I have braved 'the closet' and did not find Mr. Tumnus but....
My sister needed copies to prove Daddy was Honorably Discharged from the Military and that Mom and he were married at the time of his death. She is looking at the possibility of Daddy's and Mom's ashes being interred in a military cemetery.
Found them and the copies of the joint IRS forms for the year of his death.
Reading Daddy's Discharge Papers was interesting. Wish he'd have talked more of those times while he was in service. I know that the big air blast fireworks on the 4th of July bothered him. He was in a Flight Squadron Group in the Army in Italy 1944 & 45.
I found an April 21st 1989 post dated envelope addressed to Mom, in which was a certificate from the United States of America honoring the memory of Wesley A Handrow. Signed by George Bush.
I found the Funeral Home's white zippered pouch for Daddy's funeral,in which are newspaper clippings of his obit.
I found 3 copies of Daddy's embossed Death Certificate issued 13 February 1989. He is listed as Married with a surviving spouse, my Mom.
I found copies of their joint income tax form for the year 1989
I found an envelope, as sent to Daddy from the Veterans Administration, containing a certified by the Register of Deeds of the State, a photo of a true copy of Daddy's Honorable Discharge from the Army of the United States. It is embossed.
Now know my Daddy's Serial Number. He was in the 761st Bomb Sqdn 460th Bomb Gp. He was a Technical Sergeant. Flt Maintenance Gunner 748. They said his eye color were Blue. (HA. His hazel eyes were blue that day or they didn't have hazel as a eye color then.) He was 5'8 1/2" and 193 lbs.
There's a list of decorations and citations and what campaigns he was involved in.
Am going to copy the shit out these documents. The memories that these stir and the lost opportunities to discuss Daddy's life and my Mom's life with them.
My sister got back to me and was pleased. Those seem just the things she needs but, my sister is a Librarian, she didn't know who Mr. Tumnus is!! Yes, it was the closet and not a wardrobe but really!
Found them and the copies of the joint IRS forms for the year of his death.
Reading Daddy's Discharge Papers was interesting. Wish he'd have talked more of those times while he was in service. I know that the big air blast fireworks on the 4th of July bothered him. He was in a Flight Squadron Group in the Army in Italy 1944 & 45.
I found an April 21st 1989 post dated envelope addressed to Mom, in which was a certificate from the United States of America honoring the memory of Wesley A Handrow. Signed by George Bush.
I found the Funeral Home's white zippered pouch for Daddy's funeral,in which are newspaper clippings of his obit.
I found 3 copies of Daddy's embossed Death Certificate issued 13 February 1989. He is listed as Married with a surviving spouse, my Mom.
I found copies of their joint income tax form for the year 1989
I found an envelope, as sent to Daddy from the Veterans Administration, containing a certified by the Register of Deeds of the State, a photo of a true copy of Daddy's Honorable Discharge from the Army of the United States. It is embossed.
Now know my Daddy's Serial Number. He was in the 761st Bomb Sqdn 460th Bomb Gp. He was a Technical Sergeant. Flt Maintenance Gunner 748. They said his eye color were Blue. (HA. His hazel eyes were blue that day or they didn't have hazel as a eye color then.) He was 5'8 1/2" and 193 lbs.
There's a list of decorations and citations and what campaigns he was involved in.
Am going to copy the shit out these documents. The memories that these stir and the lost opportunities to discuss Daddy's life and my Mom's life with them.
My sister got back to me and was pleased. Those seem just the things she needs but, my sister is a Librarian, she didn't know who Mr. Tumnus is!! Yes, it was the closet and not a wardrobe but really!