List of members of the American Legion explained

This table provides a list of notable members of The American Legion.

A

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Sherman AdamsU.S. Marine Corps
Spiro AgnewU.S. Army[1]
Harold ArthurU.S. Army
Gene AutryU.S. Army Air Forces[2]

B

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Perry BelmontU.S. Army
Humphrey BogartU.S. Navy
Hale BoggsU.S. Navy
John BreckinridgeU.S. Army
Maurice BrittU.S. Army
Harold BurtonU.S. Army
George BushU.S. Navy[3]
George BushU.S. Air Force[4]
Prescott BushU.S. Army[5]
Red ButtonsU.S. Army Air Forces
Richard ByrdU.S. Navy

C

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Jimmy CarterU.S. Navy[6]
John ChafeeU.S. Marine Corps
Francis CherryU.S. Navy
Bennett ClarkU.S. Army[7]
Max ClelandU.S. Army
Robert CoontzU.S. Navy[8]
Tom CottonU.S. Army[9]

D

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Tom DaschleU.S. Air Force[10]
Charles DawesU.S. Army[11]
Cecil DeMilleU.S. Army
Everett DirksenU.S. Army[12]
Bob DoleU.S. Army[13]
William DonovanU.S. Army[14]

E

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Dwight EisenhowerU.S. Army
Sam ErvinU.S. Army

F

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Orval FaubusU.S. Army
Mark Ferguson IIIU.S. Navy[15]
Hamilton Fish, Jr.U.S. Army
Hamilton Fish IVU.S. Navy
Jim FolsomU.S. Army
Gerald FordU.S. Navy[16]

G

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Clark GableU.S. Army Air Forces[17]
William GardinerU.S. Army
John Gleason, Jr.U.S. Army[18]
Albert Gore, Jr.U.S. Army
John GreenwayU.S. Army[19]
Warren GrimmU.S. Army

H

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Charlton HestonU.S. Army Air Forces
Luther HodgesU.S. Army
John HoeppelU.S. Army
Ernest HollingsU.S. Army
Jon HuertasU.S. Air Force[20]

J

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Dr. Nelson JacksonU.S. Army[21]
Douglas JacobsonU.S. Marine Corps
Joseph JohnsonU.S. Army
Louis JohnsonU.S. Army[22]
Lyndon JohnsonU.S. Navy
Royal JohnsonU.S. Army[23]

K

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
John KennedyU.S. Navy
Frank KnoxU.S. Army[24]

L

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Luke LeaU.S. Army
Stan LeeU.S. Army Air Forces
Henry LindsleyU.S. Army
John LodgeU.S. Navy[25]

M

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Charles MabeyU.S. Navy
Douglas MacArthurU.S. Army
Edward MartinU.S. Army
John McCloyU.S. Navy
Stewart McKinneyU.S. Air Force
James McKnightU.S. Army[26]
Sid McMathU.S. Marine Corps[27]
Adolphe MenjouU.S. Army
Ron MeyerU.S. Marine Corps[28]
Thomas MillerU.S. Army[29]
Billy MitchellU.S. Army[30]
Walter MondaleU.S. Army[31]

P

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
George Patton, Jr.U.S. Army[32]
Claude PepperU.S. Army
John PershingU.S. Army[33]
Mike PompeoU.S. Army[34]
Mortimer ProctorU.S. Army

R

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Ronald ReaganU.S. Army Air Forces
Scott RichardsonU.S. Army[35]
Stanley ReedU.S. Army
Eddie RickenbackerU.S. Army
Rob RiggleU.S. Marine Corps[36]
Pierre RobineauU.S. Army[37]
Gene RoddenberryU.S. Army Air Forces[38]
Phil RoeU.S. Army[39]
Mickey RooneyU.S. Army
Richard Russell, Jr.U.S. Navy

S

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Fernand St GermainU.S. Army
Leverett SaltonstallU.S. Army
Chuck SamsU.S. Navy[40]
John SchmitzU.S. Marine Corps
Robert StaffordU.S. Navy
Lloyd StarkU.S. Army[41]
John StelleU.S. Army[42]
Jimmy StewartU.S. Army Air Forces[43]

T

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Herman TalmadgeU.S. Navy
John Thomas TaylorU.S. Army[44]
John TowerU.S. Navy
Harry TrumanU.S. Army[45]
Roscoe TurnerU.S. Army[46]

V

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
Dick Van DykeU.S. Army Air Forces[47]
Blake Van LeerU.S. Army[48]
Harry VaughanU.S. Army

