DOB/DOD: July 20, 1915 (Brooklyn, NY) – October 24, 1998 (Philadelphia, PA); 83 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: Canterbury Turnpike, Norwich
ENLISTMENT: July 21, 1943, in Hartford
SERVICE NUMBER: A-125895
DISCHARGE: March 5, 1946
FAMILY: Born to Harry (1883-1945) and Mary Baronowski Tarryk (1893-1964). Harry was born in Minsk, Russia. Mary was born in Galicia, Poland. Anna was the second youngest of fourteen children. Six brothers, George H. (1916-1988), Michael (1922-2004), Anthony (1925-2015), Henry (1927-1986), Daniel (1934-2016), and Robert (1935-2007). Eight sisters, Lillian M. Tarryk Tatro (1918-1999), Olga Tarryk DesSerreault (1920-1988), Sylvia (1930-1930), Sonja Tarryk Burns (1931-), Mary Ann Tarryk Rondeau (1923-1997), Sylvia (1930-), Helen Tarryk Gernhard (1936-), and Barbara Tarryk Alfiero (1939-).
Photos contributed by Anna Tarryk’s niece, Tina
From The Day (New London, CT) July 23, 1943
Miss Anna M. Tarryk of 26 Pearl Street, Stonington, has been accepted for service in the Women’s Army Corps (WACS).
From The Philadelphia Daily News November 13, 1998
Anna M. Tarryk, a retired federal employee and a World War II veteran of the Women’s Army Corps, died on October 24. She was 83 and lived in West Philadelphia. After the war, Tarryk worked for the Veterans Administration in the insurance division from 1946 until she retired in 1983. Born in Brooklyn, she served as a WAC from 1942 until 1946. She was stationed in England with the WAC 6888th Postal Unit. She also served in France and Germany. “She was very proud of her military service,” said a family member. Over the years, she was a member of and active in various churches, including St. Matthew’s AME Church, Our Lady of Victory, and St. Thomas Episcopal Church. She was a member of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, the Black WAC Association, the National Association of Black Military Women, WAC Veterans Chapter 9, the Frankford Arsenal Women’s Club, American Legion Post 905 in Harrisburg, the American Association of Retired Persons, the Association of Federal Retired Employees, the Association for Research and Enlightenment, the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation and the Philly Senior Center. Tarryk also had an interest in history and belonged to the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks and the Eighth Air Force Historical Society. For many years, she volunteered at the Veterans Administration Hospital. In most of the organizations, she eventually held important positions. An industrious woman, she was always going to school and was still taking college courses at age 80. Survivors include four brothers, Michael, Tony, Daniel, and Robert; four sisters, Lillian Tatro, Sonja Burns, Helen Gernhard, and Barbara Alfiero; and a close friend, Will Davis. Private services were conducted with military honors.
Tarryk Drive in Norwich, Connecticut, is named for the family.
Private First Class Tarryk is buried in Pachaug Cemetery, 999 Voluntown Rd, Griswold, Connecticut; Section F, Tarryk family plot, Grave 9.
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