Post 40 Winthrop, Maine

Post 40

Winthrop, Maine

Post 40 Winthrop, Maine

About This Post

Post Namesake
Alfred W Maxwell Jr Comrade Maxwell was the first solider from Winthrop to be Killed in Action while serving in the 1st Reg, 1st Div. He died of injuries suffered in Guadalcanal on 10 September 1942
Notable Members
Commanders: 1919-1920 Francis H. Bate; 1921 Francis H. Bate;1922 Russell w. Hudson; 1923 Russell W. Hudson; 1924 Harris c\C. Bishop; 1925 Francis H. Bate; 1926 Peter A. Thaanum, Jr.; 1927 Francis H. Bate;1928 Myron Hudson; 1929 Earl Tarr; 1930 Alfred ... READ MORE
What Makes this Post Unique
May 20, 1927 – Memorial Service at Glenside Cemetary, when, at requested of National Commander, soil was taken from the graves of departed comrades there, to be taken to France when commorating the tenth annivesary of the landing of our ... READ MORE