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Colby, George (Second World War correspondence)
2019.020.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: George Colby Second World War correspondence
Creator:
Colby, George David, Technician Fourth Grade, 1910-1999
source:
Theisen, B. Rose
Identifier/Call Number: 2019.020.w.r
Physical Description:
0.025 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1943 June 17 - 1945 April 1
Abstract: This collections contains correspondence sent by T/4 George Colby, United States Army to his sister Cassie Theisen née Colby
during the Second World War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWII 146
Container: 13
Container: 1
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of B. Rose Theisen, niece of George Colby
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Technician Fourth Grade George David "Bud" Colby, United States Army (8/3/1910 - 8/10/1999) was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota
and died in Fridley, Minnesota. He was employed by the Excelsior Baking Company before serving in the United States Army during
the Second World War. T/4 Colby was a baker attached to General George S. Patton's Third Army. He continued with this profession
after his return to civilian life, and was active in the Minnesota Bakers Union.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], George Colby Second World War correspondence (2019.020.w.r), Center for
American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
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collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collections contains correspondence sent by T/4 George Colby, USA to his sister Cassie Theisen née Colby in Minneapolis,
Minnesota during the Second World War. T/4 Colby was a baker attached to General George S. Patton's Third Army. He described
the air battles and muddy terrain that his unit endured as it advanced from France into Germany. The collection also contains
a clipping from a Minnesota newspaper reporting on a chance encounter between Colby and Army Air Corps Lieutenant Charles
Rosewall, also from Faribault County, that occurred in May of 1943 in England. The clipping features a photo of both men.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1939-1945)
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War (1939-1945) -- France
Theisen, B. Rose