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Bristol Fourth of July Parade Includes Many Local Units
A large Bristol Rhode Island parade honors Fourth of July with marching units from the town and nearby communities. The procession features veterans groups, bands, Scouts, youth organizations, and civic clubs led by marshal Benjamin Hazen. Crowds cheer as the parade winds through the harbor area ending with the Hilton A. C. Band in Newport attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. McKiernan
Raymond H. Hawksley
Daniel G. Coggeshall
U. S. District Court
Edward L. Leahy
Bristol
John W. Church
R. F. Haffenreffer
Paul A. Herzig
Frederick F. Driftmier
Jean St. Angelo
Rudolph W. Pysz
USAF
Warren
Archie McLean Hawks
Santa Barbara
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Air Force
Otis Air Force Base
Camp Edwards
Mass
Russell S. Bray
USNR
U. S. Marine
Newport Naval Station
Bristol Rangers
Boswell S. Bosworth, Sr
Newport Naval Training Station
Ri.n.g
243Rd Aaa AW
88Th Army Band
Everett E. McMillan
102Nd Aircraft Control
162Nd
Drummond
Pawtucket
Julio F. Xavier
State Department
V.F.W
Charles Parker
Perry Post
Anthony C. Almeida
Gatchell
V.F
The
Order of Cooties
United Sons of Union Veterans
Spanish American War Veterans
R. I. Veterans Home
Lawson-Raiola
Anthony Cappucci
John L. Burke
King Philip Chapter
Gold Star
Daughters of the American Revolution
George C Moore
Kearney
George R. Fish
Kearney Post
Bristol Boy Scouts
Jamestown Girls
Benjamin Hazen
Hilton A. C. Band
Newport