List of members of the American Legion

Medal of Honor recipient
Eddie Rickenbacker

Notable members of the American Legion have included:

Sherman Adams (1899–1986), 67th Governor of New Hampshire^{[citation needed]}
Spiro Agnew (1918–1996), 39th Vice President of the United States^{[citation needed]}
Harold Arthur (1904–1971), 68th Governor of Vermont^{[citation needed]}
Perry Belmont (1851–1947), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district^{[citation needed]}
Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), Academy Award winner^{[citation needed]}
Hale Boggs (1914-1972), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district^{[citation needed]}
John Breckinridge (1913–1979), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 6th district^{[citation needed]}
Harold Burton (1888–1964), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S.^{[citation needed]}
George Bush (b. 1924), 41st President of the United States^{[citation needed]}
George Bush (b. 1946), 43rd President of the United States^{[citation needed]}
Prescott Bush (1895–1972), U.S. Senator from Connecticut^{[citation needed]}
Richard Byrd (1888–1957), naval officer, aviator, Antarctic explorer and Medal of Honor recipient^{[citation needed]}
Jimmy Carter (b. 1924), 39th President of the United States^{[citation needed]}
John Chafee (1922–1999), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island^{[citation needed]}
Bennett Clark (1890–1954), U.S. Senator from Missouri^[1]
Max Cleland (b. 1942), U.S. Senator from Georgia and Silver Star recipient^{[citation needed]}
George Craig (1909–1992), 38th Governor of Indiana^{[citation needed]}
Dan Daniel (1914–1988), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district^{[citation needed]}
Tom Daschle (b. 1947), U.S. Senator from South Dakota^{[citation needed]}
John Davis (1913–1990), 25th Governor of North Dakota and Silver Star recipient^{[citation needed]}
Charles Dawes (1865–1951), 30th Vice President of the United States^{[citation needed]}
Everett Dirksen (1896–1969), U.S. Senator from Illinois^{[citation needed]}
Bob Dole (b. 1923), U.S. Senator from Kansas and two-time Purple Heart recipient^{[citation needed]}
William Donovan (1883–1959), army officer and Medal of Honor recipient^{[citation needed]}
Dwight Eisenhower (1890–1969), 34th President of the United States^{[citation needed]}
Sam Ervin (1896–1985), U.S. Senator from North Carolina^{[citation needed]}
Mark Ferguson III (b. 1956), 37th Vice Chief of Naval Operations^{[citation needed]}
Hamilton Fish III (1888–1991), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 26th district^{[citation needed]}
Hamilton Fish IV (1926–1996), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th district^{[citation needed]}
Gerald Ford (1913–2006), 38th President of the United States^[2]
William Gardiner (1892–1953), 55th Governor of Maine^{[citation needed]}
Clark Gable (1901–1960), Academy Award winner^{[citation needed]}
John Gleason, Jr. (1915-1993), army officer and Silver Star recipient^{[citation needed]}
Albert Gore, Jr. (b. 1948), 45th Vice President of the United States^{[citation needed]}
Warren Grimm (1888–1919), football player^{[citation needed]}
Luther Hodges (1898–1974), 64th Governor of North Carolina^{[citation needed]}
John Hoeppel (1881-1976), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 12th congressional district^{[citation needed]}
Ernest Hollings (b. 1922), U.S. Senator from South Carolina^{[citation needed]}
Joseph Johnson (1893–1986), 70th Governor of Vermont^{[citation needed]}
Louis Johnson (1891–1966), 2nd Secretary of Defense^{[citation needed]}
Lyndon Johnson (1908–1973), 36th President of the United States^{[citation needed]}
John Kennedy (1917–1963), 35th President of the United States^{[citation needed]}
Frank Knox (1874–1944), 46th U.S. Secretary of the Navy^{[citation needed]}
John Lodge (1903–1985), 79th Governor of Connecticut^{[citation needed]}
Charles Mabey (1877–1959), 5th Governor of Utah^{[citation needed]}
Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964), army officer and Medal of Honor recipient^{[citation needed]}
Edward Martin (1879–1967), U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania^{[citation needed]}
John McCloy (1876-1945), two time Medal of Honor recipient
Stewart McKinney (1931–1987), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district^{[citation needed]}
Paul McNutt (1891-1955), 34th Governor of Indiana^{[citation needed]}
Billy Mitchell (1879-1936), army officer and military air power advocate.
Richard Nixon (1913–1994), 37th President of the United States^{[citation needed]}
George Patton, Jr. (1885–1945), army officer and two-time Distinguished Service Cross recipient^{[citation needed]}
Claude Pepper (1900–1989), U.S. Senator from Florida^{[citation needed]}
Mortimer Proctor (1889–1968), 66th Governor of Vermont^{[citation needed]}
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), 40th President of the United States^{[citation needed]}
Stanley Reed (1884–1980), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court^{[citation needed]}
Eddie Rickenbacker (1890–1973), Medal of Honor recipient^{[citation needed]}
Mickey Rooney (1920–2014), Emmy Award winner^{[citation needed]}
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (1887–1944), Medal of Honor recipient^[3]
Richard Russell, Jr. (1897–1971), President pro tempore of the United States Senate^{[citation needed]}
Fernand St. Germain (1928–2014), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st district^{[citation needed]}
Leverett Saltonstall (1892–1979), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts^{[citation needed]}
John Schmitz (1930–2001), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 35th district^{[citation needed]}
Robert Stafford (1913–2006), U.S. Senator from Vermont^{[citation needed]}
John Stelle (1891–1962), 29th Governor of Illinois^{[citation needed]}
Herman Talmadge (1913–2002), U.S. Senator from Georgia^{[citation needed]}
John Tower (1913–2002), U.S. Senator from Texas^{[citation needed]}
Harry Truman (1884–1972), 33rd President of the United States^{[citation needed]}
Richard Wigglesworth (1891–1960), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 14th district^{[citation needed]}
Hosea Williams (1926–2000), civil rights activist and Purple Heart recipient^{[citation needed]}
Samuel Woodfill (1883–1951), Medal of Honor recipient^{[citation needed]}
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

[1] Wheat 1919, pp. 7, 9, 14, 25, 28, 30, 34, 38, 45, 64-66, 258.

[2] Ford 1979, p. 62.

[3] Wheat 1919, p. 263.

[4] York 1930, pp. 290–291.

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