ORU_SFM245.xml Guide to the Guy O. Fort Correspondence Transcriptions 1905-1945 Fort (Guy O.) correspondence transcriptions Cassandra A. Schmitt and Sam Bouchat University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2011
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Guy O. Fort correspondence transcriptions Lavery, James M. SFM 245 0.1 linear feet 1 folder 1905-1945 1 folder Guy O. Fort was Brigadier General in the U.S. Army, and a member of the Philippine Constabulary, and the Philippine Army under the U.S. Armed Forces of the Far East. This collection contains transcriptions of letters to and from Guy O. Fort from 1905 to 1945 compiled and annotated by James M. Lavery. English . 1

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 Fort, Guy O., Brigadier General Philippine Constabulary Philippines--History--1898-1946 Philippines--Politics and government--1898-1935 Correspondence

Guy O. Fort (1879 – 1942) dropped out of high school and joined the army. He went to the Philippines in 1899 and stayed until he died. He was Brigadier General in the U.S. Army, and a member of the Philippine Constabulary, and the Philippine Army under the U.S. Armed Forces of the Far East. He was a leader in the Moro guerrilla resistance to the Japanese occupation of Mindanao. Fort is believed to have been killed by Japanese forces following the surrender of the Philippines in 1942, though his body was never found.

Brigadier General Guy O. Fort: Letters, Life, Losses by James M. Lavery, Ballston Spa, NY, February 2011. Typed transcriptions of outgoing letters from Fort to various people including family members while Fort was stationed at the Philippines Constabulary. Includes introduction, family tree, photocopies of photographs and newspaper clippings, and editorial comments.

 Guide to the Guy O. Fort Correspondence Transcriptions

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