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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: George V. Tudor Second World War correspondence
source:
Lavery, Dennis
Identifier/Call Number: 2015.083.w.rd
Identifier/Call Number: 1295
Physical Description:
0.65 Linear Feet
(12 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1933 August - 1947 June
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence written by Sgt. George V. Tudor, USMCR during the Second World War. The collection
also contains postmortem correspondence and other papers.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: WWII 12
Container: 1-8
Container: 1-8
Container: WWII 13
Container: 1-4
Container: 9-12
Container: 2015-083-w-r_Tudor
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dennis Lavery. Legacy Collection.
This collection is arranged by material type and date.
- Series 1: Correspondence from George Tudor
- Series 2: Post Mortem Correspondence
- Series 3: Historical Documents
- Series 4: Service Documents
- Series 5: Photographs
- Series 6: Ephemera
- Series 7: Poetry
- Series 8: Publications
Sergeant George Tudor, United States Marine Corps Reserves (11/15/1915 - 7/22/1944) was born in 1915 in Chicago, Illinois.
He was killed in action while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Marines, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade in Guam,
Marianas Islands on July 22, 1944.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], George V. Tudor Second World War correspondence (2015.083.w.r), Center for
American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection is available online through Chapman University's Digital Commons:
https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/gvtudor_correspondence/
This collection contains correspondence written by Sgt. George V. Tudor, USMCR during the Second World War. Among the letter
writers and recipients are; his sister, Mary Tudor Lavery; brother-in-law, Edward Lavery; mother, Sofia Tudor; Platoon Leader,
First Lieutenant Cord Meyer, Jr. The letter dated July 8, 1944 was the last letter Sgt. Tudor wrote before his death. The
collection also contains postmortem correspondence and other papers.
- 155 correspondence, personal
- 4 photographs
- 3 memorial service papers
- photocopies of service record
- photocopy of death certificate
- Cord Meyer Jr. biography
- 1 copy of The Atlantic, January 1946
- 1 CD
- 3 typed letters
- 1 card
- 2 poems
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1939-1945)
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War (1939-1945) -- Campaigns -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Tinian.
World War (1939-1945) -- Homefront
World War (1939-1945) -- Military operations, Naval -- American
Poetry.
World War (1939-1945) -- Poetry
World War (1939-1945) -- Pacific campaign -- Guam
Tudor, George V.
Lavery, Dennis