W

MemberConflict EraBranch of ServiceReferences
John WarnerU.S. Navy
George WhiteU.S. Army[49]
Richard WigglesworthU.S. Army
Larry WilcoxU.S. Marine Corps
Hosea WilliamsU.S. Army
Woodrow WilsonCommander in Chief
of the Army and Navy
of the United States		[50]
Woody WilliamsU.S. Marine Corps[51]
Leonard WoodU.S. Army[52]
Samuel WoodfillU.S. Army
Harry WoodringU.S. Army[53]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spiro T. Agnew, MSA SC 3520-1486. Archives of Maryland. August 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230305055142/https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001400/001486/html/1486bio.html. March 5, 2023.
  2. Web site: Post 43 History . Hollywood Post 43 . 24 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Legion commander: 'President Bush admired by troops, world leaders around the globe'. The American Legion. August 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230825021931/https://www.legion.org/commander/244065/legion-commander-‘president-bush-admired-troops-world-leaders-around-globe’. August 25, 2023.
  4. Web site: The Post 9/11 GI Bill. June 30, 2008. The American Legion. August 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327013956/https://centennial.legion.org/timeline/16985/post-911-gi-bill. Mar 27, 2023.
  5. Web site: The Bush Family Patriarch: Prescott S. Bush. Greenwich Library . March 4, 2017 . Carl . White . August 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230825044745/https://www.greenwichlibrary.org/bush-family-patriarch-prescott-s-bush/. August 25, 2023.
  6. Encyclopedia: Fink . Gary . Jimmy Carter . . November 3, 2020. January 26, 2024.
  7. Web site: George Seay . Wheat . 1919 . The Story of the American Legion . The Birth of the Legion . New York . . 258 . 19012694 . 7238700M . Internet Archive.
  8. . January 1929 . Hannibal’s Heroes . The American Legion Monthly . 6 . 1 . Indianapolis, Indiana . . 34 . 0886-1234 . Internet Archive.
  9. News: Turnage . Clara . January 13, 2019 . New Legion scholarship honors Arkansas couple . . September 29, 2020.
  10. Web site: Prominent Graduates. The American Legion. January 25, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240126055142/https://www.legion.org/boysnation/alumni. January 26, 2024.
  11. . September 18, 1925 . The What and the Why of the Forty and Eight . The American Legion Weekly . 7 . 38 . Indianapolis, Indiana . . 7 . 0886-1234 . Internet Archive.
  12. Book: Jeffrey . Robert Campbell . Peterson . Owen . 1975 . Speech: A Text With Adapted Readings . New York, NY . Harper & Row . 83. 9780060432775 .
  13. Web site: Sen. Robert J. Dole . . September 29, 2020.
  14. Web site: George Seay . Wheat . 1919 . The Story of the American Legion . The Birth of the Legion . New York . . 207 . 19012694 . 7238700M . Internet Archive.
  15. Web site: Paris Post 1 gets high-ranking new member . . June 10, 2015 . The American Legion . Indianapolis, Ind. . . October 23, 2019.
  16. Book: Ford, Gerald R. . Gerald Ford

    . Gerald Ford . 1979 . A Time To Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford . New York . . 62 . 0-06-011297-2 . 4835213.

