Post 1 Laconia, New Hampshire

Post 1

Laconia, New Hampshire

Post 1 Laconia, New Hampshire

About This Post

Post Namesake
Frank W. Wilkins (World War I) and Lt. Cmdr. James Stuart Smith (World War II)
Notable Members
Earlon Beale, Charlie Tracy and Cy Malone (department commanders)

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HISTORY

2010

A Brief History

May 1, 2017
American legion Post 1, located in Laconia, New Hampshire, was originally chartered as Frank W.Wilkins Post 1. SSG Wilkins was the first native son of Laconia to be killed during The Great War. While repairing telegraph lines SSG Wilkins swerved his motorcycle to avoid striking a young girl who was herding sheep in the road. In doing so he crashed his motorcycle resulting in a severly broken leg.Gasoline from the ruptured tank entered the open..
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