State Commanders:
1) James H. Steinson 1953-54 State Commander, long time Adjutant & Past 7th District Officer.
2) W. Frazier Brinley 2000-01. Post Historian: History placed 3rd in 1976 National - Narrative Contest; Post Commander 1984-85 & 94-95; 7th District Commander: 1980-81 & 1985-86 and District Adjutant for too many years 1977-; Post Adjutant 1981-84,85-94, 95-99 and 2001-present; Area Vice Commander 1990-91; Department Historian: 1977, 1977-78 & 1988-90. National History Contest - Narrative: 1989 - 2nd & 1990 - 3rd place; Department: C & Y Chairman 1991-98 & 2012-13, Kids Walk Organizer and chairman 1991-1999, Post Oratorical Chairman beginning in 1977(5 State Winners), District Oratorical Chair beginning 1982-, Dept. Oratorical Chairman 2002-13, Dept. Hall of Fame Founder & Director 2007-present, 100th Anniversary of the Conn. American Legion Chairman. National Historian in 2004-05 and Alt. National Executive Committeeman 2005-07. National C&Y Commission 1992-2004 and Internal Affairs 2007-10. President: National Assoc. Department Historians: 2005-07 & Secretary: 2003-05(NADHAL). Dept. VA & R Chairman 2016-17. Former Boys State Counselor & Current member of the Boys State Commission. Inducted into the Conn. American Legion Hall of Fame: 2012. National Oratorical Contest: Timer - 2003 to 2012 & Judge - 2013 to 2017.
