Finding Aid of the American Legion-North Carolina Department Records, 1921 - 1945, ORG.12
Abstract
The American Legion was founded in 1919 in Paris, France, as an organization for the
veterans who had served during World War One. Their primary objectives are benefits
for disabled veterans and their families, and helping their local communities. In
the beginning, membership was limited to veterans of WWI, but later membership was
opened up to veterans of other wars as well. As of 2011, The American Legion considers
the pillars of their organization to be: Americanism, Children and Youth, National
Security and Foreign Relations, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation, and Community
Service. The American Legion continues to lobby for adequate funding to cover medical,
disability, education and other veterans benefits. Many programs that were started
in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s continue to the present day.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- American Legion-NC Department Records
- Call Number
- ORG.12
- Creator
- American Legion-North Carolina Department
- Date
- 1920 - 1945
- Extent
- 34.00 cubic feet, 101.00 fibredex boxes
- Language
- English
- Repository
- State Archives of North Carolina
Series Quick Links
- Administration,1920-1945
- American Legion Auxiliary,1927-1945
- Annual Conferences and Conventions,1927-1945
- Committees,1927-1945
- Correspondence,1923-1945
- Emblem Division,November 1928-June 1945
- Financial Records,1928-1944
- General Records,1927-1944
- Minutes,1926-1944
- Posts,1921-1945
- Publications,1921-1941
- Publicity,1927-1945
- Scrapbooks,1932
- Standing Committees,1925-1945
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], ORG.12, American Legion-North Carolina Department, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Collection Overview
This collection has been divided into fourteen series, including administration, American Legion Auxiliary, annual conferences and conventions, committees, correspondence, emblem division, financial records, general records, minutes, posts, publications, publicity, scrapbooks, and standing committees. The bulk of the material covers the years from 1927 to 1945, but there are some records from as early as 1920. The organization filed their correspondence and other records according to subject, and this arrangement has been retained when possible.
Arrangement Note
This collection is arranged chronologically within each series.
Finding Aid prepared by: Frances Harmon on 14 March 1950; revised by Gwen Thomas Mays
on 23 March 2011.
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In the beginning, membership was limited to veterans of WWI, but later membership was opened up to veterans of other wars as well: "Any person shall be eligible for membership in the American Legion who was regularly enlisted, drafted, inducted or commissioned and who was accepted for and assigned to active duty in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard of the United States at some time during the period between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, or during the period between December 7, 1941, and the date of cessation of hostilities as fixed by the United States Government, all dates inclusive, or who, being a citizen of the United States at the time of his entry therein, served on active duty in the armed forces of any of the Governments associated with the United States during either of said World Wars; provided, however, that such service shall have been terminated by honorable discharge or honorable separation, and such person either shall have broken his continuity of service and returned to a civilian status, or shall continue to serve honorably after the date of cessation of such hostilities as fixed by the United States Government; provided further, that no person shall be entitled to membership who, being in such service during either of said periods, refused on conscientious, political or other grounds to subject himself to military discipline or unqualified service."
As of 2011, The American Legion considers the pillars of their organization to be: Americanism, which includes the Legislative Action Center, American Legion Baseball, Boys State, Flag Advocacy, and Flag Etiquette; Children and Youth, which includes Child Welfare Foundation, Junior ROTC, Oratorical Contest, Scholarships, and Scouting; National Security and Foreign Relations, which includes Operation Comfort Warriors, POW/MIA Advocacy, Temporary Financial Assistance, and Troop Support; Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation, which includes the Benefits Center, Heroes to Hometowns, Department Service Officers, Veterans Career Center, and Women Veterans; and Community Service, which includes the American Legion Auxiliary, Family Support Network, Freedom Car, Legion Riders, Legiontown USA, National Emergency Fund, Sons of The American Legion, and Volunteering.
The American Legion continues to lobby for adequate funding to cover medical, disability, education and other veterans benefits. Many programs that were started in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s continue to the present day.
Contents of the Collection
1. Administration,1920-1945
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This series has been divided into Charters, Membership, and Purchasing. Charters includes lists of posts with temporary and permanent charters in 1926. Membership includes correspondence, membership reports, membership lists, and general records relating to membership of the organization. Purchasing includes correspondence, samples from vendors, and general records relating to the purchasing of supplies, uniforms, and equipment for the Department and the posts in North Carolina.
2. American Legion Auxiliary,1927-1945
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The American Legion Auxiliary had as its members the wives, mothers, and sisters of veterans in the World War. On July 25, 1921, Commander Hogue issued an official call for the First Annual Convention of the Auxiliary to meet at Hendersonville on August 26th and 27th at the same time that the Legion was scheduled to meet. The first Commander elected was Mrs. E. W. Burt, and Adjutant was Miss Violet G. Alexander. This series is divided into General Records and Publications. General Records includes correspondence, memos, and reports. Publications includes Reports of the Annual Conventions, bulletins, and publications of the National organization. See also ORG 13, American Legion Auxiliary, Raleigh Post Number 1.
3. Annual Conferences and Conventions,1927-1945
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This series is divided into four sub-series, Department Commanders and Adjutants Conference, North Carolina Department Convention, National Convention, and Post Officers Conference. The records include correspondence, reports, planning materials, and general records pertaining to the particular conference or convention. The first annual convention of the NC Department met in the Hall of the House of Representatives in the State Capitol in Raleigh on October 20, 1919. Forty-one of the fifty posts in the State attended, reporting a total of 84 delegates, representing a total membership of 1,459. John Beasley was elected Commander, Walter Clark, Jr. Vice-Commander, and C. A. Gosney Adjutant. The first national convention of the American Legion assembled at Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 11, 1919, and Colonel Franklin D'Olier was elected National Commander. The first Post Officers Conference was held in Winston-Salem on February 22, 1924. National Commander John R. Quinn attended this first conference, as well as post officers from every section of the State, and representatives from all of the south-eastern States as well.
4. Committees,1927-1945
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This series consists of seven sub-series, Americanism, Child Welfare, Executive, Department Legislative, National Legislative, Department Rehabilitation, and National Rehabilitation. A description of each committee is included with that sub-series. This series consists mostly of correspondence and general records of each committee.
Child Welfare,1927-1944
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This sub-series includes the correspondence and general records of the Child Welfare Committee. The Child Welfare Division was formed at the national level, and each state Department had a Child Welfare Committee. This committee was added to the North Carolina Department in February of 1924. The objectives of this committee include "enlisting public attention and awakening public conscience to Child Welfare needs; furnishing practical information about Child Welfare conditions, not only to the membership of The American Legion...but also to the citizens at large; temporarily providing material relief for children of Veterans of the World War when local resources are inadequate or are not immediately available." Note: This series contains one restricted folder.
