Post 19 Renton, Washington

Post 19

Renton, Washington

Post 19 Renton, Washington

About This Post

Post Namesake

Fred Hancock

HISTORY

1910

Dedicated to the memory of Fred Hancock

Sep 5, 1918

Frederick B. Hancock was one of the first veterans from Renton, Washington to die in the First World War. Fred Hancock was born on July 6, 1892, in Thurber, Texas, to Mary Jane Richardson Hancock and George W. Hancock, a thirty-one-year old naturalized citizen from England. Fred had four brothers— Isaac, Harry, John, and George Jr.—and three sisters—Pauline Hancock Roberts, Carrie Hancock Davis, and Jessie Hancock Merritt. As a young boy in about 1898, Fred..

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Dedicated to the memory of Fred Hancock
History of Renton Fred Hancock Post 19

History of Renton Fred Hancock Post 19

Jul 13, 1919
The first charter for Post #19 was issued on July 13, 1919 to sixteen World War I veterans. They met in the fire hall assembly hall. It was built in 1918. We met in this hall for two and a half to three years. The post was discontinued for three or four years and a new charter was issued in April of 1928 with a membership of thirty veterans. The fire hall was moved in..
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First Post Commander Paul W. Houser Sr.

Jul 13, 1919
The First Commander of American Legion Fred Hancock Post 19, Paul W. Houser Sr., was born January 12, 1879, in Lincoln, Illinois. He graduated from the High School of Lincoln and from Wesleyan Law School of Bloomington, Illinois. He enlisted at age 18 in the Fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry and served with it during the Spanish-American War. He married Mathilda Leinon of Keota, Iowa on September 9, 1909 in Keota and then brought his bride..
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First Post Commander Paul W. Houser Sr.

1930

American Legion Members After 4th of July Parade 1930 or 1931

American Legion Members After 4th of July Parade 1930 or 1931

Jul 4, 1930
Front row L. to R. Charles Winegar, Ralph Jenkins, Hugh Bruce, Chris O' Brien, Oscar Olson, Francis Kane, George Pritchard, Charles Mattioda. Back row L. to R. Paul Houser Sr., William Bennett, Doc C.P. Ambrose, Kelly Kaiser, Wayne Butler, Ronald McDonald, Jess Young, Alden See Sr., Walter Shook, Floyd Lawrence, Joe Fillon, John (Bud) Shook.
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