American Legion - List of National Commanders

List of National Commanders

  • Franklin D'Olier, Pennsylvania, 1919–1920
  • Frederic W. Galbraith, Jr., Ohio, 1920–1921
  • John G. Emery, Michigan, June 14, 1921-November 2, 1921
  • Hanford MacNider, Iowa, 1921–1922
  • Alvin M. Owsley, Texas, 1922–1923
  • John R. Quinn, California, 1923–1924
  • James A Drain, Washington, 1924–1925
  • John R. McQuigg, Ohio, 1925–1926
  • Howard P. Savage, Illinois, 1926–1927
  • Edward E. Spafford, New York, 1927–1928
  • Paul Vories McNutt, Indiana, 1928–1929
  • O. L. Bodenhamer, Arkansas, 1929–1930
  • Ralph T. O'Neil, Kansas, 1930–1931
  • Henry L. Stevens, Jr., North Carolina, 1931–1932
  • Louis A. Johnson, West Virginia, 1932–1933
  • Edward A. Hayes, Illinois, 1933–1934
  • Frank N. Belgrano, California, 1934–1935
  • Ray Murphy, Iowa, 1935–1936
  • Harry W. Colmery, Kansas, 1936–1937
  • Daniel Doherty, Massachusetts, 1937–1938
  • Stephen F. Chadwick, Washington, 1938–1939
  • Raymond J. Kelly, Michigan, 1939–1940
  • Milo J. Warner, Ohio, 1940–1941
  • Lynn U. Stambaugh, North Dakota, 1941–1942
  • Roane Waring, Tennessee, 1942–1943
  • Warren Atherton, California, 1943–1944
  • Edward N. Scheiberling, New York, 1944–1945
  • John Stelle, Illinois, 1945–1946
  • Paul H. Griffith, Pennsylvania, 1946–1947
  • James F. O'Neal, New Hampshire, 1947–1948
  • S. Perry Brown, Texas, 1948–1949
  • George N. Craig, Indiana, 1949–1950
  • Erle Cocke, Jr., Georgia, 1950–1951
  • Donald R. Wilson, West Virginia, 1951–1952
  • Lewis K. Gough, California, 1952–1953
  • Arthur J. Connell, Connecticut, 1953–1954
  • Seaborn P. Collins, New Mexico, 1954–1955
  • J. Addington Wagner, Michigan, 1955–1956
  • Dan Daniel, Virginia, 1956–1957
  • John S. Gleason, Jr., Illinois, 1957–1958
  • Preston J. Moore, Oklahoma, 1958–1959
  • Martin B. McKneally, New York, 1959–1960
  • William R. Burke, California, 1960–1961
  • Charles L. Bacon, Missouri, 1961–1962
  • James E. Powers, Georgia, 1962–1963
  • Hon. Daniel F. Foley, Minnesota, 1963–1964
  • Donald E. Johnson, Iowa, 1964–1965
  • L. Eldon James, Virginia, 1965–1966
  • John E. Davis, North Dakota, 1966–1967
  • William E. Galbraith, Nebraska, 1967–1968
  • William C. Doyle, New Jersey, 1968–1969
  • J. Milton Patrick, Oklahoma, 1969–1970
  • Alfred P. Chamie, California, 1970–1971
  • John H. Geiger, Illinois, 1971–1972
  • Joe L. Matthews, Texas, 1972–1973
  • Robert E. L. Eaton, Maryland, 1972–1973
  • James M. Wagonseller, Ohio, 1974–1975
  • Harry G. Wiles, Kansas, 1975–1976
  • William J. Rogers, Maine, 1976–1977
  • Robert Charles Smith, Louisiana, 1977–1978
  • John M. Carey, Michigan, 1978–1979
  • Frank I. Hamilton, Indiana, 1979–1980
  • Michael J. Kogutek, New York, 1980–1981
  • Jack W. Flynt, Texas, 1981–1982
  • Al Keller, Jr., Illinois, 1982–1983
  • Keith A. Kreul, Wisconsin, 1983–1984
  • Clarence M. Bacon, Maryland, 1984–1985
  • Dale L. Renaud, Iowa, 1985–1986
  • Hon. James P. Dean, Mississippi, 1986–1987
  • John P. "Jake" Comer, Massachusetts, 1987–1988
  • Hon. H. F. "Sparky" Gierke, North Dakota, 1988–1989
  • Miles S. Epling, West Virginia, 1989–1990
  • Robert S. Turner, Georgia, 1990–1991
  • Dominic D. DiFrancesco, Pennsylvania, 1991–1992
  • Roger A. Munson, Ohio, 1992–1993
  • Bruce Thiesen, California, 1993–1994
  • William M. Detweiler, Louisiana, 1994–1995
  • Daniel A. Ludwig, Minnesota, 1995–1996
  • Joseph J. Frank, Missouri, 1996–1997
  • Anthony G. Jordan, Maine, 1997–1998
  • Butch L. Miller, Virginia, 1998–1999
  • Hon. Alan G. Lance, Sr., Idaho, 1999–2000
  • Ray G. Smith, North Carolina, 2000–2001
  • Richard Santos, Maryland, 2001–2002
  • Ronald F. Conley, Pennsylvania, 2002–2003
  • John A. Brieden, III, Texas, 2003–2004
  • Thomas P. Cadmus, Michigan, 2004–2005
  • Thomas L. Bock, Colorado, 2005–2006
  • Paul A. Morin, Massachusetts, 2006–2007
  • Martin "Marty" Conatser, Illinois, 2007–2008
  • David Rehbein, Iowa, 2008–2009
  • Clarence Hill, Florida, 2009–2010
  • Jimmie Foster, Alaska, 2010–2011
  • Fang A. Wong, New York, 2011–2012
  • James E. Koutz, Indiana, 2012–present

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