Capt. Charles L. Darlington was one of 1,000 officers and enlisted members of the American Expeditionary Force to convene in Paris for the first American Legion caucus.
During WWI Captain Darlington attended officer's training school at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, Indiana, from August 27, 1917 to November 27 of that same year. He was made an infantry captain on November 27, 1917. He went to Camp Grant in Illinois where he remained until September 17, 1918 when he was sent to France. He returned to the United States July 5, 1919 and received his discharge at Fort Dix, New Jersey five days later.
