Post 34 North Bend, Oregon

Post 34

North Bend, Oregon

Post 34 North Bend, Oregon

About This Post

Notable Members

Lyle Chappelle-WWI-USA

Rudolph Buselmeier-WWII-USN-Retired LCMDR-POW

Darrell Noble-WWII-USN

Ron Wood-WWII-USMC

Leesworth Legard-WWII-USN

Raplph Griffith-Korea-USA

Don Kelley-Korea-USA

John Martin-Korea-Vietnam-USAF Retired

Richard Sandberg-Korea-Vietnam-USAF Retired

HISTORY

1910

American Legion Post Formed North Bend Oregon

Aug 25, 1919

A special meeting was held of Veterans who served in the World War, between April 6th 1917 and November 11th 1918 was held in the offices of Phil Keizer North Bend Oregon Monday night August 25th 1919 for the purpose of orgainzing a North Bend Post of the American Legion. About 25 members who had served in the World War were present at the meeting presided by W.B. Fallett Vice Chairman of the Oregon National..

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American Legion Post Formed North Bend Oregon
Post 34 is Named

Post 34 is Named

Sep 4, 1919

September 4th 1919 the purpose of this meeting was to adopt the Consitution of the American Legion and the Post adopt a silimiar Constitution. The name of the Post was decided upon as Sunset Post 34. The following meeting October 2, 1919 members of the newley formed Post were elected to the following officers.

Chairman- James Miller
Vice Chairman- Phil Keizer
Secretary- Ed Moore
Treasury- Clarence Kibler

 


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1980

Sunset Post 34 First Female Commander

Jun 2, 1986

June 2nd 1986 Sunset Post 34 installed its first female Commander Nancy Coddington.


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Sunset Post 34 & Marshfield Post 17 Merge

Sunset Post 34 & Marshfield Post 17 Merge

Jan 20, 1988

Sunset Post 34 and Marshfield Post 17 merge and become Bay Area Post 34.


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2000

Bay Area Post 34 First Department Commander

Jun 28, 2008

June 28th 2008 Kevin Owens was elected as the first Department Commander of Bay Area Post 34. Serving as the Aid to the Department Commander was John Martin and Department Sgt-at-Arms Jackie Collision.


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Bay Area Post 34 First Department Commander

2010

Bay Area Post 34 Elects Second Department Commander

Bay Area Post 34 Elects Second Department Commander

Jun 26, 2010

Jackie Collision was elected as Department Commander on June 26th 2010, she is the only second womand to serve as Department Commander of the Department of Oregon.


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National Sgt-at-Arms appointed from Bay Area Post 34

Sep 2, 2016

Kevin Owens from Bay Area Post 34 was appointed as National Sgt-at-Arms in Cincinnati, Ohio by newly elected National Commander Charles E. Schmidt from Burns, Oregon. This is the first for the Department of Oregon, the first Natioanal Commander and the first National Sgt-at-Arms. Dirk Levy was appointed as the Aid to the National Commander from Bay Area Post 34.


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National Sgt-at-Arms appointed from Bay Area Post 34