Around Town: Veteran Frank Tyndall's stolen medals awarded to family in Holland
Cassandra Lybrink, The Holland Sentinel
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HOLLAND — On the night of July 15, 1930, Frank Tyndall — a combat pilot for the U.S. Army — boarded his plane and took off for Texas. He crashed in a dense fog in North Carolina. Tyndall died instantly, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
But his story continued Tuesday, Aug. 17, at Seventy-Six Restaurant in downtown Holland, when two medals he'd earned — the Silver Star and the Distinguished Service Cross — were presented to his daughter, Mary. The medals were stolen following Tyndall's death.
The Distinguished Service Cross is the Army's second-highest military decoration for soldiers who display heroism in combat with an armed enemy force. The Silver Star is the Armed Forces' third-highest decoration for valor in combat.
Tyndall was born Francis Benjamin McCausland Tyndall on Sept. 28, 1894, in Sewall's Point, Florida, according to Air Force Magazine. Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City was named after him.
The medals were replaced and awarded by U.S. Brigadier General Richard Miller.
The Silver Star is returned to the Tyndall family after being missing for some time Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Seventy-Six Restaurant in Holland.
From left to right: John Tyndall Bonzelaar, Mary Tyndall Troff and Tamsin Troff pose for a portrait Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Seventy-Six Restaurant in Holland. The family gathered together to collect Frank Tyndall's long-lost WWI medals.
Mary Tyndall Troff looks at her father's WWI medals Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Seventy-Six Restaurant in Holland.
The Silver Star and Distinguished Service Cross are held by Mary Tyndall Troff Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Holland. The awards, belonging to WWI combat pilot Frank Tyndall, were returned to the family after being stolen.
Family reads about WWI combat pilot Frank Tyndall as his medals are returned to his daughter, Mary Tyndall Troff, during a special presentation Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Seventy-Six Restaurant in Holland.
U.S. Army Brigadier General Richard Miller presents a Silver Star to Mary Tyndall Troff on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Seventy-Six Restaurant in Holland.
Tamsin Troff smiles as her mother is awarded her grandfather's WWI medals Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Seventy-Six Restaurant in Holland.
Mary Tyndall Troff poses with her father's WWI medals after they were returned to the family by U.S. Army Brigadier General Richard Miller on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Seventy-Six Restaurant in Holland.
Army Brigadier General Richard Miller hugs Tamsin Troff as he arrives to present Mary Tyndall Troff's father's WWI medals Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Seventy-Six Restaurant in Holland.
Mary Tyndall Troff looks at her father's WWI medals Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Seventy-Six Restaurant in Holland.
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