Overview
- A federal shutdown initially put World War II veteran Florencio Davila’s planned military funeral honors at risk.
- Neighbors linked the family with Fort Hood’s casualty assistance office, which arranged for the honors to proceed.
- The service is set for Monday at 10 a.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch Funeral Home in Waco, Texas.
- Davila enlisted at 18 and served with the U.S. Army’s 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion during World War II.
- Family members said honoring his service was his final wish and credited the local community for making it possible.