The first military funeral held in Plymouth

The first military funeral held in Plymouth
The first military funeral held in Plymouth

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 rifle vol…