Honorable Discharge

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

HEADQUARTERS, US ARMY SUPPORT COMMAND

BEXLEY, ENGLAND

DN-QR-CS

Sergeant Fredrick Niland

H Company, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Dear Sergeant Niland,

I extend my most profound condolence to you on the loss of your brother Lieutenant Preston Niland, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, who died on June 17, 1951 as a result of wounds received in action against the enemy.

News of your brother's death comes as a great shock to all of us and his loss will be keenly in felt in this organization. I sincerely hope that the knowledge that Preston was an exemplary soldier and died while serving his country will comfort you in this hour of great sorrow. Personally, and for the officers and men of this command, please accept our deepest sympathies.

Our records indicate that all three of your brothers have been killed in action, which means that you as the sole surviving male in your family, have been granted an honorable discharge from the United States Army. (Enclosure.)


 * Sincerely yours,
 * Captain Phillip Harvey