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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.
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".
A production of the "The Diary of Anne Frank" by a local theater group was held at the American Legion Post 141 in Howell, Michigan, on November 9, 2024. ... racist slurs outside the American ...
The Michigan Legion was organized along military lines, with 5 brigades, 16 regiments, 64 battalions, and 256 companies. It boasted of a membership of one million Legionnaires in Michigan, but observers estimated that it had between 20,000 and 30,000 members. [9] One-third of them were located in Detroit, with many living in Highland Park.
Because of threats from the Ku Klux Klan – Earl's UNIA activities were said to be "spreading trouble" [16] – the family relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1926, and shortly thereafter, the family relocated to Lansing, Michigan. [17] There the family was frequently harassed by the Black Legion, a white racist group. When the family home ...
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."
EAST LANSING — Ever wonder what Michigan State University looked like 100 years ago? These photographs from the United States National Archives give us a glimpse of life on campus during the ...
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