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American Legion National Headquarters Indianapolis, Indiana, ... Wisconsin that garnered national headlines. ... 1945–1950" (PhD dissertation, Ohio University ...
Had 21,843 benefit and 142 social members in 1923. Headquarters as of 1923 at 1554 Ogden Avenue, Chicago. By 1923 it had a female auxiliary called the Ladies of the Royal League [431] The league was incorporated in Illinois and operated in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and states west of the Mississippi and north of the 36th ...
American Legion Post No. 512: City of Carmel-by-the-Sea: Dolores and 8th street: California: The American Legion Post No. 512, is a historic meeting hall at Dolores and 8th street in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 18: American Legion Post 43: 1929 built LAHCM listed 1989 2035 North Highland Ave. Hollywood, California
The Forty and Eight was founded in March, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when World War I veteran Joseph Breen and 15 other members of The American Legion came together and organized it as an honor society for the Legion. They envisioned a new and different level of elite membership and camaraderie for leaders of the Legion.
American Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by 13-to-19-year-olds in fifty states in the U.S. and Canada. More than 3,500 teams participate each year. The American Legion Department of South Dakota established the program in 1925 at Milbank, South Dakota .
Boys Nation is an annual forum concerning civic training, government, leadership, and Americanism that is run by the American Legion. [2] One hundred Boys Nation Senators are chosen from a pool of over 20,000 Boys State participants, making it one of the most selective educational programs in the United States.
Raymond Simeon Miller (December 14, 1891 – September 27, 1961) was a United States military brigadier general and military aviation pioneer. Known as the "Father of the Air National Guard" [1] for his historical flight in 1920 that resulted in the formation of the first federally recognized National Guard aviation unit after the Militia Bureau had authorized states to organize such units ...
The American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) is a separate entity from the American Legion that shares the same values. It is composed of spouses, mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, granddaughters, grandsons, and brothers, & sisters of American war veterans. Founded in 1919, the ALA is dedicated to serving veterans, military, and their families.