Executive,1927-1930
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As set down in the American Legion constitution, "Between Department Conventions, the administrative power shall be vested in the Department Executive Committee, which shall be composed of the Department Commander and vice-commanders in office, and of District Commanders. In the absence of the District Commander such vacancies shall be filled by the Alternate District Commander. Members of the Department Executive Committee shall be delegates to the Department Convention with vote, which vote shall be exercised with their respective Posts." These records consist primarily of correspondence of the committee. Also see the series Minutes for minutes from Executive Committee meetings.
National Legislative,1928-1945
National Rehabilitation,1927-1945
Department Legislative,1927-1945
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One of the main activities of the Legion at its national conventions is the passage of legislative resolutions. Through its Legislative Committee, the Legion has transmitted these resolutions to the Congress of the United States, in an effort to change federal legislation on a variety of subjects. The legislative bureau in Washington was established in 1919. In the first year of its existence, the legislative committee secured a considerable program designed to better the condition of the disabled. Within just a few years, in addition to numerous minor legislative achievements the major accomplishments were: passage of the disabled emergency officers' bill; $15,000,000 Rogers hospitalization bill, favorable amendments in the adjusted compensation legislation; legislation liberalizing compensation laws. The National Legislative Committee would advise each states' Department Legislative Committee on legislation that should be changed at the state level. This sub-series includes correspondence and general records related to the work of the Legislative Committee.
Department Rehabilitation,1927-1945
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Care of the disabled was a primary concern of the Legion from its creation. Immediately following the close of the first national convention in 1920, Commander Galbraith called a conference in Washington. Out of this conference came the Legion's plan for reorganization of the various government bureaus dealing with veterans' benefits into a single agency known as the U. S. Veterans' Bureau, later called the Veterans Administration. As a part of the fight to obtain justice for the disabled veterans the Legion organized the National Rehabilitation Committee to aid claimants in securing adequate hospital care and proper adjudication of their compensation claims. The state departments of the Legion were soon encouraged to form Department Rehabilitation Committees to organize the work of aiding disabled veterans and their families at the state level. The records in this sub-series include general records and correspondence relating to claims, adjusted compensation, Penn State Bonus, the disabled, world war orphans, and the building of veterans hospitals in North Carolina.
Americanism,1928-1945
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Set forth in the Preamble of the Constitution of The American Legion, Americanism was a major reason for the creation of the American Legion: "For God and Country we associate ourselves together for the following purposes: ...to foster and perpetuate a one hundred per cent Americanism..." To that end, the Legion began many programs, including observing American Education Week, with essay and oratorical contests; also flag education, Junior Baseball, Tar Heel Boys' State, and several others. The Junior All-American Baseball League, formed with the help of the National Amateur Athletic Federation, began in the spring of 1926. The Americanism Commission had been made responsible for Junior Baseball's sectional, regional, and national series. Tar Heel Boys' State is a summer camp for eligible boys to learn about democratic government and why America deserves its place as a world leader. This sub-series includes correspondence and general records for the Essay Contest, Junior Baseball, Oratorical Contest, Post Activity Reports, Publications, and Tar Heel Boys' State.
5. Correspondence,1923-1945
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This series consists of twenty-one sub-series, American Legion Magazine, Citizen Military Training Camp, Civilian Conservation Corps, Civilian Defense, Committee Chairmen, Department Officers, Districts, Divisions, Drum and Bugle Corps, Federal Agencies, La Société des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux (40 and 8), National Headquarters, National Officers, Naval Affairs Committee, Oteen, Other Departments, Other Organizations, Senator Josiah Bailey, Southern Bell and Western Union, and Miscellaneous. The organization filed their correspondence according to subject or by officer. This arrangement has been retained when possible. Additional explanations are included with some sub-series in the interest of clarity.
American Legion Magazine,December 1928-June 1945
Citizen Military Training Camp,October 1923-February 1929
Civilian Conservation Corps,1934-1938
Oteen, November 1927-May 1943
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The United States Veterans' Hospital, Number 60, referred to among veterans as Oteen. Located in the outskirts of Asheville, NC.
Civilian Defense,July 1942-December 1944
Committee Chairman,June 1940-May 1944
Department Officers-Adjutant, 1926-1945
Department Officers-Athletic Officer,January-August 1929
Department Officers-Chaplain,February 1929-August 1939
Department Officers-Commander, 1927 - 1945
Department Officers-Past Commanders,February 1928-April 1943
Department Officers-Historian,January 1923-June 1943
Department Officers-Judge Advocate,August 1927-June 1945
Department Officers-Service Officer,November 1928-June 1945
Department Officers-Assistant Service Officer,December 1927-June 1945
Department Officers-Vice-Commander,October 1928-March 1945
Department Officers-Welfare Officer,November 1929-September 1930
Districts-Commanders, 1929 - 1945
Districts-Committeemen,November 1927-September 1928
Districts-Membership Chairmen,August 1942-March 1945
Districts-Vice-Commanders,October 1942-May 1945
First District,November 1928-May 1934
Second District,November 1928-August 1934
Third District,November 1928-April 1934
Fourth District,October 1928-June 1934
Fifth District,November 1928-August 1934
Sixth District,October 1928-April 1934
Seventh District,November 1928-July 1934
Eighth District,November 1928-June 1934
Ninth District,November 1928-April 1934
Tenth District,November 1928-July 1934
Eleventh District,October 1931-April 1934
Twelfth District,October 1931-April 1934
Thirteenth District,October 1931-June 1934
Fourteenth District,September 1931-August 1934
Fifteenth District,October 1931-June 1934
Sixteenth District,October 1931-May 1934
Seventeenth District,October 1931-June 1934
Eighteenth District,October 1931-June 1934
Nineteenth District,October 1931-June 1934
Twentieth District,October 1931-June 1934
Division B,1932-June 1945
Division Membership Chairman,August 1942-January 1945
First Division Vice-Commander,September 1933-July 1934
Second Division Vice-Commander,September-November 1933
Third Division Vice-Commander,October 1929-August 1934
Drum and Bugle Corps,March 1928-August 1933
Federal Agencies-Farm Security Administration,November 1944
Federal Agencies-Federal Bureau of Investigation,December 1940, November 1943
Federal Agencies-Federal Housing Administration,January-June 1936
Federal Agencies-Labor, Department of,November 1933
Federal Agencies-Veterans Administration,November 1928-May 1944
La Société des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux,1928-1945
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[The Society of 40 Men and 8 Horses] (40 and 8). This was a group of Legionnaires that was dedicated to having fun. The name is derived from the fact that the small train cars in France that were used for moving men and equipment could either be hauling 8 horses comfortably, or 40 men uncomfortably.
National Headquarters, January 1927-May 1945
National Officers-Adjutant, October 1927-June 1945
National Officers-Assistant Adjutant,March 1929-June 1945
National Officers-Commander, October 1927-March 1945
National Officers-Past Commander,January 1933
National Officers-Committeemen,November 1928-May 1945
National Officers-Historian,February 1928-June 1929, February 1945
National Officers-Judge Advocate,August 1927-June 1945
National Officers-Treasurer, October 1927-July 1945
National Officers-Vice Commander,July 1928-June 1944
Naval Affairs Committee,May 1928-February 1929
Other Departments,1929-1944
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This sub-series includes correspondence and literature received from other state departments. There is not material from every state, however, there is some material from Canada and Panama.
