The first military funeral held in Plymouth

  • The first military funeral held in Plymouth
    The first military funeral held in Plymouth
  • The first military funeral held in Plymouth
    The first military funeral held in Plymouth
  • Soldiers in a gas attack Photos Courtesy of Floyd Killough Collection
    Soldiers in a gas attack Photos Courtesy of Floyd Killough Collection
  • W.L. “Boose” Montgomery
    W.L. “Boose” Montgomery
  • Boose and Zella Montgomery
    Boose and Zella Montgomery
    On March 23, 1933, the Wellington Leader and Shamrock Texan newspapers both ran front page stories about a formal military burial ceremony conducted by the Frank King Post of the American Legion, in honor of William Lafayette “Boose” Mont gome r y, a World War I veteran from Plymouth. The funeral likely followed American Legion proto col, such as a flag draped casket, a guard of honor, a ri...

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