CENTERVILLE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Over the weekend, officials honored a fallen World War One soldier with a bridge dedication in Centerville. U.S. Army Private Frank J. Holcombe, who enlisted in the National Guard in 1917 and was killed in action the following year in France, was the first Centerville soldier to die in the war. The Department of Veterans Affairs has now named the South Dakota Highway 19A bridge over the Vermillion River in his memory. A dedication ceremony was held Saturday at The American Legion Post in Centerville.
Centerville Bridge Dedicated to WWI Soldier
Officials in Centerville, South Dakota, honored World War I soldier Private Frank J. Holcombe with a bridge dedication this past weekend. Holcombe, who enlisted in the National Guard in 1917 and was killed in action in France in 1918, was the first Centerville soldier to die in the war.
