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The American Legion Weekly. Vol. 4, no. 1. New York City: The American Legion. p. 11. OCLC 622734470 – via Internet Archive. ... he is now a National Vice-Commander of The American Legion, and his department, Vermont, is second in the list of States in proportion of Legionnaires to number of men contributed to the service. ^ McFarland, Keith ...
The history of The American Legion, a U.S. war veterans' organization headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, began in Paris, France, 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."
English: Published in New York, N.Y. by Legion Publishing Corporation, Hanford MacNider, President. Scanned for Wikipedia from a specimen in his collection by Tim Davenport ("Carrite"), no copyright claimed, released into the public domain without restriction.
American Legion Riders. Website. legion .org. The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is a patriotic organization of U.S. war veterans headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It comprises state, U.S. territory, and overseas departments, in turn, made up of local posts. It was established in March 1919 in Paris, France, by officers ...
The home is located on New York State Route 220 and is situated east of the village of Oxford on hills with beautiful views overlooking the village and the Chenango River, and below the former New York, Ontario and Western Railroad. The veterans home is situated on 60 acres (240,000 m 2) and includes 242 beds. Residents receive state-of-the-art ...
Forty and Eight. / 39.8252874; -86.1525609. La Société des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux (English: "The Society of 40 Men and 8 Horses" ), commonly known as the Forty and Eight, is a patriotic organization of U.S. veterans headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is made up of state, U.S. territory, and overseas grande, and these are in turn made ...
Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964), also known by his rank as Sergeant York, was an American soldier who was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. [1] He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, gathering 35 machine guns, killing at least 25 [2 ...
Distinguished Service Cross. Frederick William Galbraith, Jr. (May 6, 1874 – June 9, 1921) was the second national commander of The American Legion from 1920 to 1921. He was a highly decorated World War I veteran who was instrumental in helping to make the Legion the largest and most powerful war veterans' association in the United States.