This article appeared in the Marietta Journal on February 24, 1950.

A Citation for Distinguished Service has been awarded to Hoiace Orr Post No. 29 of the American Legion, in Marietta.

The special award is given to the Post in recognition of its having more 1950 members than the average of the immediate past four years.  The advance 1950 membership of the post of February 22 was 649, and the average membership of the four years 1946-1949..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on March 7, 1950.

A letter of commendation for outstanding work in bringing veterans into the American Legion has come to the Horace Orr Legion Post 29 from the state membership chairman, John Brock, of Adairsville.

The communication received by the local Legion Commander John C. Roy pointed out that the 1950 membership is already above the total number for 1949, with several months remaining in the 1950 Legion..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on March 8, 1950.

A nominating committee consisting of Chairman Horace Bagwell, William Riner, James Shaw, Grover Fennell and Clyde Maxwell were appointed last night by Commander John Roy to choose a slate  of officers for the regular election of Horace Orr Post 29 the second regular meeting in April.

In a busy night, the Legion Post also heard reports that two of their projects were moving forward to..

This picture appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on May 11, 1950.  (TIMES photo by Jim Betts, printed by Knighton of the Sportsman.)

Guy Wyrick, of Marietta, (left) is congratulated on his unaminous election as Commander of the Seventh District Legionnaires.  The election was last Sunday at the District convention in Smyrna. 

Other officers are; (left to right), George Osborne, Rockmart, Sr. Vice Commander; E. L. Dillingham, Lindale, Jr. Vice Commander; R. A. Calhoun, Ringgold, Jr. Vice..

Birth: 13 February 1918
           Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia

Death: 26 December 2013 (aged 95)
             Peachtree CIty, Fayette County, Georgia

Burial: Camp Park Memorial
            Fayetteville, Fayette County, Georgia
            Plot: Mausoleum

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 122249488

Family Members:
Parents: John Curtis Roy (1892-1919)
                Bess Custer Shea Waggener (1895-1986)

Haf-Siblings: Lewis Beall Waggener (1924-1940)

Spouses: Sara Alice Andrew Roy (1919-2005)
                 Laura Lucille Kiblinger Roy (1931-2017)

Bio:
John was..

Information and pictures needed.

American Legion Highlights:
Post Commander 1951
Post Adjutant 1953 for Commander Charles W. Oliphant

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTY
IN WORLD WARS I AND II

ALL GAVE MUCH - SOME GAVE ALL

Presented by Horace Orr Unit No. 29
The American Legion Auxiliary, Nov 1950

This Memorial was placed at the flagpole in the front of the Post.

This article appeared in Marietta Daily Journal on March 6, 1951.

Johnny Walker, prominent Marietta merchant, was presented with a 30-year membership pin Tuesday night as some 300 members of Horace Orr Legion post and its Ladies Auxiliary gathered for a banquet observing the 32nd anniversary of the American Legion.

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Monday, March 13, 1951.

Mayor Sam Welsch has proclaimed the week of March 12-18 as AMerican Legion birthday week, in homor of the 42nd anniversary of the Legion.

In his presentation, Mayor Welsch called upon all citizens and all organizations to join in paying tribute to the good works of the American Legion as a token of the public appreciation of the wartime and peacetime service of local..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on May 1, 1951.

Bob Bissinnar, who is associated with Southern Bell Telephone in Atlanta, was named to succeed John C. Pope, Jr., as commander of Horace Orr Legion Post in the annual election Tuesday night.

He takes office in June.

Other new officers named were: Horace Bagwell, senior vice-commander; John Bland and Charles Oliphant, junior vice-commanders; Sherroid Tomlinson and Leon VanWoeart, sergeants-at-arms.

Re-elected wree Rogers Wheeler finance officer; Fred Morris,..

The Seventh DIstrict Convention was held in Lindale, Georgia in Floyd County.  Lindale is in the Rome, Georgia area.

Standing: Mrs. G. C. Fennel, President ALA

Seated: Left, Chief Boyd; Guy H. Wyrick, District Commander; Department Commander John B. Brock of Adairsville; National Executive Committeeman for Department Guy O. Stone; District Senior Vice-Commander James H. Powers.

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on June 5, 1951.

At a special election held Tuesday evening, Ben Smith, well-known Marietta attorney, was elected commander of the Horace Orr American Legion Post.  The election was made necessary by the recall to active duty of Major Bob Bissinnar, recent commander-elect.

A son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Smith of Cumming, Ben is a graduate of North Georgia College and the University of Georgia Law School. ..

Birth: 1908

Death: 1987 (Aged 78-79)

Burial: Mountain View Park Cemetery
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
             Plot: Section A

INSCRIPTION: SGT  US ARMY
                           WORLD WAR II

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 69636386

Family Members:

Spouse: Sara Tomlinson Oliphant (1913-1972)

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Wednesday, October 22, 1952.  There was no byline.

Photo of Legionnaires making last payment from left: Dick McCleakey, Dee Little, and Banker Ed Massey.

Mortgage Burning Ceremony Set Here on Armistice Day

Members of Horace Orr Legion Post have a home they can call their own now.

Announcement was made at the regular meeting of the Legion Tuesday night that the last payment on the Post's home was made Tuesday.

Charles..

Birth: 4 January 1921
Death: 10 April 1999 (aged 78)

Burial: Alta Vista Cemetery
             Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia

INSCRIPTION: US ARMY
                          WORLD WAR II

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 118935763

Birth: 22 April 1919
Death: 30 May 1997 (aged 78)

Burial: Kennesaw Memorial Park
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
             Plot: Section B

INSCRIPTION: SSG  US ARMY
                           WWII  KOREA

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 78627607

Family Members:

Parents: Nathan Herbert Barfield (1883-1967)
                Mamie Gertrude Crowe Barfield (1896-1981)

Siblings: Rex E. Barfield (1924-1974)

Spouse: Constance Sharp Barfield (1920-2007)

Children: Nathan H. Barfield (1948-2002)

Horace Orr Post 29 celebrated the Legion's 36th Birthday Party in March 1955.

Standing is Commander Barfield and ALA President Mrs. V. C. Fox.

Seated is Representative Charles Gowan, Junior Vice Commander Charles Osborne.

Horace Orr Post No. 29 Commander H. E. Barfield, Memorial Chairman and Mrs, Warren L. Baker placing wreaths at the foot of the flag pole in the National Cemetery on May 30, 1955.

