List of members of the American Legion
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This table provides a list of notable members of The American Legion.
A
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
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Sherman Adams | World War I Era | U.S. Marine Corps | [citation needed] | |
Spiro Agnew | World War II Era | U.S. Army | [1] | |
Harold Arthur | World War II Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Gene Autry | World War II Era | U.S. Army Air Forces | [2] |
B
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Perry Belmont | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Humphrey Bogart | World War I Era | U.S. Navy | [2] | |
Hale Boggs | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] | |
John Breckinridge | World War II Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Maurice Britt | World War II Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Harold Burton | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
George Bush | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [3] | |
George Bush | Vietnam War Era | U.S. Air Force | [4] | |
Prescott Bush | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [5] | |
Red Buttons | World War II Era | U.S. Army Air Forces | [2] | |
Richard Byrd | World War I Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] |
C
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
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Jimmy Carter | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [6] | |
John Chafee | World War II Era | U.S. Marine Corps | [citation needed] | |
Francis Cherry | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] | |
Bennett Clark | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [7] | |
Max Cleland | Vietnam War Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Tom Cotton | War on Terrorism Era | U.S. Army | [8] |
D
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Daschle | Vietnam War Era | U.S. Air Force | [9] | |
Charles Dawes | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [10] | |
Cecil DeMille | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [2] | |
Everett Dirksen | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [11] | |
Bob Dole | World War II Era | U.S. Army | [12] | |
William Donovan | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [13] |
E
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dwight Eisenhower | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Sam Ervin | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] |
F
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
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Orval Faubus | World War II Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Mark Ferguson III | Gulf War Era | U.S. Navy | [14] | |
Hamilton Fish, Jr. | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [7] | |
Hamilton Fish IV | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] | |
Jim Folsom | World War II Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Gerald Ford | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [15] |
G
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
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Clark Gable | World War II Era | U.S. Army Air Forces | [2][16] | |
William Gardiner | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
John Gleason, Jr. | World War II Era | U.S. Army | [17] | |
Albert Gore, Jr. | Vietnam War Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
John Greenway | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [18] | |
Warren Grimm | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] |
H
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charlton Heston | World War II Era | U.S. Army Air Forces | [2] | |
Luther Hodges | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
John Hoeppel | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Ernest Hollings | World War II Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Jon Huertas | Gulf War Era | U.S. Air Force | [2][19] |
I
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vincent Impellitteri | World War I Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] |
J
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dr. Nelson Jackson | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [20] | |
Douglas Jacobson | World War II Era | U.S. Marine Corps | [citation needed] | |
Joseph Johnson | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Louis Johnson | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [21] | |
Lyndon Johnson | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] | |
Royal Johnson | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [22] |
K
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Kennedy | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] | |
Frank Knox | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [23] |
L
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Luke Lea | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [13] | |
Stan Lee | World War II Era | U.S. Army Air Forces | [2] | |
Henry Lindsley | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [13] | |
John Lodge | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [24] |
M
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Mabey | World War I Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] | |
Douglas MacArthur | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [25] | |
Edward Martin | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
John McCloy | World War I Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] | |
Stewart McKinney | Korean War Era | U.S. Air Force | [citation needed] | |
James McKnight | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [26] | |
Sid McMath | World War II Era | U.S. Marine Corps | [27] | |
Adolphe Menjou | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [2] | |
Ron Meyer | Vietnam War Era | U.S. Marine Corps | [2][28] | |
Thomas Miller | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [29] | |
Billy Mitchell | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [30] | |
Walter Mondale | Korean War Era | U.S. Army | [31] |
N
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Nixon | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] |
O
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
William St. Onge | World War II Era | U.S. Army Air Forces | [citation needed] |
P
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
George Patton, Jr. | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [32] | |
Claude Pepper | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
John Pershing | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [25] | |
Mike Pompeo | Gulf War Era | U.S. Army | [33] | |
Mortimer Proctor | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] |
R
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ronald Reagan | World War II Era | U.S. Army Air Forces | [2] | |
Scott Richardson | Gulf War Era | U.S. Army | [34] | |
Stanley Reed | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Eddie Rickenbacker | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [25] | |
Rob Riggle | War on Terrorism Era | U.S. Marine Corps | [2][35] | |
Pierre Robineau | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [36] | |
Gene Roddenberry | World War II Era | U.S. Army Air Forces | [2][37] | |
Mickey Rooney | World War II Era | U.S. Army | [2] | |
Richard Russell, Jr. | World War I Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] |
S
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fernand St Germain | Korean War Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Leverett Saltonstall | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
John Schmitz | Korean War Era | U.S. Marine Corps | [citation needed] | |
Robert Stafford | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] | |
Lloyd Stark | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [38] | |
John Stelle | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [39] | |
Jimmy Stewart | World War II Era | U.S. Army Air Forces | [2][40] |
T
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Herman Talmadge | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] | |
John Thomas Taylor | World War I Era World War II Era |
U.S. Army | [41] | |
John Tower | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [citation needed] | |
Harry Truman | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [42] | |
Roscoe Turner | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [43] |
U
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Morris Udall | World War II Era | U.S. Army Air Forces | [citation needed] |
V
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Van Dyke | World War II Era | U.S. Army Air Forces | [44] | |
Blake Van Leer | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [45] | |
Harry Vaughan | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] |
W
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Warner | World War II Era | U.S. Navy | [18] | |
George White | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [46] | |
Richard Wigglesworth | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Larry Wilcox | Vietnam War Era | U.S. Marine Corps | [18] | |
Hosea Williams | World War II Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Woodrow Wilson | World War I Era | Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States |
[47] | |
Woody Williams | World War II Era | U.S. Marine Corps | [48] | |
Leonard Wood | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [49] | |
Samuel Woodfill | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [citation needed] | |
Harry Woodring | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [50] |
Y
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alvin York | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [13][51] |
Z
Member | Conflict Era | Branch of Service | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Orville Zimmerman | World War I Era | U.S. Army | [52] |
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