ARMEL PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN U. S, NAVAL RESERVE

word has been received that Comnander Tyle O. Armel,
U.S.N»R. was. appointed to Captain in the United States Naval Rese.
erve by the President on June 8, 1945 to rank from March 20, 1945.

Captain Armel was recalled to active duty in July 1941
when the Reserve was mobilized, and has served continously at sea
for the past four years,

Captain Armel was first commissioned in World War I and
after its conclusion remained in the Naval Reserve and has now com-
pleted twenty-five years of Naval Service,

In addition to the Victory Ribbon of 'forld War I, he wears
the following ribbons ;

American Defense with star; American Area; Asiatic-Pacific
with two bronze stars; European-African with bronze’ star;
the Philippine Liberation with bronze star and the Naval
Reserve ribbon with star,

Captain Armel's first 'Yorld Yar II service was in the
Pacific where he participated in all the Aleutians operations at
Adak, Anichitka, Atka, Attu and Kiska, He was then transferred to
the Atlantic where he served as Executive Officer of an attack trans~
port in the Normandie invasion.

In August 1944 he was ordered back to the Pacific and given
command of a new attack transport, in which he participated in the
Okinawa invasion,

captain Armel's wife and three children reside at Lawrence,
Kansas, where prior to the war he was the Executive of the Endowment
esosdation of the University of Kansas.

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