Birth: 6 July 1923
Death: 7 February 1996 (aged 72)

Burial: Kennesaw Memorial Park
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia

INSCRIPTION: US ARMY
                           WORLD WAR II

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 87426821

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Friday, July 15, 1955

Some 24 members of Horace Orr American Legion Post 29, of Marietta, together with several members of the Legion Auxiliary, are attending the 37th annual convention of the Department of Georgia, which got underway in Macon Friday.

The Mariettans will be among some 1,000 Legionnaires and their wives who will participate in the two-day affair.  While there, they will hear addresses by Gov. Marvin..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Sunday, September 18, 1955.

Members of the Horace Orr American Legion Post and Auxiliary attending the Conference of the Executive Board, Department of Georgia in Macon last week were: Mrs. Robert Boyd, Auxiliary president; Mrs. Ralph McDonald, Mrs. Dan Burnham, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Fennell, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Copeland, Cecil Dudley, post commander, and George Osborne, Department senior..

VETERANS DAY PARADE - The biggest Veterans Day parade in Marietta for some years went oiff without a hitch Friday afternoon.

Marching teams from Dobbins Air Force Base and Atlanta.

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Thursday, March 15, 1956. 

A celebration of the 37th birthday anniversary of the American Legion is being planned by local Legionnaires.

It will be part of a nationwide series of birthday parties by American Legion Posta from coast to coast.  A party has been scheduled by the American Legion Horace Orr Post 29 of Marietta on the night of March 20 at the post home at 8 p.m...

With many dignitaries on hand the Horace Orr Legion Post No. 29 celebrates the 37th Birthday of the Legion.

Left to right, Chaplain Dixie Walker; Mrs. C. T. Hovis; Mayor Pro-Tem Eugene Holcombe; Mrs. George Osborn; Department Commander Leon Hobby of Griffin; National Executive Committeeman; Mrs. R. T. Ragan; Judge Al Henson; Senior Vice-Commander C. D. Copeland; Mistress of Ceremonies, Deborah McDonald; Mrs. P. I. Dixon; Fifth DIstrict Commander Role M. Shuder; Mrs. H. B. Hodgson;..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Thursday, March 22, 1956.

Auviliary Pesents Cake to Legion (Joyce Howard Photos)
President Boyd, Cmmdr Dudley, Dis. Cmmdr Shuder, Mrs. Shuder

Horace Orr Post 29 Legion and the Auxiliary celebrated their 37th and 36th anniversaries with a patriotic program and a gala party Tuesday evcening at the Post home on Gresham Avenue.

Commander Cecil Dudley presided at the normal celebration which was opened the presentation of the colors followed..

This appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Wednesday, March 26, 1956.  Photo by Joyce Howard Photos.

COMMANDERS - PAST AND PRESENT - Horace Orr Legion Post 29 on the observance of its 37th birthday Tuesday evening paid tribute to commanders who have served the organization since its founding in 1919.

Pictured left to right are: A. L. Crowe, first commander , 1919-1921; Rogers Wheeler, 1942-43; Leon Van Woeart, 1943-44; John Roy, 1949-50; Charles Oliphant 1952-53; Herbert..

Birth: 19 March 1924
Death: 10 January 1994 (aged 69)

Burial: Kennesaw Memorial Park
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
             Plot: Section - D

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 79530162

Family Members:

Spouse: Clara C. Copeland (1925-1998)

This appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Thursday, November 8, 1956.

FIRST POPPY SALE - State American Legion Commander George Osborne buys the first poppy from Mrs. Ann Freeman, Legion Auxiliary Poppy Sale chairman, as the 1956 sale got underway this week.  The downtown annual sale will be throughout the day on Saturday, November 10.  Commander Osborne made the first contribution to Legion Auxiliary rehabilitation and welfare fund,

Left, Horace Orr Post Commander Cecil Dudley; Marietta Mayor Sam Welch; Mrs. Robert Boyd, President of ALA; Mrs. R. A. Wheeler.

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Tuesday, June 4, 1957.

The Seventh District American Legion and Auxiliary convention will be held at Post 29 in Marietta Saturday and Sunday.

Principal speaker for the Legion will be Department Commander George Osborne.  Mrs. Lee Blanton, district president, will preside at the Auxiliary sessions.  Special guests of the Auxiliary will be Mrs. C. V. Hovis, department first vice-president; Mrs. Chris Vatsios, second vice-president and Mrs. Dan Clower,..

Birth: 14 April 1915
Death: 15 August 1993 (aged 78)

Burial: Mountain View Park Cemetery
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
             Plot: FAITH 85-2

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 70721452

Family Members:

Spouse: Sara Herren Thompson (1920-1983)

This article appeared in teh Marietta Daily Journal on Friday, August 9, 1957.

Legionnaires Burn $20,000 Mortgage
(Left to right) Barfield, Dudley, Copeland, Thompson. (Buster Crowe Photos)

Officers of American Legion Post 29 and its Auxiliary were installed in a joint meeting Tuesday evening at the Legion Home on Gresham Avenue.

Fred Thompson succeeded C. D. Copeland as post commander and Mrs. Robert Boyd succeeded Mrs. C. D. Copeland as unit president.

Other post officials installed by Herbert Barfield,..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Tuesday, October 15, 1957.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hazelrigg, C. M. Dudley, Clifton Flanagan, R. D. Blackwood, J. R. Hanson, George Osborne, Dept. adjutant and Herbert Barfield, Seventh District Commander.

Cobb Auxiliary members who hold department offices and participated in the district meetare Mrs. Boyd, department chaplain and Mrs. Rhonda Blanton, department junior activities chairman.

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Tuessday, October 22, 1957.

Representatives of Horaca Orr Post 29 and Auxiliary attended the Fall Conference of the American Legion in Macon this past weekend.

On Saturday evening a banquet was held at which time Miles D. Kennedy, director of the national legislative committee of the Legion, spoke on "Pending Legislation for Veterans."  Business sessions were held Sunday.

Attending from Post 29 were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thompson, Mr...

This picture appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Friday, November 8, 1957.  (Crowe photo)

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 29, will sell poppies Saturday with assistancec from the Legionnaires of Horace Orr Post and members of the Junior Auxiliary.  Susan Nuce, pins a poppy on the uniform of Legion Commander Fred Thompson, as Pam Krebs holds a basket filled with poppies.  Over 8,000 poppies are to be sold under the direction of Mrs. Harry Nuce. ..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Tuesday, November 26, 1957.

United States flags were presented by the American Legion Post 29 and Auxiliary to Brownie Troops 58 and 112 and Intermediate Girl Scout Troop 51 in an impressive ceremony last week in Faith Luthern Church.

