The Temporary Charter for Bert Hodge Post 45 in Palatka was granted on September 27, 1919. The following were the Charter Members:

Charles Howard Rowton
John J. Cannon
Basil C. Pearce
Earl E. Hamilton
Wendell H. Beasley
Roy T. Smith
Charles E. Anderson
Micheal A. Murphy
John B. Lynn Jr.
Valery C. Thomas
Mallery Sanford
Clarence Merwin
Jack Westbrook
LeRoy E. Glidley
Walter V. Dykes
J.W. McDonough
P.B. Huff
Eugene Finley

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