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26 unusual facts about American Legion


American School Foundation of Monterrey

This award is not given by ASFM but rather by the American Legion Chapter of Monterrey.

B. F. Reed

The American Legion Post in Tuscola, Illinois, is named after B. F. Reed, as is a room of Civil War memorabilia in the Douglas County courthouse.

Connecticut Route 103

The section from Sackett Point Road in North Haven to the northern terminus at Route 5 and 22 is also known as the American Legion, Murray-Reynolds Post #76 Memorial Highway.

Corps Style band

Following World War I, the VFW and the American Legion began sponsoring their own bands for local parades and performances.

Cristóbal, Colón

Cristobalites eventually had their own commissary, post office, police, fire and railroad stations, churches, yacht club, YMCA, VFW, American Legion, several fraternal lodges and a masonic temple.

Eden Corn Festival

The festival would be held on the grounds of the Newell Faulkner Post of the American Legion on Legion Drive and Route 62, and the committees received help from the American Legion and the Eden School District, who allowed the use of the parking lots on the school grounds and use of their athletic fields.

Ernie Kent

As a Class of 1973 senior, he was named Parade Magazine All-American, Scholastic All-America by Scholastic Magazine, Illinois High School Association (IHSA) All-State, received the American Legion Outstanding Achievement Award, and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Fireball Roberts

He was a pitcher for the Zellwood Mud Hens, an American Legion baseball team, where he earned the nickname "Fireball" because of his fast ball, not his driving style, which is sometimes disputed.

Gardnertown, New York

The Town of Newburgh American Legion Post 1420 is located on Union Avenue a short distance south of Gardnertown Methodist Church.

Keystone Pathfinder

Painted yellow, the aircraft was named American Legion after the sponsors of the attempt.

Legionella

The outbreak was first noticed among people attending a convention of the American Legion—an association of U.S. military veterans.

Lehigh Valley Multi-Purpose Sport Complex

Not only was Memorial Park small (a cozy capacity of some 900, all on wooden benches), but the Quakertown Blazers of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League and even the local American Legion team were given schedule priority over the Black Diamonds.

Los Angeles Bulldogs

In the wake of failed professional football leagues on the American West Coast (the first two Pacific Coast Leagues in 1926 and in 1934, the American Legion Pro Football League in 1935), the Los Angeles regional chapter of the American Legion hired Harry Myers and budgeted $10,000 in payroll money to put together a team after being granted a “probationary franchise” by the NFL.

Maryland Route 359

MD 359 begins at a dead end adjacent to Worcester Post 93 of the American Legion.

May 15–17, 2013 tornado outbreak

It then crossed the river moving eastward, before downing several trees and power lines and hitting the American Legion hall.

New York State Route 421

In 1923, the New York State Legislature passed a law authorizing the construction of a highway connecting Route 24 (an unsigned legislative route that is now part of NY 30) to the new Veterans' Mountain Camp, an American Legion camp on Tupper Lake.

Northport, Michigan

The second commander of the American Legion, war hero and businessman Frederic W. Galbraith, maintained a summer home in Northport during the 1910s and early 1920s.

Otto Dohrenwend

He also served as a member of the national American Legion's Americanism Committee and on the board of trustees of Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York.

Pinky Babb

Babb led the baseball team to the 1966 state championship, and he was also a successful American Legion baseball coach for Post 20.

Racine Legion/Tornadoes

It was reorganized in 1919 with sponsorship from the local American Legion post and William Horlick, president of his family's malted milk company.

Rex Berry

He was a star athlete at Carbon High School (called the Carbon Comet) in Price, Utah and played on several American Legion baseball teams.

Spider Jorgensen

Following his playing career, Jorgensen coached the Fair Oaks American Legion team that won the North Division championship in 1967.

The Long Watch

Originally named "Rebellion on the Moon", the story appeared in the December 1949 American Legion Magazine.

Velvet Knights Drum and Bugle Corps

Success came quickly for the Velvet Knights; within two years, the corps won the 1965 California State American Legion Championship.

Wee Wee Monsieur

When the landlord comes after the overdue rent, the boys skip out and wind up accidentally joining the French Foreign Legion that they confuse with the American Legion.

WSAT

Sports coverage on the station includes Catawba College football and men's and women's basketball, area high school sports, the Carolina Panthers of the NFL, and American Legion baseball.


Bob Basker

As a fighter for civil rights, he was an active member of many organizations, including the National Organization for Women, the NAACP, the American Civil Liberties Union, Veterans For Peace, and was a Charter Officer of the Alexander Hamilton Post #448 of the American Legion.

Carter Harrison, Jr.

He was a member of many organizations including the Freemasons, Knights Templar, the Society of the Cincinnati, Sons of the Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and the Military Order of the World Wars.

David Aronberg

Aronberg was a member of the Freemasons, Shriners, Kiwanis, Forty and Eight, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Elks, as well as the American Legion, of which he was vice commander.

David Sencer

That year, Legionnaires' disease, then unidentified, killed 29 attendees of a Philadelphia American Legion conference.

Edward Lawrence Logan

Throughout the remainder of his life, Logan achieved prominence as an advocate for veterans as the state commander of the American Legion and president of the National Guard Association of the United States.

Florida Department of Veterans Affairs

They include American Ex-Prisoners of War, American Legion, American Red Cross, Blinded Veterans Association, Fleet Reserve Association, Jewish War Veterans, Marine Corps League, National Association of County Veteran Service Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers Association, The Retired Enlisted Association, Veterans of World War I of the USA (Family Members) and Vietnam Veterans of America.

James Vance May

He was a member of many professional and civic groups including the New England Psychiatric Society (president, 1931-1934), the American Psychiatric Association (president, 1932-1933), Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Society for Mental Hygiene, the Boston Occupational Therapy Society, the Boston City Club, the American Legion, and the Royal Medical Psychological Society of Great Britain.

Muzzy Field

Former Boston Red Sox stars Jim Rice, Fred Lynn, and Butch Hobson honed their skills while members of the "BriSox." The ballpark also housed the old Bristol Owls of the Class-B Colonial League in 1949 and 1950, as well as various amateur baseball teams, notably the Bristol En-Dees and the local American Legion team.

National World War II Memorial

Additional large donations were made by veterans' groups, including the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge and others.

Southern Oregon Timberjacks

In 2004, the city council of Medford orchestrated an agreement with the new Harry & David Field that a professional team will not be allowed to play at the new ballpark which currently hosts the collegiate wood bat Medford Rogues, the American Legion baseball Medford Mustangs and youth baseball.

Springfield Model 1892-99

Later, many were issued to veterans' organizations such as the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars for use in military ceremonies.

TheOneRing.net

Over 1,500 "Ringers" (Lord of the Rings fans) from around the world came to the TheOneRing.net Oscar Party at the Hollywood, CA, American Legion on February 28, 2004.

Tom Cullerton

He also became a member of the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion, and coaches little league with his team winning the 2011 Farm League World Series.

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Veteran service organizations such as the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Disabled American Veterans, as well as state-operated Veterans Affairs offices and County Veteran Service Officers (CVSO), have been known to assist veterans in the process of getting care from the VA.

Virgil A. Richard

Richard was an Officer of the Association of the United States Army chapters in Alaska and Indiana, Commander of the Harker Heights, Texas American Legion Post and Assistant State Treasurer of the Texas Department of the American Legion.

Walter B. Beals

Promoted to lieutenant colonel and decorated with the Legion of Honour by France, he became one of the founders of the American Legion.

Warren Atherton

Through his ties and leadership within the American Legion, he was the author and ardent promoter of the G.I. Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944), which was eventually signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.