List of members of the American Legion

Vice President
Charles Dawes

Vice President
Spiro Agnew

Vice President
Albert Gore, Jr.

Medal of Honor recipient
William Donovan

Medal of Honor recipient
Eddie Rickenbacker

Medal of Honor recipient
Samuel Woodfill

Emmy Award winner
Mickey Rooney

American football player
Warren Grimm

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
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

↑ Wheat 1919, pp. 7, 9, 14, 25, 28, 30, 34, 38, 45, 64-66, 258.
↑ Ford 1979, p. 62.
↑ Wheat 1919, p. 263.
↑ York 1930, pp. 290–291.

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.

External links

American Legion Politician members at The Political Graveyard

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