The Forming of American Legion Post 13 Marne in Plainfield, IL
There were 22 men, veterans of World War 1 who gathered in Plainfield, IL. To form their American Legion Post. The Post was named after a famous battle of the war called The Second Battle of the Marne.
The year was 1919 and a temporary Charter was granted by American Legion Headquarters in New York. A permanent Charter was later issued in 1922 when the National Legion organization was established in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The original post members were as follows:
Oscar A. Schwanke – the first Post Commander in 1920, Darius V. Maltby, Edward S. Countryman, Glen W. Gable, Clay E. McCulley, Elmer R. Green, Ralton D. Sillar, Elslie S. Fisher, Willard G. Reed, Clinton W. King, Robert F. Bill, Clarence E. Braun, Harvey W. Gates, Pilar R. Longanecker, Tracey Kazar, George A. Kelly, Leroy P. Taylor, Perry R. Pennington, George Keulks, William McFadden, Carlton F. Steigh
