Illinois American History and Genealogy Project-Fayette County Military





FAYETTE COUNTY ILLINOIS AHGP
MILITARY FILES
Weakly-Rowland American Legion Post (St. Elmo)

This Post was organized in January 1920, the charter being dated January 10th, 1920. The following names appear on same:
A. N. Berndt E. W. Muma
A. L. Ragel F. E. Miller
W. F. Askins E. H. Parks
W. E. Schaub R. H. Rexwinkle
W. R. Satterlee M. E. Sapp
Clarence Shepard E. L. Greider
W. D. Kelly Albert Sapp
H. E. Weakly V. A. Price
L. A. Rader R. F. Jones
P. J. Kramer L. K. Wiseman
Lewis Miller J. M. Hensley
Harold Eyestone Olin Muma
J. E. Orr E. G. Orr
E. W. Jones L. E. Johnston
Clyde H. Sefton R. C. Ebelmesser
J. W. Bail Earl Swarm
C. E. Tucker L. W. Pyatt
Roy Pyatt Roy Feller
E. F. Stice E. S. Paradee
C. C. Niemeier H. J. Rush


The name of this Post is Weakly-Rowland Post, No. 420, named in honor of John Weakly, who died in France and is now resting in a cemetery at Moweaqua, Ill., and Fred Rowland, who was killed in action in France, and who is now buried in Fayette county at the New Liberty Cemetery.

The first officers were:

Post Commander A. N. Berndt
Vice Commander F. E. Miller
Finance Officer E. W. Muma
Adjutant V. A. Price
Sergt. at Arms Aubrey Bolds
Chaplain R. F. Jones
Historian Earl Greider


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