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Congress granted the Legion a national charter in September 1919. [11] When the American Legion met in New York City, Roosevelt was nominated as its first national commander, but he declined, not wanting to be thought of as simply using it for political gain.
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".
Robert Emmett Condon (17 March 1896 – 26 June 1981) was an American military officer who served during three major conflicts and rose from private to major general over the course of his long career. In later life, he served as director of civil defense for New York City.
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An ongoing lawsuit brought about by three legion members alleged former officers at the Washington American Legion paid themselves and others more than $417,000 in unauthorized bonuses and hid ...
Organization advertising its congressional charter. A congressional charter is a law passed by the United States Congress that states the mission, authority, and activities of a group. Congress has issued corporate charters since 1791 and the laws that issue them are codified in Title 36 of the United States Code. [1] The first charter issued ...
New York 12: Shirley Chisholm (D) New seat State Assemblywoman: 1924 [37] New York 17: Ed Koch (D) Yes City Councillor: 1924 [38] New York 24: Mario Biaggi (D) Yes Police lieutenant: 1917 [39] New York 27: Martin B. McKneally (R) Yes Commander of the American Legion: 1914 [40] New York 28: Hamilton Fish IV (R) Yes U.S. Foreign Service officer ...
More than 75 years after his service in World War II, a 98-year-old Chinese-American veteran in Deerfield Beach received a Congressional Gold Medal to honor his service to the United States.