Maj. W. Creigler Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Major William Creigler, who was commander of Maryland’s on Negro National Guard unit for twenty years, will be held at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at a funeral chapel in the 300 block of North Schroeder street. Burial will be in the National Cemetery.
Major Creigler, a hero of World War I who was awarded the French Croix de Guerre with silver star, died Tuesday at his home in the 700 block of Dolphin street. He was sixty-four years old.
He was promoted from the rank of captain to major by Governor O’Conor, becoming the first Negro in Maryland history to hold that rank.
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Funeral services for Major William Creigler, who was commander of Maryland’s on Negro National Guard unit for twenty years, will be held at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at a funeral chapel in the 300 block of North Schroeder street. Burial will be in the National Cemetery.
Major Creigler, a hero of World War I who was awarded the French Croix de Guerre with silver star, died Tuesday at his home in the 700 block of Dolphin street. He was sixty-four years old.
He was promoted from the rank of captain to major by Governor O’Conor, becoming the first Negro in Maryland history to hold that rank.
Unknown Publication.
Maj. W. Creigler Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Major William Creigler, who was commander of Maryland’s on Negro National Guard unit for twenty years, will be held at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at a funeral chapel in the 300 block of North Schroeder street. Burial will be in the National Cemetery.
Major Creigler, a hero of World War I who was awarded the French Croix de Guerre with silver star, died Tuesday at his home in the 700 block of Dolphin street. He was sixty-four years old.
He was promoted from the rank of captain to major by Governor O’Conor, becoming the first Negro in Maryland history to hold that rank.
Unknown Publication.
Funeral services for Major William Creigler, who was commander of Maryland’s on Negro National Guard unit for twenty years, will be held at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at a funeral chapel in the 300 block of North Schroeder street. Burial will be in the National Cemetery.
Major Creigler, a hero of World War I who was awarded the French Croix de Guerre with silver star, died Tuesday at his home in the 700 block of Dolphin street. He was sixty-four years old.
He was promoted from the rank of captain to major by Governor O’Conor, becoming the first Negro in Maryland history to hold that rank.
Unknown Publication.
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