Tarrall Family Military Papers, 1917-1984, undated | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Box 13: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts

Series 1: Elmer Tarrall Military Papers

Folder 1: Papers of Elmer Tarrall, 1942-1984, undated

Item 1: Correspondence, To Lieutenant Elmer Tarrall, 1944 September 11

Correspondence with instructions from the United States Army regarding permission to attend an Oxford University short course.

Item 2: Poem, "The First Sergeant", undated

By Corporal Tony Beacon.

Item 3: Booklet, Soldier's Individual Pay Record, 1942 March 26

Item 4: Booklet, A Short Guide for Visitors, Petworth Parish Church, undated

Petworth, England.

Item 5: Leaflet, Guide to the Church for Visitors, Church of the Holy Trinity, undated

Stratford-upon-Avon, England.

Item 6: Program, Christmas Program, 1944

Printed in French.

Item 7: Book, German Language Guide, 1943 June 24

War Department, Washington, D. C.

Item 8: Clipping, "Elmer Tarrall, former school official, coach", 1984 March

Obituary.

Folder 2: Photographs, Elmer Tarrall (Folder 1 of 2), 1943, undated

Nine photographs.

Folder 3: Photographs, Elmer Tarrall (Folder 2 of 2), circa 1942-1945

Fifteen photographs.

Folder 4: Artifacts, Elmer Tarrall, circa 1942-1945

Housed in MSS 0000-686 Box 1.

Item 1: Dog tag with miraculous medal pendant, circa 1942-1945

Item 2: Belt buckle, circa 1942-1945

Solid brass, Made in United States of America.

Series 2: Henry Tarrall Military Papers

Folder 5: Papers of Henry Tarrall, circa 1917-1980

Item 1: Booklet cover, War Ration Book Two, undated

Item 2: Toilet paper, German Emperor Wilhelm II, undated

Item 3: Membership cards, Henry A. Tarrall, 1980, undated

One 1980 membership card to the Veterans of World War I of the U. S. A., Inc. and one undated membership card of the Society of World War I Aero Historians.

Item 4: Registration, Henry Alberti Tarrall, 1917 June 5

Registration certificate for the military draft.

Item 5: Orders, Private First Class Henry A. Tarrall, 1919 February 10 - 1919 March 13

Three copies of orders relating to Henry A. Tarrall of Company E, 56th Engineers, Camp Morrison, Virginia.

Item 6: Certificate, Honorable Discharge from the United States Army, 1919 March 27

Includes enlistment record on reverse side.

Item 7: Certificate, In Lieu of Lost or Destroyed Discharge, 1958 September 10

Item 8: Certificate, Memory of Henry A. Tarrall, circa 1980

Item 9: Photographs, World War I, circa 1917-1919

Four photographs of a barracks building, soldiers exercising in a field, and men posing in front of the camera.

Folder 6: Booklets of Henry Tarrall, circa 1918-1919

Item 1: Booklet, Individual Pay Record Book, 1918-1919

Item 2: Notebook, Henry Tarrall, circa 1918-1919

Contains names and addresses.

Folder 7: Book, Register of Lehigh University, 1918-1919

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Folder 8: Dog tags, circa 1917-1919

Housed in MSS 0000-686 Box 1. Dog tags are linked on a chain.

Series 3: Melvin Tarrall Military Papers

Folder 9: Correspondence, Melvin Tarrall, 1942 July 27 - 1945 November 28

Item 1: Correspondence, Melvin Tarrall to Betty Tarrall, 1942 July 27

Written at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri and sent to Norfolk, Virginia. Includes envelope.

Item 2: Correspondence, Melvin Tarrall to Betty Tarrall, 1942 September 12

Written in Salt Lake City, Utah and sent to Norfolk, Virginia. Includes envelope.

Item 3: Correspondence, Melvin Tarrall to Betty and Alton Tarrall, 1943 January 22

Written in Pueblo, Colorado and sent to Norfolk, Virginia. Includes envelope.

Item 4: Correspondence, Melvin Tarrall to Betty and Alton Tarrall, 1943 March 30

Written "Somewhere in India."

Item 5: Correspondence, Melvin Tarrall to Betty and Alton Tarrall, 1943 April 29

Written in India and sent to Norfolk, Virginia. Includes envelope.

Item 6: Correspondence, Melvin Tarrall to Betty and Alton Tarrall, 1943 August 4

Written in India and sent to Norfolk, Virginia. Includes envelope.

Item 7: Correspondence, Melvin Tarrall to Betty and Alton Tarrall, 1943 October 2

Written in China and sent to Norfolk, Virginia.

Item 8: Correspondence, Melvin Tarrall to "Peg and Henry", circa 1943

Christmas card from China.

Item 9: Correspondence, Major General H. R. Harmon to Melvin Tarrall, 1945 November 28

Written in Louisville, Kentucky and sent to Norfolk, Virginia.

Folder 10: Photographs, Melvin Tarrall, circa 1942-1945

Seven photographs.

Item 1: Photograph, China, World War II, circa 1943

Photograph features a woman with a child strapped to her back.

Item 2: Photograph, Melvin Tarrall and two men, 1942

Item 3: Photograph, "80 Days" Bomber, circa 1942-1945

375th Bomb Squadron, 308th Bomb Group.

Item 4: Photograph, "Lakanooki" Bomber, circa 1942-1945

375th Bomb Squadron, 308th Bomb Group.

Item 5: Photograph, "Ubangi Bag III" Bomber, circa 1942-1945

375th Bomb Squadron, 308th Bomb Group.

Item 6: Photograph, "China GIs", circa 1942-1945

Item 7: Photograph, Second Air Force Intelligence School, 1942 September 24

Folder 11: Papers of Melvin Tarrall, 1942-1945

Item 1: Certificate, War Ration Book One, 1942

Certificate of Registrar for Claudia Jane Nurney.

Item 2: Booklet, War Department Pamphlet, 1944

No. 20-10. Book is for servicemembers coming home from war.

Item 3: Form, Clothing and Equipment Adjustment, 1945 May 3

Item 4: Certificate, Glorious and Illustrious Sons of Magellan, 1945 June 21

For Sergeant Melvin O. Tarrall on February 15, 1943.

Item 5: Orders, Special Orders, Army Service Forces, 1945 June 27

Three copies.

Folder 12: Artifacts, Melvin Tarrall, circa 1942-1945

Housed in MSS 0000-686 Box 1.

Item 1: Patch, United States Army Air Forces shoulder sleeve insignia, circa 1942-1945

Item 2: Patch, Sergeant rank insignia, circa 1942-1945

Two patches.

Item 3: Dog tags, circa 1942-1945

Dog tags are linked on a chain.