  17. Book: American Legion. National Executive Committee. Proceedings of the National Executive Committee of The American Legion [November 1960]]. PDF. Indianapolis, Indiana. American Legion. 84. 1960. 20.500.12203/6621 .
  18. News: Kiernan . Louise . Ex-VA Chief, City Banker John S. Gleason Jr., 78 . August 21, 2016 . Chicago Tribune . April 5, 1993.
  19. Book: Rumer, Thomas A.. 1990. The American Legion: An Official History, 1919-1989. M. Evans. New York. 0-87131-622-6. 90013822. 22207881. 1860441M. registration.
  20. News: Castagnoli . Kat . Jon Huertas – From Airman To Actor . 24 July 2023 . U.S. Veterans Magazine . July 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230725003629/https://usveteransmagazine.com/2021/05/jon-huertas-from-airman-to-actor/ . dead .
  21. Bolles . Lemuel . January 6, 1922 . The Nine Commandments: An Address to Newly-Elected Post Officers . The American Legion Weekly . 4 . 1 . New York City . . 11 . 622734470 . . ... 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..
  22. Book: McFarland . Keith D. . Roll . David L. . Louis Johnson and the Arming of America: The Roosevelt and Truman Years . Bloomington, IN . . 2005 . 24–26 . 978-0-253-34626-1 . 1023102538 . 22709936M . amp .
  23. Web site: George Seay . Wheat . 1919 . The Story of the American Legion . The Birth of the Legion . New York . . 40 . 19012694 . 7238700M . Internet Archive.
  24. Web site: George Seay . Wheat . 1919 . The Story of the American Legion . The Birth of the Legion . New York . . 260 . 19012694 . 7238700M . Internet Archive.
  25. Web site: Lodge (John Davis) papers. Online Archive of California. https://web.archive.org/web/20230826232203/https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft9c6007r1/entire_text/. August 26, 2023.
  26. https://search.proquest.com/docview/162064492 "Long Beach Celebrates With Military Pomp," Los Angeles Times, May 31, 1927, page A-1
  27. American Legion. National Headquarters. March 1949. Veterans Newsletter. The American Legion Magazine. PDF. 46. 3. Indianapolis, Indiana. American Legion. 37. 20.500.12203/3279 .
  28. Web site: Seavey . Mark . Legion connects with student veterans in Los Angeles . American Legion Magazine . 9 January 2020.
  29. Book: Rumer, Thomas A. . 1990 . The American Legion: An Official History, 1919-1989 . registration . New York . . 559 . 0-87131-622-6 . 90013822 . 22207881 . 1860441M.
  30. Web site: Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell. National Museum of the United States Air Force. January 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240127022307/https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196418/www.instagram.com/brig-gen-william-billy-mitchell/. January 27, 2024.
  31. Web site: The American Legion Mourns the Passing of Walter Mondale. April 20, 2021. August 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125224713/https://www.floridalegion.org/the-american-legion-mourns-passing-of-walter-mondale/. Jan 25, 2022.
  32. News: Veterans of Great War. The Evening Star. July 17, 1921. 20. Chronicling America. October 28, 2016. November 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161118080212/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1921-07-17/ed-1/seq-20/#date1=1916&index=1&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=George+Patton+Smith&proxdistance=5&date2=1922&ortext=&proxtext=George+Smith+Patton&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1. live.
  33. Book: Rickenbacker, Eddie. Eddie Rickenbacker . June 1, 1967 . Rickenbacker . Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey . Prentice-Hall. 140 . 978-0137810055 .
  34. Wolf . Mackenzie . November 2019 . 'A Duty to Lead': Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on America's role and responsibilities in a dangerous world . The American Legion Magazine . 187 . 5 . Indianapolis, Ind. . . 44 . 0886-1234.
  35. Web site: Scott Richardson . 2023-10-16 . Ballotpedia . en.
  36. News: Hjelmstad . Michael . Legion member Rob Riggle in '12 Strong' . The American Legion Magazine . 1 February 2018.
  37. Book: Morales . Ralph . Harvey W. Seeds American Legion Post #29 Centennial History . July 4, 2018 . Harvey W. Seeds, Post #29 . Miami . 9780692128497 . First .
  38. Web site: Jimmy Stewart . www.legion.org . 25 July 2023.
  39. . November 2022 . Hon. David P. "Phil" Roe . The American Legion . 193 . 5 . Indianapolis, Indiana . . 38 . 0886-1234.
  40. Grills . Matt . July 2023 . ‘Our gift to ourselves’ . The American Legion . 195 . 1 . Indianapolis, Indiana . . 16-18, 20, 22 . 0886-1234.
  41. Book: Memoirs by Harry S. Truman. I: Year of Decisions. Garden City, N.Y.. Doubleday & Company, Inc.. 1955. 160. 55-10519.
  42. Web site: OUR WWII STORY: John Stelle's devotion to a new generation. Stoffer. Jeff. June 15, 2021. The American Legion.
  43. Web site: Jimmy Stewart . www.legion.org . 25 July 2023.
  44. May 28, 1965 . John Thomas Taylor Dies . Indianapolis, Indiana. American Legion News Service . 179–180 . January 22, 2024.
  45. Book: Rumer, Thomas A. . 1990 . The American Legion: An Official History, 1919-1989 . registration . New York . . 256 . 0-87131-622-6 . 90013822 . 22207881 . 1860441M.
  46. Book: Rumer, Thomas A. . 1990 . The American Legion: An Official History, 1919-1989 . registration . New York . . 402-403 . 0-87131-622-6 . 90013822 . 22207881 . 1860441M.
  47. Brooks . Steve B. . August 2015 . Cliffside Malibu supports Legion TBI-PTSD symposium . Veterans Health . The American Legion Magazine . 179 . 2 . Indianapolis, Ind. . . 64 . 0886-1234.
  48. Major Blake R. Van Leer Named Engineering Dean... . N.C. State Alumni News . IX . 9 . June 1937 . 7 .
  49. Web site: George Seay . Wheat . 1919 . The Story of the American Legion . The Birth of the Legion . New York . . 8 . 19012694 . 7238700M . Internet Archive.
  50. News: . President Joins American Legion . subscription . . Little Rock . September 23, 1919 . Home . 1 . . June 24, 2022.
  51. Howard . Henry . September 2022 . The legacy of Woody Williams . The FOB . The American Legion Magazine . 193 . 3 . Indianapolis, Ind. . . 6 . 0886-1234.
  52. News: . Maj.-Gen. Wood in Legion Post . subscription . . 72 . 47 . October 12, 1919 . 1 . . June 24, 2022.
  53. Book: Bell, William Gardner . Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army: Portraits & Biographical Sketches . Washington, D.C. . . 1981 . 124 . 80-20122 . 6603916.
  54. Book: York, Alvin C. . Alvin C. York . 1930 . Skeyhill . Tom . His Own Life Story And War Diary . Garden City, New York . . 290–291.
  55. Book: United States. Congress House. . Memorial Services Held in the House of Representatives of the United States, Together With Remarks Presented in Eulogy of Orville Zimmerman, Late a Representative from Missouri: Eightieth Congress, Second Session . Washington . . 47 . 1950 . 1048810223 . Internet Archive.

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