Mrs. Robert Boyd, Unit 29 President, presented flags to the Brownie troops with Mrs. V. E. Alexander, leader accepting for Troop 58 and Mrs. Edgar Clauser, leader and Brownie..

This article by Horace Crowe appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Friday, December 27, 1957.

Horace Orr Post 29, the American Legion, took on a new role during the holidays - that of playing Santa Claus to some 30 needy families.

Post Commander Fred Thompson said the plan started when two or three friends called the Legion Home on Gresham Avenue and asked if the Legion could make some arrangements to take care of three families..

This article in the Marietta Daily Journal on Thursday, January 9, 1958.

Horace Orr Legion Post will be host Friday at 8 p.m. to Babbs Brooks, national field representative for the American Legion.

Brooks, a former Department Commander from Arkansas, is an authority on veterans' affairs, and he will address the membership from Marietta, Smyrna, Austell and Douglasville posts at the Marietta home.

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Monday, January 17, 1958.

John J. Gleason, on Winnetka, Ill., national commander of the American Legion, and Mrs. J. Pat Kelley, Atlanta, national auxiliary president, Wednesday will make their official visits to Seventh District Legion posts.

Mrs. D. J. Hazelrigg, auxiliary publicity chairman, said the national officials will be guests at a dinner in Rome.  Members from the Marietta Post 29 will attend.  Reservations for the dinner must..

Among the many guests at the American Legion's 39th Birthday Celebration, were the following, seated at the speaker's table.

Left to right, Col. Joseph L. Sullivan, Base Commander at Dobbins Air Force Base; Mrs. James T. Manning; Judge James T. Manning; the Honorable Garland T. Byrd, principle speaker; Mrs. Robert Boyd, Unit President; Fred Thompson, Post Commander; C. M. Dudley, Master of Ceremonies; Mrs. C. T. Hovis, Department President; Roy Cousins, Department Commander; Mrs. William G...

This article and photo appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Sunday, March 16, 1958.

Garland T. Byrd, of Reynolds, will be the principal speaker Tuesday when the Horace Orr American Legion Post celebrates its 39th anniversary at the Legion Home on Gresham Street. 

A dinner at 7 p.m. will be followed by Byrd, who will be introduced by Judge James T. Manning of the Cobb Superior Court.

Numerous dignitaries will attend the affair.

This article and picture (Buster Crowe Photo) appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Tuesday, March 18, 1958.

Garland T. Byrd, of Reynolds was the principal speaker Tuesday evening as Legionnaires and Auxiliary members of Post 29 met for the 39th birthday celebration.

Shown with the birthday cake are; (left to right) Jimmy Powers, national committeeman; Fred Thompson, post commander, Mrs. Robert Boyd, Auxiliary president and Roy Cousins, commander of the Department of Georgia.

Numerous dignitaries were present..

Birth: 31 October 1920, Bartow County, Georgia
Death: 27 August 2007 (aged 86)

Burial: Kennesaw Memorial Park
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia

INSCRIPTION: MM1/C   US NAVY
                          WORLD WAR II

Memorial ID: Find A Grave: 81115728

Family Members:

Parents: Frank A. Osborne (1901-1963)
                 Lula C. Osborne (1902-1989)

Siblings: Madge Osborne Clark
                Harold Osborne
                Cecil Osborne

Spouse: Virginia York Osborne (1919-1999)

Children: Gioia Elizabeth Osborne (1942-1978)

Bio: [The Atlanta Journal Constitution August 28, 2007]
He graduated from Taylorsville High School and..

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 29 President Mrs. Helen Kreba

American Legion Horace Orr Post No. 29 Commander Mr. George Osborne

The Sydney Dodd Civil Defense Trophy given annually by the Department of Georgia has been won by Post 29 of Marietta for 1959, and officials of the Post say they're going to capture the award again in 1960. 

The trophy was presented to Post 29's Civil Defense Chairman George Osborne at the Savannah convention.  Osborne, a past Department commander and of Post 29, reports that his CD volunteers have great plans for another successful year in..

Distinguished guests at the American Legion's 41st Birthday Party

Left to right, Mrs. E. P. Williams, wife of Chaplain E. P. Williams of Dobbins Air Base; Mrs. David Turner, Seventh District Membership Chairman; James E. Powers, Department National Executive Committeeman; Mrs. V. P. Mitchem; C. D. Copeland, Seventh District Commander.

This is an article from the Marietta Daily Journal that was in an ALA Scrapbook in the Georgia Room at the Marietta Public Library.

The Horace Orr Post No. 29 recently installed officers for 1960-1961.

Legion Officers, left to right in the picture, are Sgt-At-Arms Thomas Akins and Carl Meeks; finance officer, R. W. Wheeler; adjutant C. D. Copeland; Sr. vice-commander, Frank Brim, Commander Tony DiLetto; Jr. vice-commander Doyce Lambert; service officer, G. C. Fennell Sr.; post..

Mrs. Robert Boyd presented new flag while Buddy Pinkie Ward and Mrs. Fennell stood by.

Buddy Grover C. Fennell, Sr. retired the old flag.  Buddy Pinkie Ward looking on.

In this picture, J. W. Barmore placing the flag on fire, Billy Bishop sounding trumpet.

Birth: 2 July 1927
Death: 21 April 1998 (aged 70)

Burial: Kennesaw Memorial Park
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
             Plot: Section - C

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 79114716

Family Members:

Spouse: Behre L. Poss Purcell (1927-2005)

Birth: 19 June 1917
Death: 31 May 2002 (aged 84)

Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park
             Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
             Plot: Sun Dial 2

INSCRIPTION: S SGT  US ARMY
                          WORLD WAR II

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 102880068

Family Members:

Parents: Joseph DiLetto
                Vincenca DiLetto

Spouses: Carolyn Susan Lester Diletto (1914-1983)
                 Dianne DiLetto

Children: Joe DiLetto
                 Dorothy DiLetto Suggs
              

 Bio: [Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, June 2, 2002]

A Native of New York City, he was a son of..

This article by Bill Barton appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on July 25, 1960.

Monroe man named commander in closing session here.

Delegates to the Georgia American Legion Convention packed their bags and went home Sunday, but not  before they elected a new slate of officers for the 1960-61 year.

