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POST 642 WAS CHARTERED MARCH 20, 1980.----------IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION IN HOPKINS COUNTY AND ONE OF THE OLDEST IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. Hopkins County Post 642 was chartered in the spring of 1980. It was originally located in Tira, Texas, a small community north of Sulphur Springs. It is called the SMIDDY MEMORIAL POST 642. In about 1997 the Post moved it's meeting place from the Tira Community Center to the Senior Citizens Center in Sulphur Springs as most of it's members reside in Sulphur Springs. It was originally formed by a group of former members of Post 66 in Sulphur Springs. Post 66 fell on hard times financially. Their post home was foreclosed and the property sold. Some of the historical relics of Post 66 have been moved to Sulphur Springs Heritage Park, where they remain. The first officers of the Post were: EUGENE WILLIAMS, Post Commander; FRANK GAFFORD, Adjutant; OSBORN CONNOR, Treasurer; WILLIAM I. ST. CLAIR, Assistant Adjutant; HART T. LONGINO, Historian. There were 26 charter members.
THE HOPKINS COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OCTOBER 1942-OCTOBER 1945 T. A. JOHNSON, CHAPTER CHAIRMAN W. E. CRAMPTON, VICE CHAIRMAN C. H. McCORKLE, VICE CHAIRMAN MISS MAUDE RAMEY, TREASURER MISS LAURA CUMMING, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY MRS. BEN A. SMITH, CHAIRMAN OF PRODUCTION MRS. R. S. PLUMMER, CHAIRMAN OF SURGICAL DRESSING MRS J. B. STRINGER, CHAIRMAN OF SURGICAL DRESSING WEBER H. FOUTS, CHAIRMAN OF WAR FUND MRS. EARL STIRLING, CHAIRMAN OF HOME NURSING E. T. SELLERS, CHAIRMAN OF FIRST AID W. E. CRAMPTON, CHAIRMAN OF DISASTER MISS CLARA STEPHENS, CHAIRMAN OF JUNIOR RED CROSS MRS. ROBERT ALEXANDER, CHAIRMAN OF NUTRITION MISS INA ASHCROFT, CHAIRMAN OF CAMP & HOSPITAL J. H. WOOD, CHAIRMAN OF PUBLIC INFORMATION			HERE IS SOME HISTORICAL DATA FROM THE WWII ERA. The American Legion Post No. 66, September 27, 1945 Russell M. Chaney Sr., Commander Mike Pribble, First Vice Commander Byron William, 2nd Vice Commander M.C. Bullock, Sgt at Arms Willie Adair, Adjutant W.Z. Kitts, Service Officer Irl St. Clair, Finance Officer Sam Speed, Historian F.O. Froneberger, Chaplain The American Legion Auxiliary Hopkins County Post No. 66 Mrs. Curtis Hamby, President Mrs. H.B. Mattison, 1^st Vice President Mrs. Devoe Carter, 2^nd Vice President Mrs Milburn Fuller, 3^rd Vice President Mrs. Alice E. Cummings, Secretary Mrs. Hillie Perkins, Treasurer Mrs. E.E. Banks, Chaplain Mrs. W.Z. Kitts, Historian
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW THE NAMES AND DATA REGARDING THE HEROES FROM HOPKINS COUNTY WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES DURING WORLD WAR II. WWII HEROES, LAST NAMES A through J: WWII HEROES LAST NAMES K through Z: