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Member Conflict Era Branch of Service References Perry Belmont: World War I Era: U.S. Army [citation needed] Humphrey Bogart: World War I Era: U.S. Navy [2] Hale Boggs: World War II Era: U.S. Navy [citation needed] John Breckinridge: World War II Era: U.S. Army [citation needed] Maurice Britt: World War II Era: U.S. Army [citation needed ...
The Paris Caucus. The American Legion was established in Paris, France, on March 15 to 17, 1919, by a thousand commissioned officers and enlisted men, delegates from all the units of the American Expeditionary Forces to an organization caucus meeting, which adopted a tentative constitution and selected the name "American Legion".
The Sons of The American Legion (SAL) is a non-profit organization of male descendants of men or women who served honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I or since December 7, 1941, through a date of cessation of hostilities as determined by the federal government. [1]
Nov. 10—WADDINGTON — American Legion Champion-Hobkirk Post 420 will host dedication festivities on Saturday for an expansion project named after a village native and Vietnam War veteran who ...
Jul. 7—ALBANY — Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, about 300,000 remain with us, and their numbers are dwindling by about 300 each day. Millions more have served in the U ...
The American Legion membership is 1.3 million members nationally now. There were 3.12 million members in 2000. Nationally, officers admitted, "It lacks younger members to carry on our legacy."
In 2019, the American Legion's National Convention voted to replace the word "wife" with "spouse" in the organization's constitution and bylaws section regarding eligibility to be a member of the American Legion Auxiliary; since then, male and female spouses of U.S. veterans have been eligible. Previously, only female spouses of U.S. veterans were.
Pages in category "American Legion" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. ... List of members of the American Legion; Missouri Boys State;