R. B. "Sam" Whitehead of Monroe, past state junior vice-commander, was elected without opposition as the new commander at the closing sessioin.  He succeeds Ernest Nash of..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal

Legion Birthday Cake is Cut By Commander Purcell and Mrs. Fred Thompson (Rod Barrie Photo)

Horace Orr American Legion Post 29 celebrated its 41st birthday at a joint meeting with the Auxiliary Unit which was obnserving its 40th birthday.   Mrs. Fred Thompson, unit president presented a cake to the Legion and reviewed Post activities as Mrs. V. P. Mitcham, department president lighted 41 candles.

Jimmy Powers, national executive committeeman,..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Friday, February 10, 1961.

Horace Orr Post and Unit 29 American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary, were hosts to the Seventh District Legion and Auxiliary Sunday at the Legion Home.

At the joint session in the morning, Post Commander DiLetto introduced Dept. Chaplain Jack Callaway, Atlanta, who presented the religious services.  After the servcies Mayor Sam Welsch, Marietta, welcomed all the Seventh District Post and Unit members and..

From article in Marietta Daily Journal.

Pete Wheeler, state department of Veterans Affairs will address the National Memorial Day on Monday, May 30 at Marietta National Cemetery.

Military personnel from Dobbins Air Force Base, the Third Army, and the Marine Corps Forces Reserve will participate at 11 o'clock ceremonies. 

This was a special article to the Atlanta Journal, Tuesday Evening, June 20, 1961.

CARTERSVILLE- Ga, June 20 - Jim Leath of Summerville was elected commander of the Seventh District American Legion of the organization's meeting held here.

Lee Cowan, of Rossville, was elected senior vice-commander.  Others namned included four  junior vice-commanders, Don Weeks, Rome, elected to a second term; Tommy Billetta, Marietta; David Turner, Cartersville, and O. R. Fletcher, Summersville.

Delegates named to represent the district Legionnaires..

Birth: 4 April 1921
Death: 12 May 1984 (aged 63)

Burial: Mountain View Park Cemetery
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
             Plot: HOPE - 12

INSCRIPTION: PFC  US ARMY
                           WORLD WAR II

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 69960787

Family Members:

Spouse: Dorothy R. Barmore (1925-2000)

This picture appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Sunday, August 6, 1961.

Officers to head the  American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary are a husband and wife team.  Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Barmore, of 705 Mary Lane Street.  Commander Barmore has been a member of the Horace Orr Post for 10 years, Sergeant-at-arms 1957-1958; senior vice-commander 1958-1959.

President Mrs. "Dot" Barmore has been a member of the American Legion Auxiliary for the past five..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal, Tuesday, February 6, 1962.

Representatives of Horace Orr American Legion Post 29 and its Auxiliary attended the Seventh District Legion Meeting Subday in Cedartown.

Delegates from Marietta were Post Commander J. W. Barmore and Auxiliary President Mrs. Barmore; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Fennell Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J...

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Wednesday, March 21, 1962.

The Horace Orr Post and the Auxiliary held a combined anniversary observance marking the Legion's 43 birthday and the Auxiliary's 42nd. 

The presentation of the birthday cake was made by Perry Purcell, past department junior vice-commander, and Mrs. Fred Thompson, unit past president.

Decorations for the dinner and dance were blue and gold, the organizations' colors.

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Thursday, March 15, 1962.

The Education and Scholarship Committee of the American Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary, the Forty and Eight, the Eight and Forty wants to be sure that no veterans' sons or daughters fail to have the information of the opportunities offered to them by these organizations.

Mrs. G. C. Fennell, Sr., chairman of the educational program of the Horace Orr Unit of Marietta has this..

This article was in the April 1962 issue of The Georgia Legionnaire.

One of the finest projects ever sponsored by the American Legion, Bells Across the Nation, was scheduled to be conducted throughout Georgia at 1 p.m., April 19.

Hugh Howell, Jt., well known Atlanta attorney, has asked every post officer and auxiliary leader to make every possible effort to see that all bells ring in their communities on Patriot's Day.  He suggests that the commanders contact..

Birth: January 9, 1899

Death: March 10, 1966 (aged 67)

Burial Cemetery: Marietta National Cemetery
                                Marietta, Cobb County, GA
                                Plot U, 208

INSCRIPTION: NEBRASKA
                          PVT 2  CO  3 BN
                          xxx DEFORESTING (?)
                          WORLD WAR I

Memorial ID: Find-A-Grave 3950646

Family Members:

Parents: Jessie Mae Morse Hazelrigg (1879-1953)

Siblings: Jackson Marshall Hazelrigg (1894-1942)
                Helen Elizabeth Hazelrigg (1895-1978)
                Maxwell Chauncey Hazelrigg (1900-1955)
                Norma J. Hazelrigg Almstedt (1910-1997)
             ..

Birth: 6 July 1917, Butler
           Butler County, Pennsylvania
Death: 17 July 1998 (aged 81)
             Cobb County, Georgia

Burial: Georgia Memorial Park
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
             Plot: Section S, Field of Honor

INSCRIPTION: PVT  US ARMY
                           WORLD WAR II

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 167277303

Family Members:

Parents: Harry Oliver Lynch (1890-1982)
                Lavina King Lynch (1890-1984)

Siblings: Velma Arlene Lynch Fforinger (1917-2006)
       

THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION

To Whom It May Concern

The required number of persons duly qualified for membership having applied therefore and such application having been approved in due form

Now Therefor, Be It Known that pursuant to the authority granted by the National Commander of the American Legion and the action of the National Executive Committee, thereof this Charter is granted and those applying together with such others as may unite with them, are herebuy..

Birth: 7 January 1931
Death: 23 November 1976 (aged 45)

Burial: Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
             Cool Spring, Horry County, South Carolina

Inscription: US Air Force
                     Korea

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 82158800

Family Members:
Parents: Pearley Herbert Lambert (1893-1962)
                Ruth Harrelson Lambert (1905-1977)

Siblings: Joan Lambert Rabon (1933-2003)

The 51st National Convention was held in Atlanta from August 22 - 28, 1969.  It was Atlanta's  first Legion convention and the biggest convention the city ever hosted as The American Legion begins its second half-century of service to our country.             

The program included welcome letters from President Richard Nixon, Georgia Governor Lester Maddox, Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., and Department of Georgia Commander Karl P. Conradi.

There were National Contests for Junior Color Guard, American Legion..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Friday, August 22, 1969.

ATLANTA (UPI) – Some 60,000 American Legionnaires are looking forward to Monday’s five-hour parade and Tuesday’s keynote speech by Defense Secretary Melvin Laird as highlights of the Legion’s 51^st Annual Convention which gets underway today.

