Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post 240 Stephenville, Texas chartered in 1920, was named Ammon Turnbow Post 240.
Ammon Turnbow, a Marine, died November 1, 1918, just ten days before the Armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany on November 11, 1918. His death resulted from being hit by German..
The first Post 240 meeting place was the Employment Agency portion of The King and Neblett building located at the junction of Washington & Belknap streets on the northwest corner of The Stephenville Courthouse Square. In the mid-thirties, Post 240 membership decided it was time they had their own meeting place. Fund raising began and money pledged by Post 240 members,coupled with a working arrangement and assurances from The NYA/WPA, the new construction project was..
Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post 240 and Auxiliary Unit 240 annual Officer Installation Banquet was held Tuesday evening, July 16th, at the Local Post 240 Building. In photo (L-R) Division 4 Commander Ronnie Pietzsch from Roscoe, TX; District 17 Commander Bret Watson from Weatherford, TX; Post 240 Commander Roger Easter from Stephenville; Post 240 Lifetime Member Brad Thompson, also from Stephenville and Department Commander Jim Fleming from Atlanta, TX gather following installation ceremony to congratulate Post..
Our lives; Our Stories...OUR GREATEST GENERATION Museum Exhibit Sponsored by Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council occurred this weekend at the Eastland Museum. Stephenville Mayor Kenny Weldon was the Guest Speaker and Post 240 Legionnaires Roger Easter (MC), Leroy Griffin (Chaplain) and Commander, Jim Cox (Taps) played key roles in the Opening event. Other Post 240 members present were Fred Cross,Brad Thompson, Joanna Lay, Norman Craig and Walter Williams. American Legion Members from Rising Star, Abilene..
Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post 240 Honor Guard presented Military Funeral services for our comrade and Post Chaplain, LeRoy 'Candyman' Griffin, Thursday June 28, 2018 at Erath County Cowboy Church. Leroy was a Past Post Commander and 25-year Honorary Life member of Post 240.
Post 240 Honor Guard members members were; Jimmy Finney, Justin Finney, Robert Whitley, Addison Winslow, Ron Henry and volunteer Maury Jernigan who played taps. Roger Easter and Burton Smith were the flag folding..
Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post 240 & Auxiliary Unit 240 began its American Legion 100th Centennial year celebration Tuesday evening, July 17, 2018 by inducting 2019 membership year officers. Preparations for meeting concluded Monday when Auxiliary members Joanna Lay, Julie Littlefield, Francine Pratt, Johnny Ratliff and Jean Moon were joined by Post 240 members Jerry Littlefield, Willis Moon and Roger Easter to mount centennial year posters, flag, and decorate The Brad Thompson Meeting Room with a..
Department of Texas Fourth Division Auxiliary President, Rachael Watson, from Post 163 in Weatherford was Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Auxiliary Unit 240 installing officer and is shown administering the oath of office to Turnbow-Higgs Auxiliary Unit 240, 2019 membership year officers. (L-R) They are: Lizmarie Torres, executive committee member-at-large; Bamma Brown, executive committee member-at-large;..
Post 240 was honored on this evening to have as our guest and Installing Officer the 17th District Commander of the American Legion Department of Texas Michael Bob Starr, here after referred to as Michael Bob. Michael Bob now serves as the commander of the 17thDistrict of the American Legion Department of Texas and the commander of the Marshall Scott Jamar Post 61, in Abilene.
Post 240 Commander, Ron Henry, led a contingent (See Photo) (L-R) Seated: Fred Cross, Mickey Maguire, Ron Henry. (L-R) Standing: Burton Smith, Roger Easter, Joanna Lay, Kenny Weldon, Mickey Cross, Beth Cross, George McCormick and Keith Fredrickson) of Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post 240 members to Oakwood Assisted Living on Wednesday August..
