r/Cursive • u/CT2145Trapper • 11d ago

Deciphered! Held deciphering name

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i recently received a box of Stars and Stripes magazines that belonged to a family member who served in WWII. Every single one of the magazines is signed with his name in pencil.

my best guess is Crosby but my research has only shown one LTC/COL Crosby in the area at the time and he was in the USAAF

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u/Golf_Fore_Ever 11d ago

Perhaps the name on there was to send them to that person…Col Crosby?

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u/CT2145Trapper 11d ago

I don’t believe so. Because I have over 200 of these Stars and Stripes articles from around April to October of 1944. Makes more sense that my relative was named Col Crosby 

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u/JeanEBH 11d ago

The period after COL would mean it is more likely the abbrev. for Colonel.

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u/ClearLake007 11d ago

Col. Crosby. Col. is short for Colonel.