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PVT Charles “Nick” Colbert

Birth
Oklahoma, USA
Death
6 Dec 1943 (aged 20)
Italy
Burial
Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Charles was a full-blood Creek Indian and the son of George and Lula Peters Colbert, of Haskell, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. His siblings were Isom, Lois and George Colbert. He joined the Army on February 2, 1943, served with Company D, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, and died of his wounds during the Italian Campaign in WWII. Awarded the Order of the Purple Heart. Military ID#38464182

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***I would like to thank Shelli Miller Find A Grave ID 50925287 for linking his parents to this memorial***
Charles was a full-blood Creek Indian and the son of George and Lula Peters Colbert, of Haskell, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. His siblings were Isom, Lois and George Colbert. He joined the Army on February 2, 1943, served with Company D, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, and died of his wounds during the Italian Campaign in WWII. Awarded the Order of the Purple Heart. Military ID#38464182

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***I would like to thank Shelli Miller Find A Grave ID 50925287 for linking his parents to this memorial***

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  • Maintained by: Eric Ackerman
  • Originally Created by: Don J
  • Added: Jul 1, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54359721/charles-colbert: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Charles “Nick” Colbert (23 Apr 1923–6 Dec 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54359721, citing Colbert Family Cemetery, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Eric Ackerman (contributor 48445240).