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Frank Tyrrell, Extended active duty orders, August 1941

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Lisaperryjd

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

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Lisaperryjd

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

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Lisaperryjd

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

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Lisaperryjd

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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And now it’s Finals

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Lisaperryjd

So we’ll pause for a brief intermission until Thursday. (That’s my great-grandfather, Thomas J Tyrrell, with the broom)

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It’s midterm time! No fresh posts until I get done with midterm exams.

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Lisaperryjd

Bancroft School, 1930s

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Welcome Dance invitation

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Lisaperryjd

Invitation from Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent to Capt F.D. Tyrrell during WWII. The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress (Councillor Arthur Austin and Mrs. Austin) cordially invite Capt F. D. Tyrrell to attend a WELCOME DANCE for the Officers of … Continue reading →

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The Polar Vortex of 1888

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Lisaperryjd

On January 12 of 1888 meteorological conditions combined to create a massive blizzard and cold front that swept from the Dakota Territory, to Nebraska, to Minnesota. There was a drop in temperature of 18 degrees in minutes, with the wind … Continue reading →

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Thomas J Tyrrell and Gertrude Tyrrell

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Lisaperryjd

Thomas J Tyrrell, born in Illinois and his wife, Gertrude Nelings Tyrrell, born in Iowa, received Golden Jubilee certificates from the state of South Dakota in 1939. I spent much of Christmas break scanning photos given to my dad by … Continue reading →

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Alexander Wallace Perry and Abbie (Cheney) Perry

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Lisaperryjd

At their house in Bancroft SD

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