Details for Bruce B. Williams American Legion Post No. 1

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5231007772

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Marker Number 7772
Atlas Number 5231007772
Marker Title Bruce B. Williams American Legion Post No. 1
Index Entry American Legion Post No. 1_Bruce B. Williams
Address 1210 Park St.
City Commerce
County Hunt
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 229993
UTM Northing 3682801
Subject Codes military topics
Marker Year 1982
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Commerce Public Library, in park on east side of Park St. (Business 11) between Main and Alamo streets.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text The first American Legion Post in Texas was established at Commerce in 1919, the same year the veterans organization was begun nationally. Inspired by the funeral of Private Albert A. Barrow, who had served in World War I, Dr. W. B. DeJernett directed formation of a local veterans group. The first meeting was held in a building at Washington and Alamo streets (2 blks. W). Chartered on July 1, 1919 and named in honor of Bruce B. Williams, the first Commerce serviceman to die in World War I, the post has been a prominent leader at the state and national levels. (1982)