Legion officials had hoped that President Nixon would be in Atlanta sometime during the seven-day convention to personally accept the Legion’s Distinguished Medal but that now seems doubtful.

“We’ve heard..

The American Legion Magazine had a 16-page article about the 51st Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. 

There was plenty to see from Stone Mountain to the Cyclorama, its modern arts center, and even a pro football game on August 23, between the Washington Redskins and the Atlanta Falcons.  The Legion brought its nighttime parade on Peachtree Street on Monday, August 25.  The night before it showed Atlanta its spectacular drum and bugle corps championship in Georgia Tech's..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Wednesday, December 3, 1969.

The needy of Cobb County will face a brighter Christmas, for the third consecutive year, because several agencies and individuals are cooperating in a Cobb County Christmas Program.

The Community Christmas program is coordinated by the Cobb Emergency Aid Association, in cooperation with the Marines “Toys for Tots”, American Legion Post No. 29, Cobb County Clothes Rack, the Marietta and Cobb County Police Departments,..

This article by Sarah Joans Elder appeared in the Marietta Journal on Wednesday, December 17, 1969.

It’s a child’s wonderland of toys and the neat stacks of canned goods and fresh foods probably look pretty good to Mon and Dad.

It’s Cobb’s  “Christmas Store for the Needy”, a joint project of the Marine Reserve Toys for Tots program; American Legion Post 29; Smyrna Jaycees and Jayceetes; Marietta Jaycees, Sprayberry, Wheeler and Marietta High School Key Clubs; Interact;..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Friday, January 30, 1970.

Mrs. Gladys Ragland gives plaque to Jake Barmore.

“Emergency Aid is like a disease.  When you catch it you are hooked…You can’t get out”.

In these words, a member of Cobb County Emergency Aid Assn., Inc., pinpointed why the local association has become such a lifesaver to thousands of families since its inception 10 years ago.

Occasion was the group’s annual meeting Thursday night at the..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on  Friday, May 28, 1970.

Marietta’s City Council has endorsed an American Legion proposal to extend the Marietta National Cemetery to Kennesaw Mountain.

Edwin Dwyer, Commander of one of the city’s Legion posts, told council Wednesday that less than 300 lots remain in the present national cemetery and the cemetery would have to be closed by the end of the year.

The Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park site would open-up..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Friday, June 12, 1970.

Post 29’s veteran southpaw, Charles Schwartz, came up with one of the best hurling performances of the past two seasons Thursday night, notching a two-hitter against Post 185 of Athens in the Marietta’s post second baseball outing.

Schwartz picked up a 4-2 victory over the visitors, striking out 12 batters and contributing a ringing double to aid the run-making.

The chunky left-hander ran into a..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Friday, June 26, 1970.

Fans with cardiac tendencies probably shouldn’t see too many Marietta Post 29 American Legion baseball games this season.  Coach Harry Lockhart’s club won another cliffhanger Thursday night at Larry Bell Park – a 2-1 decision over super tough Post 251 from Sandy Springs.

Catcher-turned-pitcher Jim Mulkey chalked up the win, blanking the Spingers for 8 innings before he had to have help from Ronnie..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Thursday, July 16, 1970.

College Park Post 50 scored 11 runs in the final two frames to break up a tight pitching duel between Marietta’s Post 29’s Jim Mulkey and Mike Storey, in  a Legion contest played Tuesday at Larry Bell.  Thanks to those two big innings, Post 50 wound up with a 13-1 win, but until Post 29’s collapse, the visiting team only had a 2-1..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Monday, August 3, 1970.

The Area 2 American Legion baseball tournament gets underway Wednesday night, August 5, at Smyrna Ward Park, with Smyrna Post 160 as host.  The Smyrna Post won the regular season area crown for the right to host these playoffs.

Only four of the area teams will participate in the tournament starting with Marietta Post 29 and Calhoun Post 47, who clash in the first..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Monday, August 3, 1790.

The Area 2 American Legion Baseball Tournament gets underway Wednesday night, August 5, at Smyrna Ward Park, with Smyrna Post 160 as host.  The Smyrna Post won the regular season area crown for the right to host these playoffs.

Only four of the area teams will participate in the Tournament starting with Marietta Post 29 and Calhoun Post 47, who clash in the first..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Tuesday, December 15, 1970.

A Marines Toys for Tots truck pulls up to receive some of the toys already being donated in an all-out drive to provide Christmas joy for every needy family in Cobb County.  Representing some of the organizations combining forces for the Cobb Community Christmas Program are (in truck L to R) Sgt. Alfred Garcia and Sgt. Robert Brackens.

Standing (L to R): Mrs. Robert..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Tuesday, December 22, 1970.    

Results of a combined community effort to help needy persons this Christmas could already be seen Monday as The Empty Stocking Fund “Christmas Store” opened at the American Legion Post 29 Hall at 921 Gresham Avenue, Marietta.

Jake Barmore, post commander and president of Cobb County Community Christmas Program, said, “We have groceries to take care of 300 food baskets and hope to go..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Wednesday, June 9, 1971.

Smyrna Post 160 and Marietta Post 29 will be joint sponsors for a weekend American Legion Tournament in Ward Park, in Smyrna, starting Friday, and continuing through Sunday.  Four teams are entered in the double elimination event, which has been named the God and Country Tournament.

Smyrna’s Bill Miles, who was recently elected commander of Post 160 said the tournament is designed to “officially..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Friday, June 11, 1971.

Six upcoming Cobb County high school seniors were among 360 boys from around the state that moved into the capitol Friday morning and took over the government as part of the American Legion Boys State program.

Elections for state offices were held Thursday night by the boys who organized in 16 fictitious cities and four counties.  None of the positions were won by Cobb..

Birth: 1 January 1924
Death: 9 November 2004 (aged 80)

Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
             Austell, Cobb County, Georgia

INSCRIPTION: POI  US NAVY
                           WORLD WAR II
                            LOVINGLY KNOWN AS JIM

Memorial ID:  Find A Grave 82706990

Family Members:

Spouse: Ruth C. Chapman (1922-1983)

Children: Lisa Chapman
                Michael Chapman
                

Birth: 24 July 1920
Death: 10 October 1987 (aged 67)

Burial: Fain Cemetery
             Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia
             Plot: Section G

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 84437706

Family Members:

Parents: Coley Frank Rayburn (1892-1940)
                 Florence L. Copeland Rayburn (1894-1970)

Siblings: Mildred Rayburn Young (1918-1995)

Spouse: Betty Jean Moss Rayburn (1923-1959)

This article by Mike Walsh appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Wednesday, June 6, 1973.

Bob Duncan doesn’t have the annual “Who’s on First” problem with his Post 29 Baseball club as long as Marietta standout Merrill Littlejohn is on the roster.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Junior-to-be at Marietta High School is starting his second season for Duncan’s outstanding team.  He is one of four regulars off Ben Wilkins ’73 Blue Devil Varsity, which struggled through Region..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Friday, June 15, 1973.

Southern Tech pitching star Ronnie Prince has drawn the starting nod for Post 29 tonight as the American Legion team travels to Athens to meet Post 20 at the Legion Field there.

Prince, currently 1-1 on the season, will attempt to get back in the victory column after a defeat in his last start against Calhoun.

Bruce Kapperman, the Metro Atlanta all-star center-fielder and one..

This article by Peggy McMahn appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Thursday, November 22, 1973.

While others are busy preparing food for Thanksgiving feasts, Wednesday and Thursday, members of Cobb County Emergency Aid Association will be hectically delivering and distributing foods to those who Thanksgiving cupboards are bare.

The food is distributed according to the size of the family and the family’s need.  To obtain food, however, either the family must be referred by..

Birth: 4 April 1926
Death: 13 July 2003 (aged 77)

Burial: Georgia Memorial Park
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia

INSCRIPTION: US MARINE CORPS
                           WORLD WAR II

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 115236233

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Wednesday, March 20, 1974.

Les Cater of Smyrna is a flag waver…and he is proud of it.

As chaplain of American Legion Post 29 in Marietta, it is Cater’s job to donate American flags to schools, scout troops, and other groups that want a new American flag.

Last week he donated flags to Park St. School in Marietta and the Milford Elementary school on Austell Road.

Each donation involved lowering..

This article appeared in the VIEWPOINT section of the Marietta Daily Journal on Monday, March 25, 1974.

It is always a pleasure to salute Cobb County’s American Legion posts, now observing their 56^th anniversary.

Born in Paris in the days just after the World War I armistice, the Legion has been a stout and persistent force for traditional American causes.  American Expeditionary Force members wanted to preserve their comradeship while also protecting American ideals.

The legion has been..

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Sunday, November 10, 1974.

Claiming that November 11 is “the real Armistice Day,” members of American Legion Horace Orr Post 29 plan to hold memorial services Monday for the U.S. Army sergeant after whom their post is named.

Orr was the first Marietta man killed in action during World War I and the local American Legion members are planning to honor him and other war dead with a..

This article by Dee Bryant appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Wednesday, November 29, 1974.

They did their part to keep American children safe from foreign harms way, through two World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam.

Now they are doing their part to keep children happy at Christmas.

The veterans compromising the American Legion in Marietta devote much of their efforts to insuring that Cobb children will have a Santa to believe in.

They started several years ago having..

Birth: 15 July 1907
Death: 24 November 2000 (aged 93)

Burial: Haney Grove Baptist Cemetery
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia

INSCRIPTION: PVT  US ARMY
                           WORLD WAR II

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 81960262

Birth: 7 September 1919
Death: 17 April 2000 (aged 80)

Burial: Mountain View Park Cemetery
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia

INSCRIPTION: SGT  US ARMY

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 70721622

Family Members:

Spouse: Wanda Y. Wester (1927-2001)

Need information

Birth: 6 January 1945

Family Members:
Parents: Woodson McFarlin
                Bertie Mae McFarlin

Siblings: Barbara McFarlin Sorenson (deceased)
               Jarvis McFarlin

Spouse: Lee Dooley McFarlin

Children: Chad McFarlin in Chattanooga
                Jason McFarlin in Smyrna

Woody is an Army veteran 1966-1973, serving two tours in Vietnam as a chopper pilot.

He retired as Public Works Director for the City of Kennesaw.

American Legion Highlights:
Post 29 Marietta Commander 1985-1989
Fifth District Commander 07/19/92-10/13/93
Legislative Council 01/07/93-12/31/94

Commander Woody McFarlin, second from left, of Marietta's American Legion Post 29 presented Ben F. Clay, right, with a check for 13 new flag poles of the more than 50 needed before Memorial Day, May 30, to decorate the graves of American servicemen in the Marietta National Cemetery between Washington and Roswell streets.  With them are Dave Dimmick, left, director of the Marietta National Cemetery and Jim Carson, finance officer of Post 29.

A total of..

Larry Hutcheson (front), a Vietnam veteran, and World War II veteran John Reeves salute during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Marietta National Cemetery.

Guest speaker Edwin Goldwasser urged those present to remember thge needs of living veterans.

Birth: 8 January 1939
            Macon County, North Carolina
Death: 11 March 2014 (aged 75)

Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
              Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 126373214

Family Members:

Parents: Carey B. Patton (1897-1974)
                Gertrude C. Patton (1904-1996)

Siblings: Howard Patton on Panama City, FL
                Joseph Patton of Wimberley, TX
                Carey Patton, Jr. of Franklin, NC
                Novella Patton
                Claybourne Patton
                Jerry Patton

Spouse: Carol Ficks Patton of Marietta, GA

Children: James Richard Patton,..

Birth: 15 Sugust 1927
            Coldwater, Calhoun County, Alabama
Death: 19 January 2014 (aged 86)
              Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia

Burial: Kennesaw Memorial Park
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia

INSCRIPTION: S2  US NAVY
                           WORLD WAR II
                            VICTORY MEDAL

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 123949694

Family Members:

Parents: Dexter R. Lewis, Sr.
                 Bertha Mae Leslie

Siblings: Mary Kay Leslie Poulos

Spouse:Lois Mae Hopper Leslie

Children: Dexter R. Leslie III
                 Candy Leslie Cole

Bio:

He was born in Coldwater, Alabama and attended school..

Birth: 10 April 1926
            Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
Death: 4 April 2012 (aged 85)
             Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia

Burial: Cheatham Hill Memorial Park
             Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia

INSCRIPTION: US NAVY
                           WORLD WAR II  KOREA

Memorial ID: Find A Grave 92222588

Family Members:

Parents: Paul W. Howard (1892-1965)
                 Verna Pearson Hammong Howard (1894-1975)

Siblings:Barbara J. Howard Reed (1919-1972)
               Charles Weldon Howard (1920-1966)
               Peggy Howard Oberkofler of Powder Springs, GA
               Janice Howard Graham of Marietta,..