Other Organizations,August 1933-November 1943
Senator Josiah Bailey,January-April 1934
Southern Bell and Western Union,October 1928-July 1943
Miscellaneous,September 1927-May 1942
6. Emblem Division,November 1928-June 1945
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The Emblem Division handled the acquisition and distribution of the official American legion emblem on such items as buttons, lapel pins, flags, plaques and trophies for each department. This series includes the correspondence and general records of this division, including some catalogs.
7. Financial Records,1928-1944
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This series is divided into Audits, Correspondence, and Financial Statements of the Department.
Audits,October 1929, September 1932
Correspondence, 1928-December 1941
Financial Statements,1928-1944
8. General Records,1927-1944
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This series is divided into three sub-series, Constitution and By-Laws, Miscellaneous, and Printed Materials. The Miscellaneous sub-series is then further divided into Blank Forms and Letterheads, Important Papers, and Proclamation. Printed Materials is further divided into Handbooks, Manuals, Proceedings, and Programs.
Constitution and By-Laws,1927-1944
Miscellaneous
Printed Materials
9. Minutes,1926-1944
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This series includes the minutes from the Department Annual Conventions, the Department Executive Committee meetings, and the National Executive Committee meetings. Between Department Conventions, the administrative power of each Department was vested in the Department Executive Committee, which was composed of the Department Commander and Vice-Commanders, and the District Commanders.
Annual Convention,1926-1932
Department Executive Committee,1928-1944
National Executive Committee,1930, 1941
10. Posts,1921-1945
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This series includes Community Service Reports, Flood Relief Reports, Lists of Posts, New Post Officers, Questionnaires, War and Defense Activity Reports, and the General Records of each post. The local units of the Department are called Posts. No Post is received into the organization until it has received a charter. Posts can not be named after any living person. The general records are arranged numerically by Post number, and there is a brief history of each post when available, including any changes in the name of the Post. When a post became inactive, it would usually lose its charter, and many times the post number was reassigned to another post. The records include correspondence, dues transmittals, applications for charters, and general records pertaining to that post. The records for many Posts include a list of members for that post. Posts for Black veterans were organized under Division B. The bulk of the records cover the years 1927 to 1943, it is not known if earlier records for each post have survived, as many posts were organized as early as 1919. These records were in the custody of the North Carolina Department headquarters, there may be additional records located locally within each individual post. Any publications for the posts are located at the end of that post's records. Additional records for the posts can be found throughout the collection.
Community Service Reports,1929-1938
Flood Relief Reports,1937
Lists of Posts,July 1921-June 1922
New Post Officers, 1927-1942
Questionnaire,1931, 1934
War and Defense Activity Reports,1942-1943
Raleigh Post Number 1, 1922-1943
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This Post was the first Post of the North Carolina Department, organized on May 5, 1919 and located in Raleigh. Its Drum and Bugle Corps won the State championship in 1929 and was designated as the official Department Drum and Bugle Corps. By 1930 membership had reached 1116, one of the highest in the state. The Legion sponsored the Inaugural Ball in 1945, the proceeds from which were devoted to the Legion's veterans service and relief program. As of 2011, this post is still active and has an online website.
Kiffin Rockwell Post Number 2, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized on July 21, 1919 and located in Asheville. The Post was named for Asheville resident Kiffin Yates Rockwell, a WWI aviator for the Lafayette Escadrille, an American volunteer aerial combat squadron. On May 18, 1916, he became the first American to shoot down an enemy plane. Four months later he was shot down by a German plane and killed. The Post is now called Asheville Post Number 2 and as of 2011 is still active.
Cumberland Post Number 3, 1927-1943
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This Post received its charter on August 22, 1919 and was located in Fayetteville.
T. J. Bullock Post Number 4, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized in 1919, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Wilmington. It was named for local soldier Lt. Thomas J. Bullock who was killed in action in WWI. This number has been reassigned to Fayetteville Post Number 4, located in Fayetteville, which as of 2011 is still active.
Forrest Post Number 5, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized in 1919 and is located in St. Pauls. The Post has been renamed St. Pauls Post Number 5 and as of 2011 is still active.
Chapel Hill Post Number 6, 1927-1943
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This Post was chartered on August 28, 1919, and is located in Chapel Hill. As of 2011 this post is still active and has an online website.
Durham Post Number 7, 1927-1943
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This Post was chartered August 28, 1919, and is located in Durham. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Lexington Post Number 8, 1927-1934
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This Post was organized in 1919, and is located in Lexington. Sometime between 1934 and 1939 the name of the Post was changed to Jim Leonard Post. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Jim Leonard Post, 1939-1943
Hornets Nest Post Number 9, 1927-1943
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This Post was chartered on September 5, 1919, and is located in Charlotte. It was the first Post in North Carolina to reach a membership of 1,000. The Charlotte Drum and Bugle Corps made its first official appearance at Washington for the 1928 Convention and was designated as the official drum and bugle corps of the Department. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Wilmington Post Number 10, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized in 1919, and is located in Wilmington. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Wayne Post Number 11, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Goldsboro. The post is also called Goldsboro Post Number 11, and as of 2011 is still active.
Joseph G. Henson Post Number 12, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized in 1919, and is located in Carthage. It was named for a local man who died from wounds sustained in WWI. The post is also called Carthage Post Number 12, and as of 2011 is still active.
Robert B. Anderson Post Number 13, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Wilson. The post is also called Wilson Post Number 13, and as of 2011 is still active.
Samuel C. Hart Post Number 14, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized on September 20, 1919, and is located in Salisbury. The Post established its Flag Escort Memorial, with twenty-one flags provided by members of the post, representing all of the allied nations. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Beaufort County Post Number 15, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Washington. The post is also called Washington Post Number 15, and as of 2011 is still active.
Newton Post Number 16, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Newton. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Henry Ellis Post Number 17, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Wilson. It was named for a local man who died from wounds sustained in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Lee Post Number 18, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized September 18, 1919, and was located in Sanford.
Eason Tiney Post Number 19, 1927-1943
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This Post was first chartered September 15, 1919, and is located in Tarboro. Named for Private Eason Tiney, the first soldier from Edgecombe County to be killed in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active and has an online website.
Ellis Williamson Post Number 20, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Raeford. This post is also called Raeford Post Number 20, and as of 2011 is still active.
Burke County Post Number 21, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Morganton. It is also called Morganton Post Number 21, and as of 2011 is still active.
Leon L. Daughtry Post Number 22, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and chartered May 10, 1922, and is located in Clinton. Named for Sergeant Leon L. Daughtry who was killed at the Battle of Bellicourt, France, and cited for bravery. In 1928 the post won the James A. Leonard Trophy for the best community service in its class. This post is also called Clinton Post Number 22 and as of 2011 is still active.
