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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".
Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States [50] Woody Williams: World War II Era: U.S. Marine Corps [51] Leonard Wood: World War I Era: U.S. Army [52] Samuel Woodfill: World War I Era: U.S. Army [citation needed] Harry Woodring: World War I Era: U.S. Army [53]
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 ...
Aug. 29—An Adams Legionanaire and former commander of the Minnesota American Legion was elected national vice commander of the nation's largest veterans organization during its national ...
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Wong was elected National Commander on September 1, 2011, and promptly set out on a whirlwind tour of the 55 state-level departments of The American Legion. [1] Issues he lobbied for included promoting participation in the Legion for younger veterans and healthcare for older veterans. [2]
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."
Minerva High School history and social studies teacher Stuart Grunder is the 2023-24 Department of Ohio American Legion ... of the American Legion District 10, where he competed against nominees ...