Which department can claim the highest number of past (elected) national commanders?
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Q: Which department can claim the highest number of past (elected) national commanders?
A: California and Illinois, in a tie, with seven PNCs each. Second place is shared by five departments with five PNCs each: Iowa, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Texas.
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Click here to learn more about the Legion’s leadership history. If the past national commanders so named by a vote of the national convention were added to the tallies, the Department of New York would take the lead by itself with a grand total of nine.
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