Monthly Archives: June 2014

Frank Delos Tyrrell. 25 June 44

25 June 44 Dear Sis, Geo and kids: As Tom may have told you by this time I am in France. Nothing much of anything that I can talk about and still keep my letters right. One that we do … Continue reading

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Frank Delos Tyrrell. 3 April 44

3 April 44 Dear Sis: Just a note to give you my change of address in case my card hasn’t reached you yet. I am somewhere on the East Coast. I don’t know how long it will take my letters … Continue reading

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Frank Delos Tyrrell March 1945. Somewhere in Germany

Somewhere in Germany 1 March 45 Dear Sis Just a note to let you know I am OK. As you can see I am somewhere in Germany again after a damn hot time in a very cold Belgium. Fortunately the … Continue reading

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Frank Delos Tyrrell. 10 June 44

10 June 44 Dear Sis: Received your cigars to-day. They come in mighty handy for they are hard to get. We have been having a lot of cool cloudy weather. In fact we were over in Wales and damn near … Continue reading

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Frank Delos Tyrrell, 25 Feb 1945, somewhere in Germany

25 Feb. 45 Somewhere in Germany Hello Folks: Just a note to let you know I am still O.K. and living in anticipation that this war will soon be over. I believe this push is going to do the trick. … Continue reading

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Frank Tyrrell, Extended active duty orders, August 1941

HEADQUARTERS SEVENTH CORPS AREA Office of the Corps Area Commander EWS/mm ORC 201   Tyrrell, Frank DeLos      Omaha, Nebraska August 11, 1941 Subject:  Extended Active Duty. To:    2nd Lt. Frank DeLos Tyrrell, Inf-Res Bancroft, South Dakota 1. Orders are being … Continue reading

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Frank Delos Tyrrell, 20th April 1944

After arriving in Liverpool, then Wales with the 83rd Infantry (The Thunderbolt-more information found on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/83rd_Infantry_Division_%28United_States%29), Terry asked for and received the locations of British Army in the area. Te. Overton 77  Our Ref:-I/4 Subject-British Army Locations.  20th April … Continue reading

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Perrys in Montrose South Dakota

Frank and Ella Perry lived in Montrose, South Dakota for much of their lives. Frank Elbert Perry was the brother of Alexander Wallace Perry, and their father was Allen W. Perry. A Montrose resident was kind enough to look in … Continue reading

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Capt Frank Delos Tyrrell, April 1944

I received an email out of the blue last week from Tara in Seattle. She found some of Frank Tyrrell’s letters that her father bought at an auction in Federal Way. Tara was kind enough to research Frank Tyrrell and … Continue reading

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