Post 245 Seguin, Texas

Post 245

Seguin, Texas

Post 245 Seguin, Texas

About This Post

Post Namesake
Horace Urban Wood

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HISTORY

1920

Post Organization

Jul 14, 1920
The American Legion, H. U. Wood Post 245 was organized on July 14, 1920 at a meeting called in the law office of F. B. Vaughan. A temporary organization of the post was formed at this meeting. It was decided to name the post after Horace Urban Wood, who was one of the Seguin men who gave their lives in the services of their Country. A temporary organization for the purpose of securing a charter..
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Post Namesake

Post Namesake

Jul 14, 1920
H.U. Wood Post 245, Seguin, Texas was named in honor of Army Private Horace Urban Wood, a highly patriotic young man, who was killed in action in France. Horace Urban 'Urb' Wood was born in Round Rock, Texas on December 4, 1894. His family moved to Cuero, Texas where his father published the Cuero Record. The Wood family moved to Seguin, Texas in 1904, where his father Horace Greely Wood purchased the Guadalupe Gazette newspaper...
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Legion History

Jan 1, 1921
The Post was responsible for quite a few major accomplishments during its first few years of existence. The Post was instigator of what was known then, as Seguin's White Way. The was the financing and installing of lamp posts around the Court House and Central Park. Legionnaires also fastened bronze memorial plates on the lamp posts honoring the fallen hero's of the country. The Post helped in securing playground equipment for the playground near the..
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American Legion Auxiliary

American Legion Auxiliary

Aug 29, 1925
The American Legion Auxiliary was organized in 1925. The American Legion, H.U. Wood Unit 245 received their charter on August 29, 1925.
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Legion History

Jan 18, 1928
No meetings had been held for about a year, but in 1928, the Post was put back on its feet. The Post Headquarters was moved from the downtown hall to the Seguin Country Club. For the next few years the Post maintained its membership and took part in community projects.
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1930

Legion History

Legion History

Sep 27, 1930
The permanent charter for H.U. Wood Post 245 was issued on September 10, 1930. In 1936, the Post bought the Seguin Bowling Club for its Legion Home. The Post continued to add its part to community projects.
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Sons of The American Legion

Jun 8, 1935
The membership of the H.U. Wood Post 245 organized the Sons of The American Legion Squadron. The permanent charter for H.U. Wood Squadron 245 was issued on June, 8, 1935.
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Sons of The American Legion

1940

Legion History

Jan 1, 1940
In 1949, the Post added another building which contains bowling lanes. The Post operated the bowling alley for years and still used old hall meetings and dances. The membership remained constant. For a number of years, the Post had organized one of the best American Legion Bands in the State. This band under the management of C. Meyer and the direction of Max Richter, played concerts in the city and for children's homes and hospitals...
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2010

American Legion Riders

May 14, 2013
An organizational meeting was held at The American Legion Post 245 on May 14, 2013. A proposed set of By-Laws was adopted by the attending members. The American Legion Riders Chapter 245 was chartered by the American Legion Post on June 3, 2013.
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American Legion Riders