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The establishment of the Sons of The American Legion as a non-political, no-sectarian civilian organization was authorized by the 14th National Convention of The American Legion on September 15, 1932, at Portland, Oregon. In 1939, the S.A.L. was riding the crest and had a numerical size of about seven percent as large as the parent organization.
A prominent member of American Legion Post 159 in Beemer, Galbraith was elected post commander in 1953. He continued to serve The American Legion and became Department of Nebraska Commander from 1962-1963 and continued his ascent with The American Legion organization, serving as Nebraska's representative on the National Committee from 1964–1965, and National Vice-Commander of The American ...
Today, several active groups exist in the state of Nebraska that trace their organizational ancestry to Nebraska postwar veterans groups, including the Grand Army of the Republic, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS). [7]
McIntosh said that Waddington resident and Sons of American Legion Post 420 member Michael G. Badlam spearheaded the building of the expansion. Badlam's father, Hiram L. "Hy" Badlam, served from ...
This is a list of notable hereditary and lineage organizations, and is informed by the database of the Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America.It includes societies that limit their membership to those who meet group inclusion criteria, such as descendants of a particular person or group of people of historical importance.
The following is a list of Nebraska Territory units formed during the American Civil War.Some saw action only on the frontier in the Indian Wars.The state raised one regiment of infantry (subsequently converted to cavalry), two regiments (including the converted infantry) and a battalion of cavalry (successor of the second cavalry regiment), several companies of militia, and two scout companies.
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".
Clayton Danks (1879–1970), inspiration of the cowboy on the Wyoming trademark, Bucking Horse and Rider, with the gelding horse Steamboat; born in O'Neill in Holt County, Nebraska [11] William Eugene Galbraith (1926–2012), businessman and National Commander of The American Legion (1967–68) [12] Merle Elwin Hansen (1919–2009), farmer and ...