W.B. "Bill Trimmier; Marion Jones; Harold Wright, Irvin Pruitt; Lonnie Ergle Sr.; Ed Merritt
Lonnie Ergle Sr.; Ed Merritt; Mr. Berry; Bruce Kessler; Bill Trimmier; Jesse C. Lynch; John Denny; Joe Vignatti; Harold Wright; Hugh Johnson
North Augusta, Harold Wright, Exchange club Fair 1948
North Augusta, Ed Merritt Harold Wright, Exchange club Fair 1948
Wilton A Lee Sr. Chaplin; Bill Trimmier Historian; John L Hixon Finance officer; E. Rogers Lowe 2nd Vice; Jesse C. Lynch Service Officer; Lonnie Ergle 1st Vice commander; H.H. Hellmuth Sgt At Arms; North Augusta
Joseph Baynham; Ed Butts; Newton Manley, Carlton Vaughn; Austin Graybill; Al Metz; Police Cheif RT Weeks; Harold Wright
First baseball team 1949. Row 1 first commander Cecil Langham, Robert Singletary, Hubert Templeton, Thomas Eargle, 2nd row: Milton Richey, Willis Poole, Joan Gibbs, Buddy Metz, Kermit Radford, 3rd Row Hunter henry, Jerry Swearengen, Bowre Bates, Willie Simeral, Charley Britt,
Dorothy Wright, Ralph Dyer, Harold Wright, Audley Ward, Charlotte Lowe, Jesse C. Lynch, Cecil Langham, Rogers Lowe
bottom row: T.B. Haygood, P.H. Buckingham, R. Earle Gunter, Wilber Creighton, W.H. Buford Jr., Thomas Dunbar, Top Row: T.D. Creighton, Audley Ward, Zonnie Franklin, Norman M. Smith II, John L. Hixon, Marion Jones, Arther Mills, H. Hellmuth; Tom Williams Grand Chef,R.C. Donnelly, Back row: John Fisher, W.H. Buford Sr., Streeter, Jesse C. Lynch
Christmas Party 1948, Dorothy Wright, Harold Wright, Governor J. Strom Thurmond, Jean Thurmond, Ed Merritt 1948
Earl Blevins, Vivian Blevins, H.P. Greenway, Gladys Greenway
Clarence Kearse, Ima Kearse
Florence Trimmier; Bill Trimmier; Martha McPherson; C.O. McPherson; Marcelus Verdery; Jane Verdery; Martin Terry
William "Bill" Smith, Ed Merritt, Eleanor Scattergood Askey
Bill Trimmier; Marion Jones; Earl Goldman, Rogers Lowe, Charles J. Morrison; Clarence Ansley; T. Allen Childs; Bill Baker: 1957 Post 71 Officers
(current day) Our Lady of Peace School Old Edgefield Rd North Augusta John L. Hixon; E. Rogers Lowe; Father Murphy
1955 Flag Pole Dedication Hammond Hills Elementary John L. Hixon, T. Milton Hill; John T. Sherman; Marion S. Jones
Summerfield Annex 1968 Hubert Turner; Tom Flanagan
1968 Hubert Turner North Augusta Central Elementary
North Augusta Central Elementary School Tom Flanagan, Sam Woodring
Hubert Turner; Tom Flanagan North Augusta Central Elementary 1968
John L. Hixon; Irwin Pruitt; Ed Merritt; Department commander E. Roy Stone; Bruce Waldrop; Post commander William "Bill" Smith; Bill Trimmier; Cecil Langham 1951
Cecil Howard; Charlie Beason; Dr. Marvin Buncher; Tom Flanagan; Leonard Gunter
Past Department commander Ralph Dyer, his wife; Harold Wright; Past Department commander Audley Ward; Charlotte Lowe; Jesse C. Lynch
North Augusta Post 71 officers 1952 left to right Owen Holland; William "Bill" Smith, Donald "Monk" Merritt; Harold Wright; Bruce Kessler; John L. Hixon Commander; S.W. Moore Service officer; William B. Trimmier Jr.; Berry F Poole
Registration for North Augusta teen town (with Legion cap) William B. "Bill" Trimmier 1954
Past South Carolina Department commander Governor J. Strom Thurmond, Post 71 commander John Denny, South Carolina Department commander Rev. Feltham S. James (Columbia Post 6) 1954
The American Legion Post 71 colors on Parade. South Carolina Department convention. 1953. Harold Wright (left) Unknown, T. Milton Hill, Unknown
Post 71 (left) vs Lowery's soda fountain American Legion baseball July 1956 (photo Max Sims)
Jesse C. Lynch, William B. Trimmier Jr.; John L. Hixon; E. Rogers Lowe; Harold L. Wright; William Smith; Cecil D. Langham; Homer Lamar
Ruby Manley, North Augusta Mayor Newton Manley, Dorothy Wright; Harold Wright; Governor J. Strom Thurmond; Jean Crouch Thurmond; Ed Merritt; (Unknown); Lib Thurmond; (unknown)
Dedication day for monument honoring North Augusta area war dead. The monument was later moved to Wade Hampton Veterans Park from Calhoun Park. (left to right) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd district John J. Riley; North Augusta Mayor W. Hammond Burkhalter; South Carolina State representative John L. Hixon; Program chairman and Post 71 Commander Irvin Pruitt
Drum and Bugle Corp North Augusta Post 71: Joe Vignati; Mell Cunningham; Harry Hinson; William "Bill" Trimmier Jr 1951.