Turnbow-Higgs Post 240 Legionnaires, sponsors of Stephenville's 2018 Veteran Celebration Day Parade joined other citizens and TSU students following the Parade to a get a preview of Memoria
Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post 240 conducted its annual Post Everlasting Memorial Service during the regular 3rd Tuesday Meal Meeting held March 19, 2019. This Memorial Service Honors deceased Post 240 Legionnaires that reported to Post Everlasting during the previous year of March 2018 - February 2019. Those honored were James Choate, USAF, V’NAM; LeRoy Griffin, Army, WWII; Harold Walker, Navy, WWII; James Watkins, USMC, Grenada; George Wilson, Army, Korea; Robert Wortley, Army, WWII.
Special guests were..
On Friday April 26th Family, Friends, Dignitaries, University Students, and Legionnaires gathered in front of Tarleton State University's Nursing Building on a beautiful spring day to witness the Bea Marin Statue Dedication. She was a key player in Tarleton State University’s School of Nursing from 2000 until her death in 2008.
“Colonel Marin had the heart and passion of a true servant-leader,” said Tarleton President F. Dominic Dottavio, “instructing nursing students, serving the Stephenville community and..
During its August 20, 2019 meeting, Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post & Auxiliary Unit 240, honored Unit 240 member, Joanna Lay, for her extraordinary and dedicated service beyond the call of duty.
Earning her American Legion Auxiliary membership through the military service of her brother, Joanna was inducted as a member of unit 240 in 1994. She has served several terms as President, Secretary and..
September17th, is Constitution Day. It is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia. The law establishing the present holiday was created in 2004 with the passage of an amendment by Senator Robert Byrd..
The COVID pandemic did not prevent Dublin’s Three Oaks Assisted Living from celebrating WWII Army Veteran Tad Gilbreath’s 102nd Birthday by planning a May 27th drive through parade and inviting family, friends and citizens including Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post 240’s Veterans visitation chairman, Keith Fredrickson, to drive by honking horns and from a distance shouting Happy Birthday greetings.
Tad was drafted in December of 1941 shortly after Pearl Harbor was bombed. He and 41 other men..
Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post 240 Honor Guard traveled to St. Johns Cemetery in Priddy, TX on Monday June 28th to present Military Funeral Honors at the graveside service of Legionnaire and WWII Army Veteran William Louis Koenig, age 96, a recipient of (2) Bronze Star Medals awarded for his Pacific war theatre actions as a member of The 158 Bushmasters regiment. Mission accomplished soldier! Rest In Peace! (L-R) Flag Presenter Roger Easter: RIFLEMEN: Jimmy Finney,..
Stephenville High School senior students, Philip Wiggins, P.D. Peak, Hayden DiJulio, and Savanah Caten were guest speakers at American Legion Turnbow-Higgs Post 240 and Auxiliary Unit 240 Third Tuesday meal meeting August 15. The four students (3) Lone Star Boys State, and (1) Bluebonnet Girls State were delegates sponsored by The American Legion Department of Texas, and local Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post and Auxiliary Unit 240. In keeping with tradition, the four delegates and..
The Diamond Cross Rodeo in Dublin, Texas kicked off Saturday, Sept. 9 with a tribute to first responders in honor of those who were lost on 9/11 and those who serve the community every day. Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post 240 Legionnaires (L-R) Charles Dotson, Chris Grantham, Walter Dotson, and Tim Tatom performed Color Guard Duties at event opening. Erath County Sheriff, Matt Coates (2nd from Right) joins other first responders being honored on this evening...
TURNBOW-HIGGS POST 240 HONORS & CELEBRATES POW/MIAHOMECOMING
Stephenville’s Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post 240 began the 2023 POW/MIA week on Patriot Day, Monday, September 11, honoring and celebrating the homecoming of MIA (Missing In Action) WWII, Army Air Corp Veteran, First Lieutenant Noel Emerson Shoup, and closed the week acknowledging National POW/MIA day Friday, September 15, by remembering the many that remain Missing in..
WHAT IS A VETERAN? - A “Veteran” whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to the United States of America, for an amount of up to, and including his life. That is HONOR! And there are too many people in this country today who no longer understand that fact. Air Force Veteran and Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post 240..
Navy Veteran and Turnbow-Higgs American Legion Post 240 Paid Up For Life Member, Marilyn Mae Smith (Jun 20, 1942-Feb 3, 2024), was called to Post Everlasting February 3,..