Telegram Notifying Family that R.L. Holtz had been Wounded in Action

Telegram to R.L. Holtz's mother, Amanda Scott

Telegram sent to R.L. Holtz’s mother, Amanda Scott, notifying her that her son had been wounded in action. The telegram lacks details about the injury, but assured the recipient that she would be notified as soon as the information became available.

WESTERN UNION
W.P. MARSHALL PRESIDENT

DB23 MA272
XM.WA307 GOVT XV PD=WUX WASHINGTON DC 16 1159A=
MRS AMANDA T SCOTT
PO BOX 1008 COLEMAN TEX=

REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR SON PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ROBERT LEWIS HOLTZ USMC HAS BEEN WOUNDED IN ACTION 11 JUNE 1951 IN THE KOREAN AREA IN THE PREFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY AND SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY I REALIZE YOUR GREAT ANXIETY BUT NATURE OF HIS WOUNDS NOT REPORTED AND DELAY IN RECEIPT OF DETAILS MUST BE EXPECTED. YOU WILL BE PROMPTLY FURNISHED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED. HIS MAILING ADDRESS IS “MARINE DIRECTORY SECTION NAVY 3923 FLEET POST OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALIF.” UNTIL HE FURNISHES YOU WITH HIS NEW ADDRESS.=

C.R. CATES GENERAL USMC COMMANDANT OF THE MARIN CORPS=

Robert L. Holtz
Marines
Served in: Korean War Vietnam War
Born in September of 1931 in Coleman, Texas, Robert Holtz joined the Marines at the age of 17, signing on in July of 1949. He served in Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands from 1949 until 1951 during the Korean war. Holtz also completed two tours during the Vietnam War. He retired in Phoenix, Arizona, but came back to live in Texas.

Telegram Notifying Family that R.L. Holtz had been Wounded in Action

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Robert L. Holtz

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