Gaston Post Number 23, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized on October 4, 1919, and is located in Gastonia. The post is also called Gastonia Post Number 23 and as of 2011 is still active.
Donerson-Hawkins Post Number 24, 1927-1943
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This Post was chartered on October 4, 1919, and is located in New Bern. It was named for Craven County men William V. Donerson and Raymond Hawkins who were killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Limer Post Number 25, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Warrenton. The Post is also called Warrenton Post Number 24, and as of 2011 is still active.
Fort Raleigh Post Number 26, 1929-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Manteo. In 1920 post 26 was called Aberdeen, located in Aberdeen, but apparently this number was reassigned to Manteo. This post is also called Manteo Post Number 26 and as of 2011 is still active.
Melvin Deese Post Number 27, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Monroe. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Lillington Post Number 28, 1925-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Lillington. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Dysart-Kendall Post Number 29, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920 and chartered early in 1929, and was located in Lenoir. This post was originally called the Lenoir Post, and was renamed to honor Charlie Dysart and Eugene Kendall, the first Lenoir County men to die in action in WWI. The post started out well, then interest failed and the post dwindled away until it was rejuvenated in August 1921. As of 2011 this post is still active.
David Milo Wright Post Number 30, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized in the fall of 1919, and is located in Lincolnton. The post was named for the first Lincoln County man to die in France in WWI. At the post, all of its early records have been lost. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Anson County Post Number 31, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Wadesboro. It was also called Wadesboro Post in 1920. At this time the post has been reassigned to North Wilkesboro and is called North Wilkesboro Post Number 31 and is still active.
Bear Trail Post Number 32, 1934-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Newland. In 1920 it was called Fort Johnson Post located at Fort Johnson. At this time post 32 has been reassigned to Hope Mills and is called Fayetteville Post Number 32 and as of 2011 is still active.
Arch Pearce Post Number 33, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Youngsville. It was named for local man Archie B. Pearce who was killed in action in WWI.
Scotland Neck Post Number 34, 1927-1934
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Scotland Neck. Originally called Roanoke Post, sometime between 1934 and 1939 the Post changed its name back to Roanoke Post. As of 2011 this post is called Scotland Neck Post Number 34 and is still active.
Roanoke Post, 1939-1943
Charlie Hall Post Number 35, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Red Springs. It was originally called Red Springs Post, and was renamed to honor local man Charles C. Hall who was killed in action in WWI.
John T. Ring Post Number 36, 1929-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Kernersville. In 1920 this post was called John C. Paisley Post and was located in Gibsonville. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Bertie County Post Number 37, 1929-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Windsor.
Shaw Post Number 38, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Weldon. This post has been reassigned and is called Roanoke Rapids Post Number 39, located in Roanoke Rapids. As of 2011 it is still active.
Pitt County Post Number 39, 1927-1943
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This Post received its charter on October 29, 1919, and is located in Greenville. The post was originally named the Greenville Post and carries that name in 2011, and is still active.
Edward G. Bond Post Number 40, 1929-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Edenton. It was originally called Edenton Post, and was renamed to honor Edenton soldier Lt. Edward G. Bond, who died from wounds sustained in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Culbreth-Harris Post Number 41, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized in July 1919, and is located in Thomasville. The post was named for Lieut. Dan C. Culbreth and Private Hammett D. Harris, two Thomasville men who were killed in battle at Ypres, Belgium during WWI.
Lumberton Post Number 42, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized early in 1919 and is located in Lumberton. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Joseph Dixon Rountree Post Number 43, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Kinston. It was named for a Kinston soldier who died from wounds sustained in WWI.
John Boyden Post Number 44, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Asheville.
Dixon Post Number 45, 1927-1943
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This post was chartered April 5, 1926, and located in Asheboro. It was named for Capt. Ben F. Dixon, commanding officer of Asheboro's Company K of the 120th Infantry, who was killed at Bellicourt, France during WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Morehead City Post Number 46, 1927-1943
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This post was organized before September 1920, and located in Morehead City. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Haywood Post Number 47, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized January 27, 1921, and is located in Waynesville. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Hickory Post Number 48, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized in December 1919, and is located in Hickory. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Hamlet Post Number 49, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and located in Hamlet. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Scotland Post Number 50, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and located in Laurinburg.
Fred Y. McConnell Post Number 51, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and located in Concord. It was named for Lt. Fred Y. McConnell from Concord, who was killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Franklinton Post Number 52, 1928-1943
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This Post was chartered November 20, 1919, and is located in Franklinton. As of 2011 this post is still active and has an online website.
Henry K. Burtner Post Number 53, 1927-1943
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This Post received its charter on November 20, 1919, and is located in Greensboro. It was named for Corp. Henry K. Burtner who died during WWI. As of 2011 this post is called Greensboro Post and is still active.
Belhaven Post Number 54
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This Post was organized before September 1920, located in Belhaven. This post was reassigned and in 2011 is called Cooleemee Post Number 54, located in Cooleemee.
Clyde W. Bolling Post Number 55, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized November 11, 1919, and is located in Winston-Salem. It was named for the first Forsyth County soldier to die in action in France in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active and has an online website.
McDowell Post Number 56, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Marion.
Chatham Post Number 57, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Pittsboro.
Coleman-Pitt Post Number 58, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Rocky Mount. It was named for two local men, Albert L. Coleman and Edward C. Pitt, who were killed in action in WWI.
Dunn-Erwin Post Number 59, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized in the summer of 1919, and is located in Dunn. It is named for the two neighboring towns of Dunn and Erwin.
Henderson Post Number 60, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized early in 1919, and is located in Henderson.
Varner-Rhinehart Post Number 61, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Canton.
John Robert Cockrell Post Number 62, 1929
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This Post was organized before September 1920, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in East Spencer. This post was reorganized and renamed E.W.W. Post Number 62. Also, in 1920 this post was called Sanitorium Post located at the Sanitorium and was not Division B. As of 2011 this post is called Stedman Post.
E.W.W. Post, 1939-1943
Walter B. Ellis Post Number 63, 1927-1943
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This Post was chartered February 9, 1920, and is located in Burlington. It was named for local man Sgt. Walter B. Ellis, who was killed in action in WWI.
Charlotte Post Number 64, 1934-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and located in Charlotte. Previously, in 1920 this post was called Huntersville located in Huntersville. As of 2011 this post is called Pollocksville Post and is located in Pollocksville.
Hurst Turner Post Number 65, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized January 31, 1920, and is located in Statesville.
Wilder Q. Gresham Post Number 66, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized on January 31, 1920, and is located in Mooresville. It was first named the Mooresville Post, but the name was changed in order to honor the memory of a popular veteran of the community who died of tuberculosis.
Lawrence Lineberger Post Number 67, 1939-1941
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Stanley. Also, in 1920 this post was called Cliffside Post located in Cliffside. As of 2011 this post is called Cary Post located in Cary and is still active.
