May 23, 2017 - In our quest to account for all World War I Veterans from Shelby County, Texas or those now buried here during this Centennial year we have established a beginning data base of 494 names. Not all of their information is complete and I am sure there are names missing also. This list was compiled from various sources including citizens input during the past couple of months.

April 24, 2017 - Loyalty Day originally began as "Americanization Day" in 1921 as a counter to the Communists’ May 1 celebration of the Russian Revolution. On May 1, 1930, 10,000 VFW members staged a rally at New York’s Union Square to promote patriotism. May 1st evolved into Loyalty Day and the first official observance of the day was in 1959 after the signing of Public Law 85-529 on July 18, 1958. 

March 31, 2017 - On April 7th, 1917, the United States entered World War I, then known as the World War.  To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of this momentous event, Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 and the Auxiliary will hold an observance and wreath laying at the Veterans Memorial on the

Corporal William R. Jones
Confederate States of America
Company G, 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry