Post 147 Northville, Michigan
Post 147
Northville, Michigan
About This Post
Post Namesake
Lloyd H. Green
Notable Members
Gary DeMars - Commander
Daron Underwood - 1st Vice Commander
Ronald Dallenbach - 2nd Vice Commander
Daniel Wiseley - Finance Officer
Raymond Rodriguez - Chaplain
Jeff Haeseker - Post Service Officer
Marie Sherry - Historian
Terry Edwards - Sergeant-at-Arms
Photos
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Post History
HISTORY
1920
The Beginning
Aug 20, 1920
Lloyd H. Green, Post 147, of Northville, MI. was founded on August 20, 1920. The post is named after a young communications courier that was the only Northville resident casualty of the Great War. (WWI) The charter members and a growing membership met at various locations including facilities owned by Henry Ford. They wanted to establish a "Memorial Hall" that would be dedicated to assisting returning veterans and also serve as a community center. The..
Post 147 Auxiliary Unit Organized
Oct 6, 1925
In 1925, a group of women who were interested in organizing an Auxiliary Unit to Lloyd H. Green Post #147, gathered in the club room of the Post. During this gathering, there was a presentation about work the Auxiliary was accomplishing all over the country. An initial list of eligible women was made up, and then those eligible women not at the gathering were contacted in an effort to secure as many Charter Members as..
In 1925, a group of women who were interested in organizing an Auxiliary Unit to Lloyd H. Green Post #147, gathered in the club room of the Post. During this gathering, there was a presentation about work the Auxiliary was accomplishing all over the country. An initial list of eligible women was made up, and then those eligible women not at the gathering were contacted in an effort to secure as many Charter Members as..