Alfred Sledge Post Number 68
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Badin. As of 2011 this post is called Leland Post located in Leland.
Rowland Post Number 69, 1933-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Rowland. Also called Henry Straughan Post in 1920.
C.W. Francy Post Number 70, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920 and was located in Oteen. In 1920 this post was called Azalea Post, located in Oteen. As of 2011 this post is called Asheville Post located in Asheville.
Leonard Moore Post Number 71, 1928
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Clayton. As of 2011 this post is still active and has an online website.
Aberdeen Post Number 72, 1939-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Aberdeen. Previously, in 1920 this post was called Harvey Ledwell located in Randleman. As of 2011 this post is still active and has an online website.
Richmond County Post Number 73, 1939-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Ellerbe. Previously, in 1920 this post was called John C. Miller and was located in Biltmore.
Willis Towery Post Number 74, 1929-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Forest City. It was originally called Forest City Post and was renamed to honor Willis E. Towery from Forest City, who was killed in action during WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Fred Williams Post Number 75, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Rutherfordton.
Walter B. Hill Post Number 76, 1927-1943
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This Post came into existence on May 4, 1920, and is located in Albemarle. It was named for Walter B. Hill, popular young man of Albemarle, who was killed in France on Armistice Day, 1918. He was in the 81st Division. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Hubert M. Smith Post Number 77, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized on January 20, 1920, chartered in 1923, and is located in Hendersonville. It was named for local man Lt. Hubert M. Smith who was killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active, and has an online website.
Clarence Meadows Post Number 78, 1939-1942
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Swansboro. Previously, in 1920 this post was called Granville located in Stovall. As of 2011 this post is still active, and has an online website.
Coleman-Southard Post Number 79, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Reidsville. It was named for two local men, Julius H. Coleman and Percy E. Southard, who were killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Vaughn-Benton Post Number 80, 1928-1942
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Madison. Previously it was called Madison in 1920. As of 2011 this post is still active.
John Franklin Post Number 81
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Henrietta. As of 2011 this post is called Liberty Post, located in Liberty, and is still active.
Warren F. Hoyle Post Number 82, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized in the spring of 1920, and is located in Shelby. At the Post, all of the post's records were burned in the fire that destroyed the Central Hotel in February 1928. This post was named for Warren Finley Hoyle, who was the first Cleveland County man killed in action during WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Butler-Lewis Post Number 83, 1929-1934
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Tryon. It was named to honor local man Levi H. Butler who was killed in action in WWI, and unknown Lewis. As of 2011 this post is called Guilford College Post, located in Guilford College, and is still active.
Seth Edward Perry Post Number 84, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized in the spring of 1920, and is located in Elizabeth City. It was named for Corporal Seth Edward Perry, Company K, 119th Infantry, 30th Division, who was killed at Bellicourt, France on September 29, 1918. As of 2011 this post is still active and has an online website.
Caro E. Freeman Post Number 85
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Bryson City.
N. Mecklenburg Post Number 86, 1927-1943
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This Post began operations in 1919, and was located in Davidson. It was originally known as the Davidson-Cornelius Post. At the Post, most of its records have been lost. As of 2011 this post is called Cornelius Post, located in Cornelius, and is still active.
Andrew Jackson Post Number 87, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in High Point. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Monroe Wilson Post Number 88, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Brevard. Previously, it was called Pisgah Post in 1920. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Algernon Sidney Neal Post Number 89, 1931-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Yanceyville. Previously, in 1920 this post was called Sanders Post located in Biscoe. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Ernest F. Hart Post Number 90, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized in the spring of 1922, and is located in Oxford. It was named for Corp. Ernest F. Hart who died in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Vester-Wheless Post Number 91, 1928-1942
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Spring Hope. It was originally called Spring Hope Post, and was renamed to honor Nash County men James B. Vester and Robert L. Wheless who died during WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Marvin Moore Post Number 92, 1939-1942
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Mt. Gilead. It was named for local soldier Marvin C. Moore who died during WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Wayne Mendenhall Post Number 93, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Siler City. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Shirley Hill Post Number 94, 1928-1943
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This Post applied for its charter on April 20, 1920, and is located in Snow Hill. As of 2011 the post is still active and has an online website.
Mebane Post Number 95, 1929-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Mebane. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Joe Miller Elkins Post Number 96, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized in 1919, and is located in Murphy. It is named for the first Cherokee County man to die in action in France in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Leslie Stillman Post Number 97, 1933-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Andrews. It was named for local man J. Leslie Stillman who was killed in action in WWI.
Dean Parrish Post Number 98, 1929-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Sparta. As of 2011, this post is called Halifax Post, located in Halifax, and is still active.
Carteret Post Number 99, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Beaufort. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Driver-Deans Post Number 100, 1928-1930
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This Post was organized May 22, 1920, and was located in Middlesex. It was reorganized and renamed Tryon Post Number 100, located in Cherryville. It is also called Cherryville Post, and as of 2011 this post is still active.
Tryon Post, 1939-1943
Tabor City Post Number 101, 1931-1942
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Tabor, later Tabor City. As of 2011 this post is called Bear Creek Post, located in Bear Creek, and is still active.
Hertford County Post Number 102, 1932-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Winton. As of 2011 this post is called Ahoskie Post, located in Ahoskie, and is still active.
Tar Heel Post Number 103, 1929-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Mount Olive. It was later renamed Mount Olive Post Number 103, and as of 2011 is still active.
William E. Dillard Post Number 104, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Sylva. It was named for a local man who died in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Jambes Post Number 105, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Louisburg. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Henry Evans Post Number 106, 1928-1941
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This Post was organized before September 1920, as a Division B Post, and was located in New Bern. Previously, in 1921 this post was called Tar River Post located in Greenville, also a Division B Post. As of 2011 this post is called Salisbury Post, located in Salisbury, and is still active.
Joseph C. Price Post Number 107, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, as a Division B Post, and is located in Salisbury. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Macon Post Number 108, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Franklin. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Banner Post Number 109
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and is located in Benson. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Nashville Post Number 110, 1928-1940
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This Post was organized July 15, 1920, and is located in Nashville. It was originally named Homer Procter Post, and was also called Norman Wilder post in 1921. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Northampton Post Number 111, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Jackson. It was located in Lasker in 1921. As of 2011 this post is called Rich Square Post, located in Rich Square, and is still active.
George Galloway Post Number 112, 1929
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Fairmont. As of 2011 this post is called Rockwell Post, located in Rockwell, and is still active.
Fry Post Number 113
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This Post was organized before September 1920, and was located in Maiden. It was named for John V. Fry, from Catawba County, who was killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is called Harmony Post, located in Harmony, and is still active.
