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Blake, George R., 1918-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1918-

Biographical History

George R. Blake (1918-) was a farmer from Utah Valley.

George R. Blake was born on March 14, 1918 in Vineyard, Utah. He was born to Samuel H. and Annie B. Blake. He grew up in Utah, where his father was a farmer. He served a mission to Germany in the 1930s. Upon returning, he was educated in college and then worked as a farmer. He currently lives in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
UPB Files, MSS 7982. (born March 14, 1918; served mission to Germany in 1930s; currently lives in Utah.)

Ancestry.com, Accessed April 9, 2013. (born 1918 in Vineyard, Utah; born to Samuel H. and Annie B. Blake; father was a farmer; educated in college.)

FamilySearch.org, Accessed April 9, 2013. (born 1918; born to Samuel H. and Annie B. Blake, grew up in Utah; worked as a farmer.)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

George R. Blake papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233616124]
Identifier: MSS 7982
Scope and Contents

Contains materials relating to Blake's life during the war and his mission. Includes a tyepwritten history of Blake's correspondence with a German prisoner of war, a letter in German, a history of prisoners of war in Orem during World War II, images of some of these prisoners, and a history of the end of Blake's mission to Germany. Dated 1943-2009.

Dates: 1943-2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

George Rowland Blake papers, 2012 November 12

 File — Box 103: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 18 [Barcode: 31197233285243], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Materials include written history, with corresponding audiocassettes, of George R. Blake's time as a missionary in Germany and later as a German translator for the FBI. Dated November 12, 2012.

Dates: 2012 November 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe) / Saints at War Project records for civilians

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Subject
Audiocassettes 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Germany 1
Military 1
Personal papers 1
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Politics, Government, and Law 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Latter Day Saint 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American -- Photographs 1
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