Getting our Kicks on Rt 66

Military Archive St. Louis, MO

Last Saturday, another beautiful wild Irish woman, Mary Kate got married to Dan O'Brien.  It was a fantastic time, and we are thrilled to have Dan in the family.  Afterwards Jibbsey and I started a road trip to some of the nearby family spots, some of which just happen to be along Route 66.  Jibbsey isn't too thrilled when I pull over to take a picture of a street sign.  We went to St. Louis and had dinner with Mary Kate's bro Michael and did some sightseeing.  We made an appointment to visit the National Military Archives in St. Louis.  Unfortunately Brigadier General C. T. O'Neill's file had been burned in the fire in 1973, but they were able to recreate some of it for us.  It gave us some information on where he served here in the US before his company left for Europe during WWI.  I am still hoping they will come up with some information on his service in the Spanish American War and the Mexican dispute.