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November 7, 1916 – May 13, 2012

Benjamin Tyrell

Personal Information

Birthplace: Talmage, Kansas

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army Air Corps

Unit: 366 Fighting Group

Theater of Operation: European

Enlisted / Commissioned: May 22, 1942

Discharged: Nov 17, 1945

Honored By: Eisenhower Foundation

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