3rd Armored Tank Commanders Letters and More!

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An amazing and historic collection!

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From the Historical and Pictorial Review, Third armored Division

Camp Polk Louisiana, 1942

 

 

A grim note to Pauline!

 

 

Walter F Petry was KIA July 11, 1944

 

I do not know what he had sent to Margaret Petry

 

 

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Captain Morrison recovering at Camp Edwards

 

I was told by Pauline that his foot locker was misplaced for a time, and he came home wearing an enlisted mans overcoat.

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Camp Edwards Commissary id

 

Camp Edwards Tobacco ration card

 

 

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Change of address for the 33d armored regiment APO 253

sent to Captain Morrisons mother in law Mrs Kay Vaira

 

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62nd Cavalry patch

 

Thomas W Morrison Jr.

Second Lieutenant

Cavalry Corps

 

Tom and Pauline

 

 

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The 1:25,000 Stolberg map is great. For me tactical maps really establish a physical location where events took place for troops.

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Captain Morrison is sitting against a tire smoking a cigarette.

 

Clipping from a Pittsburgh news paper.

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I just recently realized that the day Captain Morrison's capture flag was in the Pittsburgh Press was the day he was wounded.

18 November 1944

 

 

 

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Great to see this pop up again!

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Amazing group.

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A letter from Marie Doan to Pauline Morrison shortly before D-day.

It's a little hard to read due to bleed thru from the opposite page.

 

 

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Canteen

USA Variety Club

at Grant St. and Liberty Ave

Union Station Pittsburgh Pa.

 

 

Captain Morrison with his son Tim.

A year had passed before they would see each other for the first time.

 

 

A news paper clipping that mentions J. A. Mooney, Captain Morrison's uncle.

 

 

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Here is an excerpt from a letter to Pauline from 10-14-1944 where Captain Morrison says where he took down the hitler poster and the nazi flag.

 

 

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Captain Morrison is buried at Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh Pa .

Thank you to my dear Tammy Morrison for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Armored Sweetheart Jewelry

Tom and Pauline

 

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A grim note to Pauline!

 

Walter F Petry note.jpg Walter F Petry note reverse.jpg

 

Walter F Petry was KIA July 11, 1944

 

I do not know what he had sent to Margaret Petry

 

An excerpt of a letter to Pauline dated April 14, 1944 where Captain Morrison mentions Lt. Petry.

 

 

A Christmas card from Mrs. Margaret Petry to Captain Morrison, Nov. 22, 1944

 

 

I would love to know more about this thoughtful gold star woman. If you have any info on her, please share.

 

Lt. M Petry N-729482

24 General Hospital

APO 379 P.M. NY.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nothing like fire works on the 4th of July

 

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This is from a post by T1gertank519

https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/352078-kenny-malick-1st-lt-3rd-armored-division/&tab=comments#comment-2823297

Kenny Malick 1st Lt. 3rd Armored Division

Thank you to everyone who enjoyed it. Here is a photo of the officers of company B.
Kenny is the one wearing a helmet and smoking a cigarette.
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Your research on Tom Morrison and the letters you posted about Kenny have helped me immensely. The family and I thank you. Morrison is in the center, kneeling!

 

I am so pleased to share this great photo. 

Thank you  T1gertank519

 

Tom

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An interesting letter to Pauline.  From St. Lo to "Some where in Germany" .

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Is the horse in war a thing of the past ?   A lecture on Horse and Mechanized Cavalry by Colonel Bruce Palmer at the Carnegie Institute of Technology.

This is from his time with the CMTC.