George Gray Post Number 114, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized by August 1921, and is located in Elkin. It was named for the first Elkin man killed in action in France. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Beaver-Pittman Post Number 115, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized in the fall of 1920, and is located in Kannapolis. It was named in honor of the first two Kannapolis men to fall in action during WWI, Private William H. Beaver, Company D, 118th Infantry, who was killed in Flanders, and Private First Class James W. Pittman, Headquarters Company, 113th F. A., who was killed in the Argonne. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Fuquay Springs Post Number 116, 1928-1942
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This Post signed their charter November 3, 1920, and is located in Fuquay Springs, later Fuquay-Varina. As of 2011 this post is still active, and has an online website.
Liberty Post Number 117, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized November 1, 1920, and is located in Maxton. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Rockingham Post Number 118, 1928
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This Post was organized by August 1921, and was located in Rockingham.
James Hudnall Post Number 119, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized by August 1921, and was located in Leaksville. Also, it was located in Spray in 1921. As of 2011 this post is called Clemmons Post, located in Clemmons, and is still active.
Charles Hannibal Davis Post Number 120, 1932-1933
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This Post was organized by 1921, and was located in Marshall.
Floyd Stanton Post Number 121, 1931-1942
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This Post was organized by 1921, and is located in Marshville. Previously, in 1921 this post was called Francis A. Jones located in Waynesville. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Earl Horton Post Number 122, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized April 14, 1921, and is located in Burnsville. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Jesse B. Jones Post Number 123, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized by 1921, and is located in Mt. Airy. It was named for local soldier Sgt. Jesse B. Jones, who was killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active, and has an online website.
Robeson Union Post Number 124, 1928-1942
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This Post was organized in the spring of 1921, and was located in Pembroke. This Post was inactive from 1923 to 1928, and was reorganized in 1928. In 1975 this number was reassigned to a post in Apex that was originally called Charles Dearen Post Number 145. Also called Apex Post Number 124, it is still active as of 2011 and has an online website.
Wilkes County Post Number 125, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized September 22, 1921, and was located North Wilkesboro.
Currie-Bumpas Post Number 126, 1928-1934
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This Post was organized June 27, 1921, and was located in Enfield. It was named for Jacob T. Currie and Joseph J. Bumpas, both from Enfield, who were killed in action in WWI. Some time between 1934 and 1941 the post was renamed Perquimans County Post Number 126. As of 2011 this post is located in Hertford and is still active.
Perquimans County Post, 1941-1943
Charles R. Gavin Post Number 127, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized July 19, 1921, and is located in Warsaw. It was named for a local man who was killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Morris L. Slaughter Post Number 128, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized by 1921, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Winston-Salem. It was named for a local man who was killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Waycaster-McFee Post Number 129, 1929-1943
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This Post was organized October 17, 1920, and was located in Black Mountain. It was named for Burley Waycaster, killed in action, and Jack Williams McFee, who was drowned in the sinking of the S. S. Otranto. This post was reassigned, and as of 2011 it is called Pleasure Island Post, is located in Carolina Beach, and is still active.
Watauga Post Number 130, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized in 1921, and is located in Boone. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Zebulon Post Number 131, 1928-1940
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This Post was organized by 1921, and was located in Zebulon. This post has been reassigned and is called Hamilton Post, located in Hamilton, and is still active.
Pou-Parrish Post Number 132, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized by 1921, and is located in Smithfield. As of 2008 this post was making arrangements to dissolve.
Erwin Post Number 133, 1941-1943
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This Post was organized by September 1922, and was located in Erwin. Previously, in 1922 this post was called Stines Allen Robeson Post and was located in Mars Hill. As of 2011 this post is called Newton Grove Post.
Sandhills Post Number 134, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized by 1921, and was located in Southern Pines.
Bladen Post Number 135, 1929-1939
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This Post was organized by 1921, and was located in Elizabethtown.
Gates County Post Number 136, 1933-1942
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This Post was organized by 1921, and was located in Gatesville. It was also called Perry-Greene Post in 1921.
Columbus County Post Number 137, 1929-1934
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This Post was organized January 1, 1922, and is located in Whiteville. Some time between 1934 and 1929 it was renamed Whiteville Post Number 137. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Whiteville Post, 1939-1943
Lester Blackwell Post Number 138, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized in 1921, and is located in Roxboro. It was named for Robert Lester Blackwell who fought with Company K, 119th Infantry, 30th Division. He was one of two soldiers from North Carolina to be awarded the Medal of Honor for service in WWI. He was killed, and is buried in France. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Klondyke Post Number 139, 1931-1943
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This Post was organized by September 1922, and is located in Chadbourn. Previously, in 1922 this post was called La Grange located in La Grange. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Walter Smith Post Number 140
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This Post was organized by September 1922, and was located in Pilot Mountain. As of 2011 this post is called Sandy Ridge Post, located in Sandy Ridge, and is still active.
Selma Post Number 141, 1939-1943
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This Post was organized by September 1922, and is located in Selma. Previously, in 1922 this post was called Charles F. Jordan Post and was located in Cooleemee. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Alexander Post Number 142
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This Post was organized by September 1922, and was located in Taylorsville. As of 2011 this post is called Pilot Mountain Post, located in Pilot Mountain, and is still active.
Steve Youngdeer Post Number 143, 1939-1943
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This Post was organized by September 1922, and is located in Cherokee. It was named for a local man who died from wounds sustained in WWI. Previously, in 1922 this post was called Maysville located in Maysville. As of 2011 this post is still active and has an online website.
Auten-Stowe Post Number 144, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized in March 1922, and is located in Belmont. It was named for William A. Auten, and Charles G. Stowe, both from Belmont, who were killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active and has an online website.
Charles Dearen Post Number 145, 1928-1942
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This Post received its charter October 30, 1922, and was located in Apex. It operated under this name until 1952. Until 1967 this post operated under the name Rufus Stewart Post Number 366. In 1975 the name was changed to Apex Post Number 124, located in Apex, and is still active in 2011 with an online website.
Beacon Post Number 146, 1939-1940
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This Post was organized before September 1924, and was located in Swannanoa. Previously, in 1924 this post was called Old Fort Post, located in Old Fort. As of 2011 this post is called Landis Post, located in Landis, and is still active.
Damask Post Number 147, 1928-1934
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This Post was organized before September 1924, and was located in Rosemary. It was originally known as the Rosemary-Roanoke Rapids Post, then it was renamed Rockingham-E. Rockingham Post Number 147. As of 2011 this post is called Rockingham Post, located in Rockingham, and is still active.
Rockingham-E. Rockingham Post, 1939-1943
Cedric Harris Post Number 148, 1939-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1924, and is located in Wendell. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Henry P. Dameron Post Number 149
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This Post was organized before September 1924, and was located in Brookford.
Henry Vestal Post Number 150, 1939-1943
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This Post was organized before 1924, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Carthage. Previously, in 1924 this post was called A. and T. College Post, and was located in Greensboro.
