HONORING WILLARD LAWSON, AMERICAN HERO

Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 10:37 AM

By Trimble Co. Sheriff's Facebook

On Friday, Mr Lawson's body will be traveling through Trimble County between the times of 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm on there way to Madison

"The body of Navy Fireman 3rd Class Willard I. Lawson, of Milton, Kentucky, who died Dec. 7, 1941 in the attack on the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, will be laid in its final resting place in Madison on April 27.

"On Friday, April 26th, Mr Lawson's body will be traveling through Trimble County between the times of 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

The Trimble County Sheriff's Office has the honor of participating in the escort along with the Patriot Guard.

The route will be from Campbellsburg, KY to Madison, IN on HWY 421.

All are invited to line the route to honor his return.

 

 

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