Post 28 Kitanakagusukuson, Okinawa, Japan, Philippines

Post 28

Kitanakagusukuson, Okinawa, Japan, Philippines

Post 28 Kitanakagusukuson, Okinawa, Japan, Philippines

About This Post

Post Namesake
SSGT Wayne E. Marchand, U.S. Army, Post 28 member, KIA in Republic of South Vietnam, 8 April 1962

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HISTORY

1940

Birth of American Legion Post on Okinawa

Oct 1, 1946
On October 1946, at Camp Boone, District Engineer, Machinato, a group of civilian employees met in Hut #9 talking about sending money home to pay for Legion and V.F.W. dues. Then, they decided why not form a post in Okinawa. They discussed for a while what kind of post will it be. Then, they formed a committee to set up the post. The committee consisted of Raymond J. Barry, Edward Braunschweiger, and Charles J. Taylor...
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