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Father and Son Join Post Veterans Foreign Wars to Establish RecordWhat is believed to be a record for the entire nation is the fact, thati • •W. D. Thaxton, veteran of World* • •War I, and-his son, John P. Thaxton, U. S. Navy, serving in World War II, are members ,of the same post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.John P. Thaxton, 17* semftg with* the .United States Navy, has been- ** ■ 'home on a furlough after his Aip was lost in action off the coast of jjfcAlgiers. He entered the service in f the spring of last year.While at. home he enrolled inButts county Post No, 2810 V. F. W. and was enrolled as a charter mem? her.JBis father,. William D. Thaxton, enrolled when the chapter waa organized some months ago. In World War I, W. D. Thaxton served in the U. S.~Army and was discharged at Camp Gordon in 1919.Butts county Post now has 18charter members, and 4 new mem-• »bers were received at the last meeting, including John F. Thaxton.Only those veterans who have served overseas with American Forces and have been honorably discharged from service and eligible/for membership.* • •There is considerable interst in the local post which is growing in membership and usefulness. ,The case of a father and son belonging to the same chapter is so unusual it bps been the subject of wide comment.
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Jackson Progress Argus
Jackson, Georgia, US
Thu, Jan 21, 1943
Page 5
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