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Samuel R. Shelton VFW Post #2294
98 Oak St
Jersey City NJ 07304-2248
PH: (201) 333-9599
Email: vfwpost2294@gmail.com
| Hours of Operation: | |
| Sat: | 8am-10am |
POST HISTORY
Like today, in 1931 there was a need for veterans, who served in combat overseas to unite in a common cause of camaraderie, survival and support. To address this need the Samuel R. Shelton Post 2294, Inc, Veterans of the Foreign Wars of the United States and it's Ladies Auxiliary was chartered, on December 8, 1931, in Jersey City, NJ. The Charter proudly lists the names of the original charter members.
The Post is named in honor of Samuel Raymond Shelton, a resident of Jersey City who served and fought in the 818th Transportation Corp inFrance during World War I. He was born in New York City on December 5, 1889, and worked as a laborer at the Safety Cable Company in Bayonne, NJ.
Private Shelton was inducted into the U. S. Army on April 19, 1917. One of the first veterans returning to our community from overseas duty, he was honorably and medically discharged in 1919. On November 11, 1920 Samuel R. Shelton died as a result of his wounds. He was buried at the Bayview Cemetery in Jersey City, NJ.
CHARTER MEMBERS, DECEMBER 8, 1931
Henry Ward Spencer, Roland Cromartie, George Kennie, John F. Richardson, Cluford Saunders, Warner Willis, Robert T. Thornton, Albert E. Hall, Leroy J. Randall, James Taylor, Charles Russell, George W, Rid, Burnett L. Gholston, Barnest Wedge, Nathaniel Johnson, Emmet Frazier, George Worthy, Floyd M. Thornton, David B. Wilson, Samuel Jones, Charles Carter, Wilson Rhodes, Earnest Clark, Charles Banks , Fletcher Lassiter, Lubin Spencer, Oscar F. Johnson, Charles Dixon, Winfred Thomas John Jefferson, Henry L. Parham, Sullivan C. Johnson
FEED THE VETS...
Each month, on the 1st Tuesday, we invite any and all veterans to join us for "FEED THE VETS". We'll have a great meal, a presentation or two, and time for camaraderie with those who have served...just like you! We start eating about 5:30pm. See you then!!!
