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A Committee formed to Assist Returning Veterans in Filling Out the cards for Returned Soldiers Eligible for the $60 bonus at No Charge.
A March 13, 1919 Florence Herald notice by the Soldiers Comfort Committee that, in the wake of returning veterans eligible for the $60 bonus being charged to have their forms filled out, the Committee has formed a subcommittee of local women who…
"Confederate Veterans Have Annual Picnic"
A Thursday, September 18, 1919 Florence Herald report on the annual United Confederate Veterans reunion at Mars Hill, in Lauderdale County, which noted the names of all the attendees, including Peter Stewart (ca. 1825-1925) a former slave who along…
"In Memoriam"
"Proclamation"
Two February 27, 1919 Florence Herald Articles reporting that the city government of Florence planted a row of "Victory Trees" on Morrison Avenue in Florence "last Friday" to honor the soldiers of Lauderdale County, black and white, killed in the…
Shoals Area African-American Enlistments and Draftees, 1941
(1) Two Negroes Ordered to Ft. McClellan
Shoals Area African-American Draftees and Enlistments, 1942
(1) Negroes Volunteer
Negroes Sought by New US Army
A Friday, August 1, 1947 notice by Florence Army recruiting officer Lt. Inman O. Scott that the US Army is now authorized to maintain a ten percent Negro strength and setting forth the new opportunities and enlistment/reenlistment requirements
"Army Recruiting Attracting Many"
A Friday, September 5, 1947 Florence Herald report on the recent enlistment of four Lauderdale County men in the US Army, including African-American Herbert Beckwith of 643 West College Street, Florence.
Four Inducted in Armed Forces
A Thursday, May 9, 1957 Florence report of the induction into the armed forces of four men from Lauderdale County, including African-American Frank Evans Johnson.
"Army Pvt. James H. Ingram."
A photo and brief bio of Florence native and US Army Pvt James H. Ingram, a 1958 Burrell graduate who enlisted in December of 1958, completed basic training at Ft. Jackson, SC and had just completed a 15-week radio-teletype course at Southeastern…
"Veterans advocate honored as Kentucky Colonel"
This is a newspaper article about Colonel Thomas McKnight, a Tuscumbia resident and military veterans advocate.
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