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War Medal 1939-1945
MG 21.49-B-5 · Item · August 16, 1945
Part of Sylvia Karrel collection

Item is the War Medal 1939-1945 awarded to Pilot Officer Curdis Karrel for serving over 28 days as a full-time member of the Air Force during World War II (WWII).

1939-1945 Star
MG 21.49-B-3 · Item · 1943
Part of Sylvia Karrel collection

Item is the 1939-1945 Star awarded to Pilot Officer Curdis Karrel after serving two months as active air-crew in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II (WWII).

The Defence Medal
MG 21.49-B-2 · Item · August 16, 1945
Part of Sylvia Karrel collection

Item is on Defence Medal awarded to Pilot Officer Curdis Karrel for service in Britain during World War II (WWII).

Envelope
MG 21.49-A-54 · Item · August 20, 1943
Part of Sylvia Karrel collection

Item is one empty envelope addressed to Sylvia Glickman from Curdis Karrel that did not correspond to any of the letters present in the Sylvia Karrel collection.

Bridgeport
CA BI 80-19-4199 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of a street scene showing W.J. McDonald's Store and the Methodist Church in Bridgeport.

MG 21.49-D-3 · Item · January 24, 2001
Part of Sylvia Karrel collection

Item is a map and plan of Kiel War Cemetery in Kiel, Germany produced by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. On the map, Kiel and Hamburg, Germany are highlighted in yellow, and on the plan of Kiel War Cemetery the row where Pilot Officer Curdis Karrel was buried has been highlighted.

Missing: Curdis Karrel
MG 21.49-C-1 · Item · [after July 29, 1944]
Part of Sylvia Karrel collection

Item is one clipping from an unidentified newspaper with the announcement that Sgt. Curdis Karrel was missing in action during World War II (WWII). The clipping includes a photograph of Karrel in uniform.

MG 21.49-A-53 · Item · July 27, 1944
Part of Sylvia Karrel collection

Item is one handwritten letter from Curdis Karrel addressed to his mother, Sarah Karrel, and brothers, Benjamin Karrel and Sam Karrel. He writes that “nothing new or drastic is happening at all” and that he is hoping to go on leave within the next week. It was his last letter to the family before his death on July 29, 1944.

MG 21.49-A-49 · Item · June 23, 1944
Part of Sylvia Karrel collection

Item is one handwritten letter from Curdis Karrel to Sylvia Glickman. He writes that they lost a tail gunner on a recent operation and asks her not to tell his family, as they do not know that he is doing active operations with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

MG 21.49-A-46 · Item · June 6, 1944
Part of Sylvia Karrel collection

Item is one handwritten letter from Curdis Karrel to Sylvia Glickman. He wishes her a happy birthday and, though he knows it is an impossibility, suggests she come to England on her summer vacation so they could see each other.

MG 21.49-A-44 · Item · May 30, 1944
Part of Sylvia Karrel collection

Item is one handwritten letter from Curdis Karrel to Sylvia Glickman. He writes that he has no intention of getting engaged to anyone, one of the reasons being that he has recently been sent to a new station and is now on the 431 “Iroquois” Squadron and doing active operations, which he asks her to not tell his family.

MG 21.49-A-36 · Item · March 26, 1944
Part of Sylvia Karrel collection

Item is one handwritten letter from Curdis Karrel to Sylvia Glickman. He complains that she has not sent a letter in some time and tells her that he has moved stations and is now near Stratford-upon-Avon, England, home of “Bill Shakespeare.”

MG 21.49-A-24 · Item · December 6, 1943
Part of Sylvia Karrel collection

Item is one handwritten letter, sent by Airgraph, from Curdis Karrel to Sylvia Glickman. He has moved to a new station in England, where most of the men were Canadian, and they had a party the previous Saturday.

MG 21.49-A-18 · Item · October 23, 1943
Part of Sylvia Karrel collection

Item is one handwritten letter, sent as an Airgraph, from Curdis Karrel to Sylvia Glickman. He writes that he has no intention of looking for an “English lassie” and tells her that he thinks of all the good times they have had together.