Post 18 Bloomington , Indiana

Post 18

Bloomington , Indiana

Post 18 Bloomington , Indiana

About This Post

Post Namesake

Burton Woolery was a well-known stone operator. He graduated from Bloomington High School and enrolled at Indiana University in 1917, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. When WW1 broke out he was a freshman at Indiana University and he enlisted in the service to his country. He served with Battery F of 150th Field Artillery, 42nd Rainbow Division. Sergeant Woolery was the first WW1 casualty from Monroe County to be killed on foreign soil. He was killed instantly near a small place, Esperance Ferme in France on July 29, 1918 in the afternoon. All four guns were in position and he was the Sergeant in charge of the 4th gun as he was yards away a shell whistled in and killed him. He was buried just behind the gun position where his remains stayed until 1921.

Notable Members

Paul V. McNutt Bob Holland Jimmy Walker Jim May Edna "Sarge" Hardacre

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HISTORY

1910

Burton Woolery gets its charter

Jul 9, 1919
Post 18's charter was approved in the temporary American Legion Headquarters at New York, New York.
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1920

Paul V McNutt elected Post 18 Commander

Oct 1, 1926
Became a member of Bloomington's post in 1919
October 1925 McNutt elected post commander
Marion, Indiana, in August 1926
Paul McNutt's Legion history can be found with this Story
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1950

Dedication of rebuilt post home

Aug 25, 1951
Our first regular meeting space was a rented room in 1926 over the Princess Theatre. This location was first purchased in 1929 served us well for 20 years until this remodel.
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Dedication of rebuilt post home