Mar 15, 1919
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, service members and communities, the Legion evolved from a group of war-weary veterans of World War I into one of the most influential nonprofit groups in the United States. Membership swiftly grew to over 1 million, and local posts sprang up across the country. Today, membership stands at over 2.4 million in 14,000 posts worldwide. The..

May 21, 1919
On May 21, 1919 Tulsa members of The American Legion gathered to organize a post. These quotes from the Tulsa World article published on the morning of Wednesday, May 22, 1919 tell the story: “Many service men attended the rousing meeting of the American Legion held at the courthouse at 8 o’clock Tuesday night. Inspired by the national convention recently held in St. Louis, Lee Daniel, acting chairman of the post, opened the meeting with..

May 22, 1919
Lee Daniel Acting Chairman of the Tulsa American Legion Post On May 21, 1919 organized first meeting of service members.Following the short talk by Lee Daniel about the national convention in St. Louis, the following officers were elected: “Horace Hagan, president; John Rogers, vice president; Ralph Berry, secretary; Virgil Jones, treasurer, Wm. R. Meyer, historian; and C.L. Murray, chaplain.” Tulsa Post 1 was born

May 23, 1919
Ross Lillard Commander 1919 Department of Oklahoma Note: Ross Lillard, the first Department of Oklahoma Commander, resigned to run for Congress in 1919.

Jul 5, 1919
Horace Hagan Commander 1919-1920 Department of Oklahoma From Carson-Wilson-Rigney-Forrester-Shoemaker Post 1 Tulsa , Oklahoma Horace H. Hagan, Jr. (b. October 13, 1891) was elected Commander of Joe Carson Post 1 in 1919. A founding member of Post 1, he went on to serve as Oklahoma’s first elected Department Commander, and also served on The American Legion National Executive Committee. He was a successful attorney, practicing civil and criminal law, before and after his service in..

Jul 5, 1920
Harold B. Fell Commander 1920-1921 Department of Oklahoma From George R. Anderson Post 65 Ardmore, Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1921
Hughes B. Davis Commander 1921-1922 Department of Oklahoma From Dobbs-Adams Post 55 Duncan, Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1922
Dudley C. Monk Commander 1922-1923 Department of Oklahoma From White Williams Post 10 Okmulgee, Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1923
Cody Fowler Commander 1923-1924 Department of Oklahoma From Oklahoma City Post 35 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1924
J. F. Hatcher Commander 1924-1925 Department of Oklahoma From Hurst-Beaton Post 54 Chickasha, Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1925
Robert S. Kerr Commander 1925-1926 Department of Oklahoma From Howard-Maxey Post 72 Ada, Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1926
Roy Hoffman Commander1926-1927 Department of Oklahoma From Oklahoma City Post 35 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1927
Frank P. Douglas Commander 1927-1928 Department of Oklahoma From Reynolds-Harjo Post 123 Okmulgee , Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1928
George A. Davis Commander 1928-1929 Department of Oklahoma From Oklahoma City Post 35 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1929
B. G. Patton Commander 1929-1930 Department of Oklahoma From White-Williams Post 10 Okmulgee , Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1931
T. P. Gilmer Commander 1931-1932 Department of Oklahoma From White-Williams Post 10 Okmulgee , Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1932
Hugh Askew Commander 1932-1933 Department of Oklahoma From Argonne Post 4 Enid, Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1933
W. G. Stilger Commander 1933-1934 Department of Oklahoma From Munn-Dunlap Post 22 Tulsa , Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1934
C. C. Harberson Commander 1934-1935 Department of Oklahoma From James H. Teel Post 105 Bartlesville, Oklahoma