Services

Detachment History

SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION PAST NATIONAL/DETACHMENT OFFICERS FROM ILLINOIS AND CONVENTION SITES

PAST NATIONAL COMMANDERS
1970	J.R. Stillwell	Portland, Oregon
1971	J.R. Stillwell	Houston, Texas
1975	Gregory D. Reis	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2009	Thomas E. "Tommie" Cisna	Louisville, Kentucky
PAST NATIONAL VICE COMMANDERS
1979	Robert H. "Bob" Potempa	Houston, Texas
1990	Fred P. Hickem	Indianapolis, Indiana
1996	George A Lentz *	Salt Lake City, Utah
1999	Thomas E. "Tommie:" Cisna	Anaheim, California
2004	Frederick E. Reis	Nashville, Tennessee
PAST NATIONAL CHAPLAIN
1982	Fr. Gary P. Gummersheimer	Chicago, Illinois
2015	Harl 'Butch' Ray	Baltimore, Maryland
PAST NATIONAL ADJUTANTS
1969	Richard L. Gooch	Atlanta, Georgia
1972	Erich H Smith Jr.	Chicago, Illinois
1973	Erich H Smith Jr.	Honolulu, Hawaii
1974	Erich H Smith Jr.	Miami Beach, Florida
1976	J.R. Stillwell	Seattle, Washington
1977	J.R. Stillwell	Denver, Colorado
PAST NATIONAL JUDGE ADVOCATES
1977	Craig J. Preibe	Denver, Colorado
1978	Richard L. Gooch	New Orleans, Louisiana
1979	Richard L. Gooch	Houston, Texas
1984	J.R. Stillwell	Salt Lake City, Utah
1985	J.R. Stillwell	New Orleans, Louisiana
1986	J.R. Stillwell	Cincinnati, Ohio
1990	J.R. Stillwell	Indianapolis, Indiana
PAST NATIONAL HISTORIANS
1973	Richard L. Gooch	Honolulu, Hawaii
1976	Richard Hackel	Seattle, Washington
1977	Richard Hackel	Denver, Colorado
PAST NATIONAL SERGEANT AT ARMS
2009	Denver Phelps	Louisville, Kentucky
PAST NATIONAL AIDE TO THE NATIONAL COMMANDER
1975	Craig J. Preibe	Minneapolis, Minnesota
2009	Harl D. "Butch" Ray	Louisville, Kentucky
PAST NATIONAL ASSISTANT SERGEANT AT ARMS
1980	Frederick E. Reis	Boston, Massachusetts
1981	Brian A. Marek	Honolulu, Hawaii
1983	George A Lentz *	Pittsburg Pennsylvania

DETACHMENT OF ILLINOIS PAST DETACHMENT CAPTAINS (RECOGNIZED AS PAST DETACHMENT COMMANDERS)

1945	Don Cameron *
1946	Don Cameron *
1947	Anthony Murabito *
1948	Unknown
1949	Ken Purser
1950	Vern Wagoner *
1951	Arlington Carter *
1963	Clyde Stillwell * Legion Chairman	McBarnes Building, Bloomington
1964	Steve Brooks 10th District Sons Commander	Waukegan

Platinum

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Sed est lorem, ullamcorper sit amet, fringilla porttitor, convallis eget, dolor. Nulla enim enim, fringilla eget, semper eget, pulvinar ut, libero. Suspendisse id velit. Morbi sit amet tortor. Vivamus pharetra sollicitudin enim. Donec eget urna sit amet metus dapibus placerat. Cras luctus lorem in diam. Praesent urna diam, condimentum quis, interdum a, posuere at, lectus. Maecenas nec nisl. Suspendisse risus neque, convallis et, pellentesque eu, vulputate in, tellus. Cras non mi sagittis mauris congue imperdiet. Phasellus quam. Donec tristique, ante sed pretium euismod, turpis justo mattis orci, ac porttitor purus nibh quis nisl. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Mauris eu massa ultricies eros venenatis auctor. Vivamus quis ante.

Optional page title

Optional page description text area...

Header Content Region

Insert text, image or banner ads here, or just delete this text and leave this area blank!

Detachment of Illinois