Farmville Post Number 151, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized on August 14, 1923, and is located in Farmville. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Johnson-Lineberger Post Number 152, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized August 6, 1923, and is located in Mount Holly. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Sam Long Post Number 153
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This Post was organized before September 1924, and was located in Ellenboro.
Valdese Post Number 154
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This Post was organized before September 1924, and was located in Connelly Springs.
Otis D. Green Post Number 155, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1925, and is located in Kings Mountain. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Wallace Post Number 156, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1925, and is located in Wallace. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Charles T. Norwood Post Number 157, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized before September 1925, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Raleigh. It was named for a local man who died from wounds sustained during WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Washington Post Number 158, 1928-1934
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This Post was organized before September 1925, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Washington. Some time between 1934 and 1939 it was renamed Cotton Emerson Post Number 158.
Cotton Emerson Post, 1939-1943
Montgomery Post Number 159, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized in the fall of 1924, and is located in Troy. At the Post, the charter and most of the records have been lost. As of 2011 this post was still active.
Fort Bragg Post Number 160, 1927-1943
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This Post applied for a charter on June 13, 1925, and was located at Fort Bragg. It was originally named Robert Gage Post. As of 2011 this post is called Greenville Post, located in Greenville, and is still active.
Onslow County Post Number 161, 1928-1929
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This Post was organized before August 1926, and was located in Jacksonville. As of 2011 this post is called Creedmoor Post, located in Creedmoor, and is still active.
Edward S. Doughty Post Number 162, 1927-1928
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This Post was organized before August 1926, and was located in Washington. It was named for a local man who was killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is called Reeds Post, located in Reeds, and is still active.
John Walton Hassell Post Number 163, 1929-1943
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This Post was organized August 26, 1925, and is located in Williamston. It was named for a local man who was killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
James Edward Jethro Post Number 164, 1929-1942
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This Post was chartered August 27, 1925, and is located in Plymouth. It was named for a Washington County man who was killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Burgaw Post Number 165, 1930
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This Post was organized before August 1926, and is located in Burgaw. Some time between 1930 and 1931 the post was renamed Pender Post and relocated to Rocky Point. As of 2011 this post is in Burgaw and is still active.
Pender Post, 1931-1934
Hester-Crews Post Number 166, 1927-1942
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This Post was organized by 1927, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Oxford. As of 2011 this post is still active.
James I. Neal Post Number 167, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized December 15, 1925, and was located in Grover. It was named for a local soldier who died from wounds sustained in WWI. As of 2011 this post is located in Hampstead and is still active.
Col. Charles Young Post Number 168, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before August 1927, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Charlotte.
Rich Square Post Number 169
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This Post was organized before August 1927, and was located in Rich Square.
Alexander Post Number 170, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized in 1926, and is located in Taylorsville. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Ashe County Post Number 171, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before August 1927, and was located in Lansing.
Harold Goodman Post Number 172, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized before August 1927, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Concord. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Negro Star Post Number 173, 1927-1934
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This Post was organized by 1927, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Louisburg. As of 2011 this post has been reassigned and is called Rocky Mount Post, located in Rocky Mount, and is still active.
Davie County Post Number 174, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized by 1927, and is located in Mocksville. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Weaver McLean Post Number 175, 1929-1943
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This Post was organized by 1929, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Durham. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Bullock-Fisher Post Number 176, 1927-1943
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This Post was organized by 1927, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Henderson. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Bob Roach Post Number 177, 1927-1942
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This Post was organized by 1927, and was located in Hayesville. It was named for local soldier Sgt. Robert N. Roach, who died from wounds sustained in WWI. As of 2011 this post is called Southern Pines Post, located in Southern Pines, and is still active.
Marshall Pittman Post Number 178, 1928-1930
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This Post was organized before August 1928, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Rocky Mount.
Rozier-Smith Post Number 179, 1928-1930
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This Post was organized before August 1928, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Lumberton. Some time between 1930 and 1939 the post was renamed Dennis Broadnax Post Number 179.
Dennis Broadnax Post, 1939-1943
Winthrop Ward Post Number 180, 1928-1929
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This Post was organized before August 1928, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Weldon. Some time between 1929 and 1939 the post was renamed Glenn Reeve Post Number 180. As of 2011 this post is called Belmont Post, located in Belmont, and is still active.
Glenn Reeve Post, 1939-1943
Walker-Spruill Post Number 181, 1928-1934
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This Post applied for a charter October 5, 1921, and was located in Littleton. The post was originally named Corp. Richard H. Walker, Jr. Post and was changed to also honor Peter A. Spruill, both men were from Littleton, and were killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is called Laurinburg Post, located in Laurinburg, and is still active.
Scuppernong Post Number 182, 1928-1942
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This Post was organized April 4, 1928, and is located in Columbia. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Maceo T. Alston Post Number 183, 1928-1943
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This Post was organized by 1928, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Greensboro. It was named for a local soldier who died in WWI.
Fremont Post Number 184, 1928-1942
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This Post was organized by 1928, and is located in Fremont. As of 2011 this post is still active.
China Grove Post Number 185, 1928-1930
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This Post was organized in May 1928, and is located in China Grove. Some time between 1930 and 1931 the post was renamed Freeze-Leazer Post Number 185. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Freeze-Leazer Post, 1931-1943
Clark-Gabriel Post Number 186, 1928-1930
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This Post was organized by 1928, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Hickory.
Wake Forest Post Number 187, 1929-1934
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This Post was organized February 19, 1929, and is located in Wake Forest. As of 2011 this post is called Walter E. Cole Post, is still active, and has an online website.
John Young Post Number 188, 1929-1943
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This Post was organized before August 1929, and was located in Rural Hall.
Lopp-Hargrave Post Number 189, 1929-1930
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This Post was organized before August 1929, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Lexington. Some time between 1930 and 1939 the post was renamed Thomas M. Jackson Post.
Thomas M. Jackson Post, 1939-1943
Avery Post Number 190, 1929-1943
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This Post was organized before August 1929, and was located in Elk Park.
Sergeant Freeman Post Number 191, 1929-1942
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This Post was organized before August 1929, and was located in Bryson City.
Eller-Rogers Post Number 192, 1929-1942
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This Post was organized before August 1929, and is located in Robbinsville. It was named for two local men, James A. Eller and Hardie Rogers, who were killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Wesley R. Ellis Post Number 193, 1929-1934
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This Post was organized by 1929, and was located in Bakersville. As of 2011 this post is called Dunn Post, located in Dunn, and is still active.
Southport Post Number 194, 1930
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This Post was organized by 1930, and was located in Southport. Some time between 1930 and 1932 the post was renamed Brunswick County Post.
Brunswick County Post, 1932-1943
John Ratliffe Post Number 195, 1930-1934
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This Post was organized by 1930, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Burlington. It was named for a local soldier who died in WWI.
John McClain Post Number 196, 1930-1943
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This Post was organized by 1930, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in High Point. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Neal Boone Post Number 197, 1930-1943
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This Post was organized by 1930, and was located in Walnut Cove.
