History Column: “In Service to Country and Community”
Posted November 4, 2015 at 5:50 am by Tim Dustrude
Frank Douglas and Fred Hackett – SJ Historical Society photo – Click to enlarge
The San Juan Historical Society shares this History Column entry for November…
Veterans Day was established in 1954 as a day set aside to thank and honor all who have served in the U.S. military, in any era of war or peacetime. It is largely intended to thank living Veterans for their service. And so we will once again observe this tradition on November 11th.
Since this holiday’s roots are in the establishment of Armistice Day in 1919, our thoughts also go to the granite monument in Memorial Park. It was dedicated on Armistice Day, 1921 to commemorate the sacrifice of nine San Juan County servicemen who gave their lives for their country in World War I: George D. Allain, Walter E. Heidenreich, John M. Jones, Bud C. Larson, Charles Lawson, Voyle B. Martin, Fred Martin, Harold Butterworth, and Fred E. Hackett.
Pictured here is a moment from a happier time for the Hackett, Douglas and Guard families, when Fred Hackett, age 19, posed with his little cousin Frank Douglas. Soon after this picture was taken, Fred shipped out to France. He was killed in action on May 1, 1918 near Montdidier, France.
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So glad to have discovered this site. My great grandparents Henry Bertrand Thompson and Allie, along with their daughter Lucy, lived at Deer Harbor, Orcas Island. Henry’s brother Chester Ernest Thompson was there also and married Elizabeth Cayou, whose father was Lewis (Louis) Cayou, quite well known I believe. We have no pictures of Lucy as a child or of Allie. The 3 men lived side by side according to the 1900 and 1910 censuses. IF THERE ARE ANY GROUP PICTURES OF THESE MEN I sure would like to see them. There is a marriage record for Chester and Elizabeth but not for Henry and Allie although they were stated as married. If anyone has any leads on this I would be grateful also.
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