Birth: 24 July 1939
           Florence, SC

Family Members:

Parents: Basil Foster Sims, Sr.
                 Flora Mae Taylor Sims

Siblings: Basil Foster Sims, Jr.
                Rachel Sims Hymnan
                Randall Hutchinson
                Gene Hutchinson

Spouse: Sandra Jean Grooms Sims

Children: Joseph Foster Sims, Jr.

American Legion Highlights:
Dept. Children & Youth Chairman 07/24/00-06/27/05
Dept. Constitution & Bylaws Chairman 06-28-09
Dept. Judge Advocate 06/28/09
Fifth District Commander 06/30/02-06/29/03
Fifth District Judge Advocate
Committee on Children & Youth 10/17/13-10/15/20
Post 29 Commander 1996-1999

Birth: 1930
Death: 18 March 2002

Family Members:

Spouse: Regina C. Earls

Children: Michael Christopher Earls of Marietta
                John Marshall Earls of Austell, GA
                William Earls of Cocoa, FL
                Jackoline Earls Hayes of Cocoa, FL
                John Bradley Earls  of Eugene, OR

Bio: [Marietta Daily Journal March 21, 2002]

Mr. Earls retired from the Air Force after 24 years as a Master sergeant.  He also was retired from the Veterans Administration.  Mr Earls was a member of..

Incoming officers were installed at Horace Orr Post 29 on August 3, 2000 at &;00 p.m.

Commander John M. Earls, Sr.

Senior Vice-Commander Larry Heilmeier

Junior Vice-Commander Jack Barfield

Finance Officer Bill C. Burbank

Chaplain Todd Graham

Judge Advocate Howard Engle

Historian Jerry Williams

Service Officer Grady Chandler

Sergeant-at-Arms Tom Albright

Adjutant Larry Diehl

Birth: 9 January 1948

Family Members:

Parents: Lawrence Dirhl
               Edna Elaine Merryman Diehl

Siblings: Nancy Diehl Fred
           

Spouse: Shirley Snellgrove Diehl

Children: David Diehl
                Doug Diehl         
                Laura Loewen
                Troy New

American Legion Highlights:
Dept. Law & Order Chairman  06/28/09 - 06/26/11
Dept National Security Chairman 07/02/12
Fifth District Commander 06/27/10-06/26/11
Legislative Council  07/08/09-04/09/17
National Press Association 08/01/05
National Security Commission: 10/15/09-10/07/11
National Security Council 10/18/07-10/15/09
Post Adjutant 08/04/00 - 08/01/01
Post Adjutant 12/29/05-06/11/07
Post..

Fifth District Commander Joe Sims presents Horace Orr Post 29 Commander Larry Diehl with the 100% Membership Ribbon for 2002/2003.

Birth: 12 February 1948

Family Members:

Parents: Amador Rodriguez Sr.
               Guadalupe Lopez Rodriquez

Siblings: Armando Rodriquez
                Alberto Rodriguez
                Anna Maria Rodriguez Cerda

Spouse: Maria T. Vasquez Rodriguez

Children: Armando Rodriguez III
                 Angelica Rodriguez Dobbs

American Legion Highlights:
Fifth District Commander 07/26/13-06/25/14
Fifth District Sr. Vice-Commander
Fifth District Jr. Vice-Commander
Fifth District Judge Advocate
Post Commander 06/16/06-05/07/09

 Affiliations:
40 & 8 Voiture 1635, Marietta - Chaplain
40 & 8 Voiture 1597, Mableton - Cheminot
Sons of the American Legion..

Post #29 Officers
Commander - Amador Rodriguez, Jr.
Adjutant - Dan Cramer
Sr Vice Commander - Larry Diehl
Jr Vice Commander - Mark Frutchey
Finance Officer - Craig Campbell
Judge Advocate - Larry Heilmeier
Chaplain - Bob Huebner
Historian - Tommy Blackburn
Service Officer - Milton Dickson
Sergeant-at-Arms - Bill Monte

Unit #29 Officers
President - Jane Lawrence
Secretary - Nita Robinson
Treasurer - Regina Chapman
1st Vice President - Marilyn Huebner
2nd Vice President -..

SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER FOR
INCORPORATED AMERICAN LEGION POST
Issued to

Horace Orr American Legion Post 29, Inc.
DEPARTRMENT OF GEORGIA

Pursuant to the authority extended by the National Executive Committee of the American Legion, an original charter has been issued to the above Post.

Since its incorporation, the Post has continued its allegiance to the National Constitution and By-laws of the American Legion, and the Constitution and By-laws of..

Installation of ALR Officers for 2009-2010

David Noel, Olga Noel, Kevin Pickett, Dr. Rick Payne, Asst Director Michael Willis, Chuck Johnson, Mark Henley.

The American Legion Dispatch, Vol. 18, No. 11 did a cover story, by Steve Brooks, on Horace Orr Post 29 in Marietta, GA, efforts to raise awareness and help out with the local naturalization process for legal imigrants.

Since its inception, The American Legion has been a leader in mentoring candidates for U.S. citizenship.  That proud history is one of the reasons Horace Orr Post 29 in Marietta, GA, recently met with officials from the office..

From left, American Legion Post 29 member and  volunteer Harold Hollingshed; VA Southeast Network Transition Patient Advocate Ron Hackney; and American Legion Post 29 Commander Bill Beaudin sit among the many resources available for military veterans at Post 29 in Marietta.

Article, by Marcus E. Howartd, appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Saturday, July 18, 2009.

Nearly a quarter of the nation's population - roughly 70 million people - are potentially eligible for veterans benefits and..

This article by Marcus E. Howard appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Monday, August 17, 2009.

American Legion Post 29 in Marietta is venturing into unknown territory as the first post in the country chosen by the federal government to assist legal immigrants in becoming U.S. citizens.

Post 29 at 921 Gresham Avenue at Roswell Road was chosen by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to run a pilot program to assist legal immigrants on the..

Birth: October 1, 1949

Family Members:

Parents: Francis H. Beaudin
                Isabel Stockwell Beaudin

Siblings: Robert Beaudin
                Diane Beaudin Sheahan

Spouse: Lorraine DeVries. Beaudin

Children: William N. "Beau" Beaudin, Jr.

American Legion Highlights:
Dept. Blood Donor Chairman 06/25/06-07/02/15
Dept Media & Communications Chairman 06/22/14-07/02/15
Dept PR Chairman 06/29/08-06/28/09
Dept PR Chairman 07/02/12-06/22/14
Natl Press Association  07/05/14
Public Relations Commission 06/23/08-05/20/09
Post Commander Post 259 Bronson, MI  05/29/91-12/08/93
Post Commander Post 216 Austell, GA  05/17/04-07/05/05
Post Commander Post..

