List of members of the American Legion
Notable members of the American Legion have included:
- Sherman Adams (1899–1986), 67th Governor of New Hampshire
- Spiro Agnew (1918–1996), 39th Vice President of the United States
- Harold Arthur (1904–1971), 68th Governor of Vermont
- Perry Belmont (1851–1947), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district
- Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), Academy Award winner
- Hale Boggs (1914-1972), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district
- John Breckinridge (1913–1979), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 6th district
- Harold Burton (1888–1964), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S.
- George Bush (b. 1924), 41st President of the United States
- George Bush (b. 1946), 43rd President of the United States
- Prescott Bush (1895–1972), U.S. Senator from Connecticut
- Richard Byrd (1888–1957), naval officer, aviator, Antarctic explorer and Medal of Honor recipient
- Jimmy Carter (b. 1924), 39th President of the United States
- John Chafee (1922–1999), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
- Bennett Clark (1890–1954), U.S. Senator from Missouri[1]
- Max Cleland (b. 1942), U.S. Senator from Georgia and Silver Star recipient
- George Craig (1909–1992), 38th Governor of Indiana
- Dan Daniel (1914–1988), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district
- Tom Daschle (b. 1947), U.S. Senator from South Dakota
- John Davis (1913–1990), 25th Governor of North Dakota and Silver Star recipient
- Charles Dawes (1865–1951), 30th Vice President of the United States
- Everett Dirksen (1896–1969), U.S. Senator from Illinois
- Bob Dole (b. 1923), U.S. Senator from Kansas and two-time Purple Heart recipient
- William Donovan (1883–1959), army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- Dwight Eisenhower (1890–1969), 34th President of the United States
- Sam Ervin (1896–1985), U.S. Senator from North Carolina
- Mark Ferguson III (b. 1956), 37th Vice Chief of Naval Operations
- Hamilton Fish III (1888–1991), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 26th district
- Hamilton Fish IV (1926–1996), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th district
- Gerald Ford (1913–2006), 38th President of the United States[2]
- William Gardiner (1892–1953), 55th Governor of Maine
- Clark Gable (1901–1960), Academy Award winner
- John Gleason, Jr. (1915-1993), army officer and Silver Star recipient
- Albert Gore, Jr. (b. 1948), 45th Vice President of the United States
- Warren Grimm (1888–1919), football player
- Luther Hodges (1898–1974), 64th Governor of North Carolina
- John Hoeppel (1881-1976), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 12th congressional district
- Ernest Hollings (b. 1922), U.S. Senator from South Carolina
- Joseph Johnson (1893–1986), 70th Governor of Vermont
- Louis Johnson (1891–1966), 2nd Secretary of Defense
- Lyndon Johnson (1908–1973), 36th President of the United States
- John Kennedy (1917–1963), 35th President of the United States
- Frank Knox (1874–1944), 46th U.S. Secretary of the Navy
- John Lodge (1903–1985), 79th Governor of Connecticut
- Charles Mabey (1877–1959), 5th Governor of Utah
- Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964), army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- Edward Martin (1879–1967), U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
- John McCloy (1876-1945), two time Medal of Honor recipient
- Stewart McKinney (1931–1987), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district
- Paul McNutt (1891-1955), 34th Governor of Indiana
- Billy Mitchell (1879-1936), army officer and military air power advocate.
- Richard Nixon (1913–1994), 37th President of the United States
- George Patton, Jr. (1885–1945), army officer and two-time Distinguished Service Cross recipient
- Claude Pepper (1900–1989), U.S. Senator from Florida
- Mortimer Proctor (1889–1968), 66th Governor of Vermont
- Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), 40th President of the United States
- Stanley Reed (1884–1980), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
- Eddie Rickenbacker (1890–1973), Medal of Honor recipient
- Mickey Rooney (1920–2014), Emmy Award winner
- Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (1887–1944), Medal of Honor recipient[3]
- Richard Russell, Jr. (1897–1971), President pro tempore of the United States Senate
- Fernand St. Germain (1928–2014), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st district
- Leverett Saltonstall (1892–1979), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
- John Schmitz (1930–2001), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 35th district
- Robert Stafford (1913–2006), U.S. Senator from Vermont
- John Stelle (1891–1962), 29th Governor of Illinois
- Herman Talmadge (1913–2002), U.S. Senator from Georgia
- John Tower (1913–2002), U.S. Senator from Texas
- Harry Truman (1884–1972), 33rd President of the United States
- Richard Wigglesworth (1891–1960), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 14th district
- Hosea Williams (1926–2000), civil rights activist and Purple Heart recipient
- Samuel Woodfill (1883–1951), Medal of Honor recipient
- Alvin York (1887–1964), Medal of Honor recipient[4]
Notes
References
- Ford, Gerald R. (1979). A Time To Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-011297-2. OCLC 4835213.
- Wheat, George Seay (1919). "The Story of the American Legion". The Birth of the Legion. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 978-1104507251.
- York, Alvin C. (1930). Skeyhill, Tom, ed. His Own Life Story And War Diary. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company.
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