Lt. Rush Post Number 198, 1930-1943
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This Post was organized by 1930, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Gastonia.
James Rudd Post Number 199, 1930-1943
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This Post was organized by 1930, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Reidsville. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Dixon-Cahoon Post Number 200, 1931-1943
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This Post was organized by 1931, and was located in Oriental. As of 2011 this post is called Bayboro Post, located in Bayboro, and is still active.
Hemp Post Number 201, 1931-1943
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This Post was organized by 1931, and was located in Hemp.
Melvin Elliott Post Number 202, 1931-1943
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This Post was organized by 1931, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Fayetteville. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Weeks Hardesty Post Number 203, 1931-1934
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This Post was organized by 1931, and was located in Newport. As of 2011 this post is called Newport Post, located in Morehead City, and is still active.
Lumber River Post Number 204, 1931-1942
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This Post was organized by 1931, and is located in Fair Bluff. As of 2011 this post is still active.
John Allen Post Number 205
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This Post was organized as a Division B Post for Black veterans, located in Chapel Hill. As of 2011 this post is called Pembroke Post, located in Pembroke, and is still active.
Rufus Cotton Post Number 206
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This Post was organized as a Division B Post for Black veterans, located in Pittsboro. As of 2011 this post is called High Point Post, located in High Point, and is still active.
Spruce Pine Post Number 207, 1932-1934
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This Post was organized by 1932, and was located in Spruce Pine. Some time between 1934 and 1939 the post was renamed Mineral Post Number 207.
Mineral Post, 1939-1943
Charles McQuirt Post Number 208, 1931-1943
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This Post applied for a charter in December 1931, and is located in Waxhaw. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Bladenboro Post Number 209, 1933-1934
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This Post was organized by 1933, and was located in Bladenboro. As of 2011 this post is called Granite Falls Post, located in Granite Falls, and is still active.
Evans and Phelps Post Number 210, 1934-1943
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This Post was organized by 1934, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Yanceyville. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Hyde County Post Number 211, 1934-1943
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This Post was organized by 1934, and was located in Swan Quarter. As of 2011 this post is called Englehard Post, located in Englehard, and is still active.
Ward Crowell Post Number 212, 1939-1942
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This Post was organized by 1949, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Monroe. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Hollister Post Number 213, 1939-1941
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This Post was organized by 1939, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Concord. As of 2011 this post is called Southport Post, located in Southport, and is still active.
Cain Post Number 214, 1939-1943
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This Post was organized by 1939, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Maxton. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Bryant Best Post Number 215, 1939-1942
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This Post was organized by 1939, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Goldsboro. As of 2011 this post is still active.
James Hill Post Number 216, 1935-1942
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This Post applied for a charter in November 1935, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Faison.
Ernest Morgan Post Number 217, 1939-1943
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This Post was organized by 1939, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Statesville. As of 2011 this post is still active.
James Weldon Johnson Post Number 218, 1940
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This Post was organized by 1940, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Lexington.
Harris Croom Post Number 219, 1939-1942
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This Post was organized by 1939, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Kinston. As of 2011 this post is still active.
General Smith Post Number 220, 1940-1943
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This Post applied for a charter in January 1940, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Wadesboro. As of 2011 this post is called Winston-Salem Post, located in Winston-Salem, and is still active.
Steele Creek Post Number 221, 1940-1943
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This Post applied for a charter in February 1940, and is located in Charlotte. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Edgar Barnes Post Number 222, 1940-1943
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This Post applied for a charter in April 1940, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Greenville.
Linton J. Sutton Post Number 223, 1940-1943
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This Post was organized in August 1940, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Elizabeth City. It was named for a local man who was killed in action in WWI. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Monroe Phifer Post Number 224, 1940-1942
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This Post was organized by 1940, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Kannapolis.
Bismark Wheelock Post Number 225, 1940-1941
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This Post was organized by 1940, and was located in Plymouth.
A. L. Roper Post Number 226, 1940-1942
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This Post applied for a charter in December 1940, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Swan Quarter. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Egbert Chesterfield Warters Post Number 227, 1942-1943
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This Post applied for a charter in January 1942, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and is located in Warsaw. As of 2011 this post is still active.
Swan Thompson Post Number 228, 1942-1943
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This Post applied for a charter in September 1942, as a Division B Post for Black veterans, and was located in Mebane. As of 2011 this post is called Louisburg Post, located in Louisburg, and is still active.
James LeBlanc Post Number 230, 1943
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This Post applied for a charter in March 1943, and is located in Springlake. As of 2011 this post is still active.
11. Publications,1921-1941
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This series has been divided into four sub-series, Bulletins, Forward Observation Post, The Dispatch Rider, and Miscellaneous. The Bulletins were on a variety of topics including membership, policy, and upcoming events. Forward Observation Post was written weekly about Legion activities and events, and submitted to local newspapers. It was established in 1919 and printed in the Raleigh News and Observer, then in 1920 it was also printed every Sunday in the Greensboro Daily News, the Charlotte Observer, the Asheville Citizen, the Winston-Salem Journal and the Wilmington Star. Some newspaper clippings have also been included in this sub-series. The Dispatch Rider was a Department Headquarters publication similar to the Bulletins. Miscellaneous includes some National Headquarters publications, and The Red Cross Bulletin.
Bulletins,no date, 1922-1935
Bulletins,1935-1941
"Forward Observation Post", 1927-1936
FOP-Correspondence,1927-1933
"The Dispatch Rider", February-April 1924
Miscellaneous-"The Red Cross Bulletin", 1921
12. Publicity,1927-1945
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This series is divided into six sub-series, Film, National Publicity Division, Posters, Radio, Safety Campaign, and Speakers Bureau. The American Legion Film Service encouraged local Posts to show films to help increase their membership. The National Publicity Division would produce and distribute posters to the Departments to help get the word out about the American Legion and the benefits of membership to veterans. This was also the goal of various radio programs, and the Speakers Bureau. The records consist of correspondence, and general records related to publicity.
Film,1928-1945
National Publicity Division,1929-1945
Posters,1928-1938
Radio,1932-1936
Safety Campaign,1936-1937
Speakers Bureau,1927-1943
13. Scrapbooks,1932
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This series contains two scrapbooks from 1932 that contain photographs, correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous memorabilia. These may have been created by or for Thomas W. Bird, former Department Commander from 1921 to 1922. Many of the photographs are not identified.
14. Standing Committees,1925-1945
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This series includes the correspondence and general records of seventeen standing committees: Aeronautics, Education of World War Orphans, Emergency Relief, Employment, Fédération Interalliée Des Anciens Combattants (FIDAC), Graves Registration, Marksmanship, National Defense, Poppy Sales, Publications, Safety, Sons of the American Legion, Official Source Records, Trophy and Awards, WAR, War Bond, and WWII Liaison. Some of the records were filed under Various Committees, and this arrangement has been retained. The records consist primarily of correspondence, and general records related to each committee.