Mariettans Roy Lantz, left, of the American Legion Post 29, and Post 29 Commander Bill Beaudin carry a wreath to the National Memorial Day Program at the Marietta National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 31, 2010.

Post Commander Bill Beaudin and Past Post Commander Amador Rodriguez at Dobbins Wing Family Day.  Horace Orr Post 29 was a sponsor of the event.

Family Day is held here annually as a way of bringing families on base to see what their Reserve Citizen Airmen do on drill weekends.

This year’s event featured numerous activities for Airmen and their families to enjoy time together during otherwise busy drill weekends.

These activities included everything from medieval knights engaged..

Department of Georgia Adjutant Charlie Knox installs new Legion officers for 2010-2011 on Saturday, July 8, 2010.

Mark Griffith, Milton Dickson, Mike Pope, Chuck Johnson, Roy Shultz, Pat Doogan, Dick Hill, Mark Young, Sam Perry. 

CDR Bill Beaudin is not in the picture.

On October 7, 2010, we gathered many of our WWII Veterans/members at Post 29 Marietta to honor and celebrate their contributions to our freedom.  Of the 93 WWII Veterans on our roll, 26 were able to attend.  Most of these men are in their 80s and 90s.  Most people think of the old black-and-white clips of WWII, but these men lived it.  What means a lot to them is coming together with other WWII vets.

Pictured..

Commander Bill Beaudin presents a check to Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn, Cobb County Sheriff Neal Warren, Marietta Fire Chief Jackie Gibbs, and Bobby Pierce Cobb County Police Department

This article appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on November 9, 2010

Ron Dachs, of Mableton, left. talks with WWII veterans Albert Hendrix of northeast Cobb and J.Z. Heard of Marietta during a gathering to discuss facts about the Battle of the Bulge at the American Legion Post 29 in Marietta.

Hendrix served in the U.S. Army 30th Infantry which held Saint Vith in the battle and Heard was a Third Army soldier who landed at Utah..

Horace Orr Post 29 Chaplain Roy Lantz stands with the Post wreath at the Memorial Day service at Marietta National Cemetery

Commander Bill Beaudin presents Al Friel with a certificate for 67 years of continuous membership at Post 29.

Birth: 2 May 1941
           Hamilton, OH

Family Members:

Parents: R. Fred Woodruff
                Helen Fisher Woodruff

Siblings: John Woodruff

Spouse: Marie Moody Woodruff

Children: Jonathan Woodruff

American Legion Highlights:
Dept Finance Chairman 07/02/15-07/02/16
Dept Finance Chairman 09/15/18
Dept Finance Officer 06/25/15-06/26/16
Dept Historian 06/23/12-06/28/15
Fifth District Adjutant 08/16/12-05/22/16
National Media & Communications Council 11/47/13-10/13/16
National Media & Communication Committee 10/13/16-10/07/21
Post Adjutant 6/17/10 /5/31/11
Post Adjutant 06/24/14 - Present
Post Commander 5/31/11-6/26/14
Post Sr. Vice Commander 2009-2010

Post Float in Fourth of July Parade

L to R front row: Jane Lawrence, Neal Lawrence, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Lyle Chapman.

Back row, Unidentified, Unidentified, Mariano Lopez

First the workers assembled the new flag pole in the parking lot in front of the Legion home.

The new truck at the top of the flag pole is nicknamed "Reggie".

With a large crane, the workers raise the flag pole.

The flag pole is installed and a worker pours sand around the base to stabilize it.

L to R: Dick Hill, Reggie Stout, Unidentified worker, Christian Roberts and another unidentified worker install the flag

The American flag and the..

At the September general meeting, L to R, Al Friel, Roy Lantz, and Bill Beaudin with Certificates of Achievement from Department of Georgia.

The Horace Orr Post 29 Challenge Coin was designed by Post Commander Robert "Pete" Woodruff in the summer of 2011.

The face of the coin depicts the Big Chicken, a well-known Marietta landmark that is a block from the Post.  The ALA, ALR, and SAL logos surround the chicken.  The Blue Service Star represents those who are currently serving in the name of freedom and democracy, and for allegiance to God and country, in courageously protecting..

Post 29 Birthday cake for all to enjoy has Legion family emblems.

Terri  Rodriguez and Commander Pete Woodruff cut the birthday cake.

L to R: Dick Hill and J.Z. (Jazzy) Heard.  Jazzy was presented with a Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Certificate

L to R: J.Z. (Jazzy) Heard and Commander Pete Woodruff

Jazzy was given a Post 29 Challenge Coin.

L to R: Reggie Stout, Sam Perry, Christian Roberts, Roy Lantz, Amador Rodriguez.

Fifth District Commander Amador Rodriguez swears Reggie Stout in as Jr. Vice-Commander.

L to R: Sam Perry, Roy Lantz, Commander Pete Woodruff, George Fischer, Reggie Stout.

Commander Woodruff presents George Fischer with a Post 29 Challenge Coin for his work as chairman of the golf tournament that raised $12,000 for local charities.

L to R: Commander Pete Woodruff, J.D. Hill of the Marietta Fire Department, George Fischer.

The post presented a check to the Marietta Fire Department.

L to R: Commander Pete Woodruff, Chief Dan Flynn of the Marietta Police Department, George Fischer.

The post presented a check to the Marietta Police Department.

L to R: Commander Pete Woodruff, Bob Pierce of the Cobb County Police Department, George Fischer.

The Post Presented a check to the Cobb County Police Department.

L to R: Commander Pete Woodruff, Sgt. Annie Heard Cobb County Sheriff's Office, Major Bobby Edson Cobb County Sheriff's Office, Dick Hill, George Fischer.

The post presented a check to the Cobb County Sheriff's Department.

This article by Marcus E. Howard appeared in the Marietta Daily Journal on Friday, November 11, 2011.

Members of the American Legion Horace Orr Post 29 in Marietta are, from left: Captain Dick Hill 70, finance officer, served in the Army from 1960 to 1964; Petty Officer Bill Beaudin, 62, past post commander, served in the Navy from 1970 to 1972; Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Perry, 69, senior vice-commander, served in the Army from 1961 to..

The United States of America

The American Legion
The Department of Georgia

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

The required number of persons duly qualified for membership
having applied therefore and such application having been
approved in due form

Now Therefor, Be It Known that pursuant to the powers by the
Constitutions of the The American Legion and the Department
of Georgia, this Charter is granted and those applying together
..