The American Legion
American Legion Post 488 Doyle Williams
Legion Post #488 — New Boston, TX. American Legion Post 488, meeting — New Boston, TX.
- Legion Post #488
- New Boston, TX
American Legion Post 488 Doyle Williams, the American Legion Post 488 — New Boston, TX. The post dates to 1938, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — New Boston. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the Legionnaires stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — New Boston, TX.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — New Boston, TX. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — New Boston, TX.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — New Boston, TX.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 488 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — New Boston, TX.
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Years on the calendar — New Boston
Charter story set in 1938
100 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
21
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 488 Doyle Williams, written here as the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — New Boston, TX. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — New Boston, TX. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 488. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 488 Doyle Williams. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — New Boston, TX.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — New Boston
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 488 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — New Boston.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — New Boston, TX.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 488 — New Boston, TX. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — New Boston, TX.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — New Boston, TX. American Legion Post 488 Doyle Williams. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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