North Augusta Post 71 commander Bruce Kessler (left) American Legion Junior Baseball MVP Steve McMahon; Baseball manager William Henry "Bill" Smith, Jr
The American Legion Post #71 Baseball team 1964 Roddy Thompson, Glenn Moody; Lee Dickert; Stevie Thompson, Len Aiken; Danny Blair, Joe Cartledge; Tim Boatnight; Chuck Thompson; David Cooper; Dike Dolly; Leonard Aiken; Jimmy Bush; Danny Lynn; Tony Caver; Lee Inman Thompson
The American Legion North Augusta Post 71 baseball team Lefty Buckney, Ronald Walker; Don Murphree; John Manders; Ralph Sapp; Walter Ramos; Marvin Herndon; Ken Mink; Gary Beuerey; Jerry Brown, Coach AB Hitt,, William Henry Smith, Jr; Steve McMahon Ed Merritt, Ray Sease; Hal Jaques
Ronald walker; Phil Schaefer; Jim Moultrie; Ed Wood; Steve McMahon; Larry Baynham; Bill Langley; Charley Williams; Jerry Brown; Johnny Manders; Leroy Darling; Ken Speering; Jerry Swearinger; Smokey Ramos; LeRoy Manders; William Henry Smith, Jr athletic director; Abb Hitt team coach
Christmas party 1955. Mrs. Lonnie E. Ergle accepting Life Membership Citation on behalf of the late Lonnie E. Ergle Sr. a charter member of North Augusta American Legion Post 71 from The South Carolina Department commander John A. May (Aiken 26)
1955 Post commander Bruce Kessler and William Henry "Bill" Smith, Jr present an award to MVP Steve McMahon
Male cast of play "You can't beat the fun" 1954 North Augusta post 71 William Henry Smith, Jr, Ed Merritt; BC Wall; Joe Edwings; Irvin Pruitt; Marion Jones; Ken Houck; William B. "Bill" Trimmier; Donald "Monk" Merritt; Hugh Johnson 1954
"you can't beat the Fun" play at North Augusta Post 71 Marion Jones, Hugh Johnson; Ed Marritt; Joe Edwings, William B "Bill" Trimmier
Charlie Williams; Ed Wood; Jim Moultrie, Steve McMahon Jerry Brown, Larry Baynham 1955 American Legion Post 71 baseball at Loins Field North Augusta
North Augusta American Legion Baseball July 1956 (photo Max Sims)
July 1956 American Legion Post 71 League 10 Champions Don Boykin; Bill Langley, Buck Thompson; Ricky Willis; Jim Moultrie; Charlie Williams; 2nd row: Sammy Anderson Ken Spearing; John Douglas, Wesley Summers; Rush Morrison; Third row: Leroy Manders; Phil Schafer, Bill Self; Dennis Harville; Back row: Coach Bill Seigler, Lanny Montgomery, Hoot Poston, athlic officer Post 71 William "Bill" Henry Smith, Jr (ABSENT) Bruce kessler, Smokey Ramos, Ollie Driggers
Bill Langley, Kenneth Spearing; John Manders North Augusta Post 71 Baseball
North Augusta Post 71 baseball 1966
Donald "Monk" Merritt Bruce Kesler; Frank Poole 40&8 wreck January 1954
Post officers 1956 North Augusta Post 71 Mell Cunningham, WB Trimmier, ?, Harold Wright; O. Douglas Smith; Bruce Kesler; Ken Houck, E. Rogers Lowe; Marion Jones
1956 Drum & Bugle Corp American Legion Post 63 Augusta GA and North Augusta South Carolina American Legion Post 71. Betty Kirby
November 1956 Post officers: Marion Jones, Harry Hinson, O. Douglas Smoth; John A May Aiken Post 26; Bruce Kesler; Jesse C. Lynch
Christmas party 1955: Front row: Mrs. Earnest Padgett, Mrs Page back row 4th district commander Earnest Padgett Post 153; Post 71 commander Bruce Kesler; South Carolina Department Commander John A. May Aiken post 26
North Augusta Christmas Parade 1955 Bill Trimmier, Earl Goldman, T. Milton Hill, R.L. Parks
Baseball sign up day 1955 Jerry Brown (glasses) right, Steve McMahon
Baseball sign up day 1955
(left) Post 71 baseball director William Smith Jr.
