wallet is being offered for sale on Ebay. 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.
 == Research notes ==