Identified Letters Grouping

Letters identified to Sgt. Roy W. Marsh - Hq Company, 3rd Battalion, 330th Infantry Regiment

Grouping of Twenty Nine original WWII letters written by an American soldier, Sgt. Roy W. Marsh. The documentation is impeccable. There are 19 letters that are dated between March 20, 1944 and the end of the war on VE Day, May 1945, then more of his time in Europe, waiting to get back to the States. He describes friends killed, his feelings and many more. This is a letters grouping from a guy that was there. The letters mostly have the censor stamps and signatures of the company censor officer. Tied with a WWII cloth that they came tied in. These grouping came from the family of the 2003 deceased Roy Marsh. The family did not even know their Dad had these items in his possession until the mother was moved into a home and they found the famous foot locker where these and a trove of other nice items was located.

The first and earliest letter was written in March 1944 at Camp Breckenridge, in Kentucky as Roy trained for service overseas. The second letter was also written in the US. The third and fourth letter were written in England. The fifth, to the nineteenth inclusive, of the letters are frontline letters. The letters are written at the front in Europe in France, Luxembourg, Germany and Belgium. The remaining then letters were written after VE Day. There is excellent content in these letters, much of it quite emotional and moving.

The envelopes were sent by Pfc. Roy W. Marsh to his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. W. March of 345 East SW Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. All the envelopes contains there original letter.

clicking on any of the covers will direct you to the letter

Sgt. Roy W. Marsh

Sergeant Roy W. Marsh

Roy Walter Marsh was born on November 24, 1924, in Casper, Wyoming, to Mildred Vivian Houck (1901–1968) and Roy Walter Marsh Sr. (1900–1966).

Roy Walter Marsh enlisted (#39918454) on February 8, 1943 at Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to serving overseas, he trained with the 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops. A part of his basic training was at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky. During World War Two he served with the 83rd Infantry Division, 330th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, HQ Company. He served in both World War II and the Korean War, rising to the rank of Staff Sergeant. For his service he was awarded, among other decorations, the Combat Infantry Badge, the American Campaign Medal, the European African Middle-Eastern Campaign Medal with four Bronze Campaign Stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.

After the War, he married Jacqueline Harrison on June 18, 1949. He attended East High, graduated from South High and attended both the University of Utah and Westminster College. He was the owner and president of R.W. Marsh and Son, Inc, the first silk screen printing company in Salt Lake City, founded in 1934 by his father. The business expanded to include Technical Service and Supply (founded in 1969), where he offered invaluable advice to both experienced and novice screen printers throughout the intermountain west. Both companies are still in operation today. Roy was an avid golfer, fisherman, an exceptionally graceful skier in his younger days, and a lover of animals. His sense of humor, generous heart and willingness to help resulted in lifelong friends and a devoted family. He was a dedicated husband and father.

Roy W. Marsh, Jr., age 78, passed away on May 5, 2003, surrounded by his loving family, at his home in Salt Lake City after a valiant battle with emphysema. At the time of his dead, he was survived by his wife, Jacqueline, his children Susan Christensen (Dennis Christensen), Alpine, Sandra Marsh, Salt Lake City, Sally Haglund (Paul Haglund) Chicago and Roy W. Marsh III (Michelle Sudbury Marsh), Salt Lake City. His wife Jacqueline was born in 1927. She passed away in 2006. Roy and Jacqueline are buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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