Baseball sign up day 1955
Baseball sign up day 1955
Baseball sign up day 1955
Baseball sign up day 1955
presentation of Life membership to charter member Jesse C Lynch by South Carolina Department commander John A. May December 18, 1955 awarded from North Augusta American Legion post # 71
Anniversary of Pearl Harbor day December 7, 1958 Calhoun Park North Augusta (center) left to right- Rev Glenn, William H Smith "Bill" Jr., Jim Swann, Elmer Diehl, William B "Bill" Trimmier
presentations of Jr. High school awards June 4, 1959 American Legion Post 71 commander James B. Delaughter making presentation to Robert E. "Bobby" Stillwell, and Judith Haskell
circa 1964 North Augusta Dixie Senior Baseball: Brink Broome, Tommy Jones, J.C. Robinson, Larry Abernathy, Mike Hooker, Pae Paxton, Wally Dill, Earl Robinson, Mike Harmon, Ray Broome, Charlie Waters
Loyde Earl Goldman receives his past post commander pin from Zone commander Jim Hamilton July 31, 1958. (left looking on James. B. Delaughter
July 31, 1958- 1958-1959 Post officer North Augusta Post 71 James B Delaughter commander, R.L. Parks 1st vice. Marion Jomes 2nd Vice, W.B. Baker adjutant, John L. Hixon chaplain, Marshall Glover sgt at arms, Hugh Johnson Historian, Jesse C. Lynch service officer
July 28, 1961 North Augusta American Legion officers: Elmer Diehl, Earl Blevins South Carolina Department Adjutant Page Nelson Keesee (sitting) Clarence Ansley, Allen Coleman
Tom Flanagan, Myrtle Johnson, Theida Glover, Margaret Parker, Mildred Weeks, George Miller North Augusta American Legion
1960 (back Row) Jesse C. Lynch, Dudley Posey, Hugh Johnson, Weldon Redmon (sitting) E. Rogers Lowe, Post commander Milton Smith
April 1969 Refo Sikes on parade North Augusta World War 1 Veterans
North Augusta American Legion baseball Dixie Youth Baseball 1965 Champions 17-3 Felix McKie, Mike Linnenkohl, Lewis Lee, Wayne Boyd, Kirk Whitaker, Bobby McKie, Johnny Murdock, Coach Gordon Cox, Marty Cox, Ricky Hoy, David Whitaker, Alan Whitaker, Dennis Storey, Mike Britton, Forrest McKie, Coach Lindy Mann
North augusta Post 71 officers 1965-1966 Robert Hanna, Donald "Monk" Merritt, Ray Webb, Dudley posey, Nathan M. "Nat" Wolfe Sr., E. Rogers Lowe, ? Sanders, Raymond Deal
Feb 26, 1963 North Augusta American Legion Oratorical Contest: (l-r) Martha Norris, Reid Carter, North Augusta Post 71 commander R. E. Webb and Champion Pat Thompson
North Augusta American Legion Post officers 1964: Hugh Johnson, Robert Hanna, Nathan M. "Nat" Wolfe sr. Ray E. Webb, Dudley Posey, Clarence Ansley, Ed Grigsby, Earl Blevins, Ed Merritt
1966 Legionnaire of the Year Cecil Howard presented by Nathan "Nat" M. Wolfe Sr.
Jennings Stadium Augusta Georgia 1960 North Augusta Post 71 baseball team (rear) Herb Marshall, Mike Degenerrio, Bobby Stillwell, Lewis johns, Lewis Jones, Jerry Priestley, frank Oakley, Bob Bolton,(kneeling) Jimmy Walker, Red Curtain, Doug Hixon, Johnny Bowen, Fuzzy Floyd, Rod Greenway (sitting) Ronnie Marshall, Carter Floyd
Nathan M. "Nat" Wolfe Sr. and US Representative William Jennings Bryan Dorn at the Bon Air Hotel in Augusta GA
N.F. Manley, Robert Ledbetter, William Jennings Bryan Dorn Nathan M. "Nat" Wolfe, Bobby Simons
NF Manley, US Rep. William Jennings Bryan Dorn, Nathan M. "Nat" Wolfe Sr.
Ladies Night Christmas 1967. Brianna Dorn Lawrence, South Carolina Department commander Claude Horton, William Jennings Bryan Dorn, Nathan M. "Nat" Wolfe Sr., Nancy Wolfe
1968 Senator J. Strom Thurmond in North Augusta SC giving a speech to The American Legion. Seated to his left are Brianna Dorn Lawrence, and Nancy Moore Thurmond is wife. The speech was for the 50th anniversary of the American Legion
Jane Ellen Bartles from Rock Hill SC in The North Augusta, SC Miss SC Parade
Eva Engle from Cayce SC in The North Augusta, SC Miss SC Parade. Eva Engle became 2nd Runner-Up to Miss USA
Vickie Sanders Greenville SC in the North Augusta Parade
Major General John Tillson III Ft. Gordon Commander, City of North Augusta SC Mayor Cecil Collins and Nathan M. "Nat" Wolfe Sr.
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