'Turnback Tuesday' (on Friday) commemorates Veterans Memorial in Derby

Turnback Tuesday pays tribute to the Veterans Memorial located at Atwater and Seymour Avenues in Derby. 
July 31, 2019 was the 100th Anniversary of the John H. Collins Post #24 American Legion. 
The Post was named after John H. Collins, a Derby native born Oct. 24,1882.
He was the first from the community to pay the ultimate sacrifice during WWI, dying on Aug. 8, 1918. 
Thomas Keefe was the first Commander of the post. Charter members were: Peter Bachs, Joseph Bergin, Edward Cotter, Franklin Degnan, William Eaton, Patrick Fox, Harry Goldberg, Henry Haugh, Frank Hubbel, Claude Hudson, Fred Hummel, George Hummel, Thomas Keefe, Donald Lautz, John Lightfoot, John Meade, William Morgan, John O’Hara, Patrick O’Sullivan, Raymond Payden, Andrew Purcella, Joseph and Louis Scarpa, Jerome Secor, Elmer Sharpe, Alfred Stanley, Vincent Tracy, John Voorhees, George Wakefield, and Thomas Woods.


Somehow I missed this Turnback post Tuesday. My error!


Thanks as always to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history with the community each week.