FAYETTE COUNTY ILLINOIS AHGP
MILITARY FILES
Delmar Wehe American Legion Post (Farina)
The Delmar Wehe Post American Legion, No. 411,
was organized temporarily on November 20, 1919, by
twenty ex-service men. Geo. L. Fender was elected
temporary Commander and Levi G. Jones temporary
Adjutant. During the next few days twenty-five more
names were added to the list making a total of fifty
charter members. The post was named the Delmar
Wehe Post in honor of Delmar Wehe, the only man
from the community to die in overseas service. The following were the charter members of the Post:
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John G. Hopldt | Clifford P. Vincent | |
Ray H. Keene | Leo Kelso Kelly | |
James L. Jenkins | Dr. L. C. Bassett | |
James L. Gammon | Dr. H. A. Baughman | |
Vance L. Brasel | Lewis E. Hanbaum | |
Frank M. Vincent | Ewald Washholz | |
Dr. F. M. Phillips | W. H. Milne | |
Charles A. Bee | Charles C. Schatz | |
Edward Strullmeyer | Leo Shatz | |
Albert Strullmeyer | Levi G. Jones | |
George L. Fender | George W. Jarhouse | |
Otto E. Baumann | Henry Hohedt | |
Russel Seageser | Virgil C. Wehe | |
George Gherhardt | Lacey J. Roberts | |
Iva D. Combs | Myron Craig | |
Charles M. Hildebrand | John Barber | |
Richard Holson | Ernest Ruben | |
Arnold O. Irish | William Dippold | |
Edward R. Dillon | Rudolph Soldner | |
Barney Hollingshead | Otto Meyer | |
Fred Berhardt | Arthur Borcheldt | |
Ruben C. McCormick | Leroy Crandall | |
Shirley Rogers | Raymond Soldner | |
Haron C. Vint | Raswell Seager | |
Emil De Werff | |
Permanent officers elected were:
Commander George L. Fender
Vice Commander H. A. Baughman
Adjutant Levi G. Jones
Finance Officer Dr. L. C. Bassett
Chaplain Lewis E. Hanbaum
Sergt. at Arms Frank M. Vincent
From "Fayette County in the World War," Frederick Hanes, 1922
This website created March 28, 2014 by Sheryl McClure.
� Illinois American History and Genealogy Project
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