Dad as new Army inductee at Camp San Luis Obispo & Fort Ord, CA

[Helo412]

These photos are from the collection of my father, MSgt. Ralph E. Tyler, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.

The pictures were taken in the summer or fall of 1941.

 

First Photo - penciled on the back:

Fort Ord, Calif.

1941

R E Tyler

Pvt.

 

 

Second Photo - penciled on the back:

1941.

Left - R Tyler

3rd from left - John Huff, Minneapolis

San Luis Obispo, Calif.

 

(Note: The 2nd & 4th soldiers from the left were not identified)

 

 

Third Photo - penciled on the back:

Ralph E. Tyler

1941

Fort San Luis Obispo, Calif.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sundance]

Great photos. Was your Dad with the 7th throughout the war?

[Helo412]

Yes. He was in the Aleutian, Kwajalein, Leyte, and Okinawa campaigns. As far as I can tell from his records, he was with the 17th Regiment of the 7th the full time. He was discharged 2 October 1945 with 1 year, 9 months, 23 days continental service, and 2 years, 5 months, 1 day foreign service.

As a new member to this forum, I have been occasionally posting some of my dad's photos and documents that maybe others might be interested in.

[The Meatcan]

Neat photos! Thanks for sharing. Always interesting to see pix like these.

Terry