A group of fifteen ex-servicemen started the Wray-McKinstry American Legion Post, in Canon City, Co. A working charter was received July 25, 1919. Charter members include: N.H. Ainsworth, W.R. Kissell, Fred Merriam, Fred C. Williams, J.C. Overman, H.E. Tremayne, W.D Taylor, L.S. Lear, R.W. Middlemiss, G.W. Else, Franklin R. Little, Harry L. Bash, E.L. Morris, William F. Carlson, and Howard L. Burton. The post initially met in the Red Cross rooms at 401 N. 4th Street. Louis Strong Lear was selected as the temporary chairman. The first post officers from 1919-1920 were: Commander – Louis S. Lear Vice-Commander – Bryan C. Gresham Adjutant – Howard L. Burton Finance Officer – Orris R. Rowe Historian – Paul S. Gillespie Chaplain – Robert L. Underwood
Author Janet Lennox assisting Post Historian, Larry McDonald
