Post 68 Merchantville, New Jersey

Post 68

Merchantville, New Jersey

Post 68 Merchantville, New Jersey

About This Post

Post Namesake

Fredrick W. Grigg

Notable Members

Dr. J. Irdell Wycoff

Post Commander 1923

Deaprtment Commander 1937-38

Mayor Borought of Merchantville

What Makes this Post Unique

The Post prides itself for the community outreach it conducts to educate the public about veterans; to assist veterans in securing the benifits they are entiled to; to work with local youth organizations through sponsorships, by conducting Americanism contest, and by inviting their partcipation in various project and servies the Post conducts.

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HISTORY

1910

Fredrick W. Grigg Enlist

Apr 16, 1917

Frederick W. Grigg was born on May 17, 1897 in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. He was the 10th of 11 children of William and Mary Grigg. In the summer of 1910 the Grigg family moved to Merchantville.

 Young Frederick first joined the United States Army at the age of 16. He served in Battery B,..

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Fredrick W. Grigg Enlist
Corporal Grigg Killed in Action

Corporal Grigg Killed in Action

Oct 12, 1918

Corporal Grigg was killed in the Meuse-Argonne Forest battle in October 1918. He is buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in Romagne, France.


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War Ends- The Armistice is Signed

Nov 11, 1918

The war ended with the signing of the Armistice.

 


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War Ends- The Armistice is Signed
It All Started Here

It All Started Here

Aug 11, 1919

The year was 1919. World War I was ending. The place was the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) Headquarters in France. A group of twenty officers was asked to suggest ideas on how to improve troop morale in World War I. One officer, Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., proposed an organization of veterans. That was the seed that has grown into a membership of 2.4 million members in 14,000 post around the world. Meanwhile back in..

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Meeting to Select Name of Post held at Borough Council Chamber

Aug 12, 1919

Members met in council chambers of the Merchantville Borough hall to select the Post name from the names of the 4 residents who died in WWI. Frederick W. Grigg received the most votes.


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Meeting to Select Name of Post held at Borough Council Chamber

1920

Women’s Auxiliary Organized

Jun 17, 1920

The Auillary Unit was organized on this date.


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Church Dedicates Pipe Organ in Memory of Grigg

Nov 7, 1920

The First Baptist Church of Merchantville dedicated its new pipe organ in the memory of Corporal Grigg, the only member of the church who was killed in WWI


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Church Dedicates Pipe Organ in Memory of Grigg
FW Grigg Post 68 Permanent Charter-February 20, 1921

FW Grigg Post 68 Permanent Charter-February 20, 1921

Feb 20, 1921

The Post received its permanaent charter.


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WWI Service Monument Dedicated

Nov 11, 1921

 A service monument contain the names of the 4 Merchantville residents who died in WWI plus all the names of the residents who fought in the war was dedicated on Armistice Day 1921.

 


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WWI Service Monument Dedicated
Post 68 Celebrates Merchantville's 50th Birthday

Post 68 Celebrates Merchantville's 50th Birthday

May 18, 1924

Post members march in a parade to mark the 50th birthday of the incorporation of Merchantvile Borough. The Post also had a float in the parade.


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