Short Post History
Mar 15, 1975
Yorktown American Legion Post #1009 was formed and organized in the 1920's but the Post's Charter for some reason was not issued until May 1, 1931 by the American Legion's National Headquarters. The Post #1009's Ladies Auxiliary Unit was chartered in 1926. During these early years of the late 1920's and early 1930's the veterans of Post #1009 met, as did many town organizations of the era, in a room above Dunning's Garage. The Garage..