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Allegiance. United States. Service/ branch. United States Army. Rank. Technician Fifth Grade. Battles/wars. World War II. John Henry Geiger (June 19, 1926 – January 10, 2011) was an American architect and engineer who served as the National Commander of The American Legion from 1971 to 1972.
The Illinois Department of the American Legion approved Kennedy's and Card's project and in June 1935, the very first Boys State in the nation was held on the grounds of the Illinois State Fair. As this program succeeded and spread throughout the United States , the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) began providing similar opportunities for girls ...
John Henry Stelle. John Henry Stelle (August 10, 1891 – July 5, 1962) was an American politician who served as the national commander of The American Legion from 1945 to 1946. He previously served as the 29th governor of Illinois (1940–41), the 34th lieutenant governor of Illinois (1937–40), and the Treasurer of Illinois (1935–37).
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."
He felt it important to combat the Communist Party in the U.S., believing the Communist party to have more members than the Legion. He became National commander in 1926 being elected on the 21st ballot. He was the first commander from Illinois. In 1927, Savage led 20,000 members of The American legion on a goodwill tour of post war Europe.
Milton J. Foreman. Milton J. Foreman (1863–1935) was a Lieutenant General, who served as Commander in Chief of the Illinois National Guard. [4] Prior to that, he led the 33rd Division, Illinois National Guard. [5] Foreman attended the Paris Caucuses in 1919 of the American Legion as the Illinois representative and was one of its early leaders.
The 90th Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 7, 1862. Nicknamed the "Irish Legion" or the "Second Irish". On two occasions, the unit included a disguised woman ( Frances Elizabeth Quinn) in its ranks. The first time she was discovered and dismissed within a month by Colonel Tomothy ...
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." The ...