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Fort Hood Helps Secure Military Honors for WWII Veteran After Shutdown Put Service in Doubt

Local neighbors connected the family with Fort Hood’s casualty assistance office to keep his funeral honors on track despite a temporary pause.

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Fort Hood Steps In After Shutdown Halts WWII Veteran’s Military Funeral

Overview

  • The family had been told military funerals were on hold during the ongoing shutdown.
  • The casualty assistance team at Fort Hood arranged the honors so the ceremony could proceed.
  • The funeral is set for Monday at 10 a.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch Funeral Home in Waco, according to Scripps reporting.
  • Florencio Davila enlisted at 18 and served in World War II with the 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion.
  • He is to be laid to rest at Waco’s Oakwood Cemetery beside his wife, Mary, according to family and local reports.