Obituaries: Captain Harry M. Tyler, 1951, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: November 8, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise

Grandson of Mrs. W. M. Tyler Buried In Shreveport

Funeral services for Captain Harry M. Tyler, 32, who was killed in action May
25, in Korea, were held Wednesday, October 31, in a Shreveport funeral home,
with the Rev. A. C. Lawton, pastor of Blanchard Baptist Church officiating. 
Burial was in Forest Park Cemetery with graveside services conducted by units
from Barksdale Air Force Base.

Capt. Tyler was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tyler of Mooringsport, and
the grandson of Mrs. W. M. Tyler of Wren Acres, Winnfield.  He was on
a jet fighter reconnaissance mission at the time of his death.

He is survived by his parents, his widow, the former Billie Crawford of Van
Asltyne, Texas; three children, Tim, Glenn, and Barbara Louise; grandmothers,
Mrs. Tyler of Winnfield, and Mrs. Emma Linsey of Mooringsport.

Capt. Tyler enlisted in the Army after his graduation from Mooringsport High
School and took officer's training at Ft. Benning, Ga.  He served in Hawaii
for three years prior to World War II.

He had been out of the army for a year when the Korean War started.  During
World War II, he served in the South Pacific.  He was sent to Korea on May 10,
only 15 days before his death.