Post 10 Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Post 10
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
About This Post
Post Namesake
White - Williams ---- Edwin K. White, Sergeant, son of C. E. and E. L. White Okmulgee OK was born in Texas, February 4, 1896, educated in the Texas schools and a high school graduate. He answered the call to ... READ MORE
Notable Members
The leadership of the White-Williams Post No. 10 in the early days was composed principally of veterans who immediately became interested in the department and national affairs. The first five commanders of the post were Howard A. Gingerich in 1919; ... READ MORE
What Makes this Post Unique
Okmulgee, the county seat of Okmulgee county, is located fourteen miles north of Interstate 40 on U.S. Highway 62/75. The town was founded after the Civil War in 1868 when the Creek Nation (one of the 5 Civilized Tribes) began ... READ MORE
Photos
Post 10 Activities
Memorial Day Ceremomies
Painting Okmulgee
Post 10 Namesake WWI
Post 10's New Home
Post 10 Namesake
American Flag Retirement Ceremonies
Past Post Chaplin
American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Day Tribute
How we Served
La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux
HISTORY
1920
The 40 and 8
Oct 25, 1921
Full Story On 25th of October Nineteen hundred and twenty-one the Okmulgee American Legion became a member of the prestigious Forty and Eight. The Forty and Eight was so designated because the French rail cars would carry forty men or eight horses during World War I. The group used rail terms to state which position was held. The Engineer of course, was the commandant.
In 2014 the constitiution was re-written:
1930
Department of Oklahoma Annual Convention
Sep 1930
The Twelfth Annual Convention of the American Legion and the Eleventh Annual Convention of the American Legion Auxiliary - Department of Oklahoma- was held in Okmulgee, Oklahoma on September 7, 8, and 9, 1930. The Hippodrome Theater was the site for the convention sessions.
The Okmulgee Daily Times Editorial, on September 11, 1930, reported that almost 5000 Legionnaires and Auxiliary Members were registered, making this the largest American Legion Convention ever held in Oklahoma.
2010
Mid-Winter Conference
Jan 25, 2019
In 2019 our centennial will be official, but even at 100 years old The American Legion remains an energetic force. The bese is yet to come. . . . ..
