The charter for American Legion Post 54 in Gunnison Colorado was granted.
The post was named Bruce-Frew honoring the first men from Gunnison County killed in Action.
Little in know of Clarence Bruce except that he was a good soldier and an agreeable companion. He as drafted from Sargents and met his death on Sept. 12, 1918, in the St. Mihiel drive, Co. H 355th Infantry.
Hugh Frew was born in Gunnison on Oct. 7, 1896. He was called to entrain for Camp Funston on Oct. 3, 1917, and was transferred to Camp Kearney 157th Inf. There he volunteered to fill up a company going overseas at once, Co. D, 163rd Depot Brigade. On arrival in France, he went directly to the front in Co. I, 110th Inf., and met his death in August 1918 at Chateau Thiery in the storming of Sergey Hill.
Charter members of the post are Harold O. Excter, G. Don Brillhart, Alex Campbell, Clifford H. Stone, Carlton Sills, Fritz B. Zugelder, F. George Damson, John Frew, John C. Johnson, Anthony Comstock, E.T. Brown, Cedric B. Williams, Albert H. Good, Simon D. Anderson, and H.T. Manuel.
