Leonard B. Tripp-  First Post Commander

Richard Prince-Post Adjutant, Department of Maine Finance Officer 1986, Oratorical Committee eight years, Boys State Asst. Coordinator, three years, Membership & Post Activities Commission 1978-79, Leadership College 1986-87, Children & Youth Committee 2001-03, Chairman Credentials 21 years, Maine Legionnaire Committee 2003, Internal Affairs 1997-98, Chairman Public Relations 2003, Adjutant Advisory (AD-HOC) 1998-99, Aide to Department Commander 1984-85, Delegate to State of Maine Convention, Sgt. at Arms at the National Legion Convention, District and County Offices 1st District Commander 1978-79, Finance Officer-District 30 years.

William Audet- Post Commander, Department of Maine State Commander 1993

Jason White- Post Commander, District 2 Commander

Jason Hall- Post Adjutant 2013-2018; Post Commander 2018-2019; Department of Maine Judge Advocate 2017, 2018; Department of Maine Boys State Committee, Post 9-11 Committtee; Delegate to State Convention, Delegate to National Convention; National Committees:  National Security Commission: Foreign Affairs Committee 2017, Unconventional Forces and intelligence Committee 2018. 

Gray, ME sent more people into the Union Army, in proportion to it's population, than any other town in Maine.  The American Legion Post 86 is a diverse group of dedicated war time veterans committed to serving veterans and their families, the youth of our community, and our state and nation.  During the U.S. Civil War, Lt. Charles H. Colley of Gray was mortally wounded at the Battle of Cedar Mountain. His body was sent home for burial. However, when the casket arrived home, it contained the body of an unknown soldier in a gray Confederate uniform. Unable to correct the mistake, and believing that the young man's family would want him to have a proper burial, the soldier was laid to rest in the town cemetery, and a group of local townswomen arranged to have a stone placed on his grave. 

The people of Gray could have sent the Stranger away. They had reason to. The small town of Gray sent proportionally more sons to the Civil War than any other town in Maine. More than 178 Union soldiers are buried the Gray Village Cemetery. But touchingly, there is also one Confederate, the Unknown Soldier, brought into the heart of the town in the midst of that terrible war. The people of Gray always remember the grave of the Stranger on Memorial Day with a Confederate flag.