Post 74 Chesterfield, South Carolina
Post 74
Chesterfield, South Carolina
About This Post
Post Namesake
Chesterfield American Legion Post 74 is named after the town of Chesterfield. The town of Chesterfield was named in honor of English statesman, Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield.
Notable Members
Post Commander Hough;
1st Vice Commander Benton;
Adjutant R. Sowell;
Chaplain J. Rhonemus;
Finance Officer R. Oakley;
Membership Chair E. Davis;
Oratorical Chair & Post Historian - Commander Hough;
District 12 Commander C. Davis;
District 12 Area Commander Hough (2020-2021)
Past District 12 Adjutant H. Sellers;
What Makes this Post Unique
Due to COVID-19, onsite post meetings are suspended indefinitely, in compliance with Gov. Henry McMaster's mandate.
Post 74 meets on the second Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Hut, Craig Park, in Chesterfield, SC.
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Photos
2017 Veterans Day Luncheon
2017 Veterans Day Parade
December 2017 Post Holiday Celebration
May 2018 High School Award Program
September 2018 Hurricane Florence Damage at Post Location
Chesterfield Gospel Fest Parade and Festival - October 2018
October 18, 2018, American Legion Post 74 Members Attended the Fourth Annual Veteran's Appreciation Banquet
2018 October 20 Post 74 Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
2018 Rotary Club of Cheraw Veterans Program
2018 Veterans Day Program - Chesterfield County South Carolina
Buck White Memorial Veteran Breakfast at Sandhill Telephone
December 2018 Christmas Social
HISTORY
1920
1st Commander, Robert L. Gardner, 1920 - 1927
Mar 3, 1920
Post 74 elects first commander, Robert L. Gardner, 1920 - 1927 (Adjutants - L. A. Munn, 1920-1921; W. J. Douglass, 1921 - 1925; L. A. Munn, 1925 - 1926; James E. Leppard, Sr., 1926-1927)
American Legion Post 74 received its Temporary Charter
Mar 30, 1920
American Legion Post 74 received its Temporary Charter on March 30, 1920.
2nd Commander, James E. Leppard elected, 1927 - 1928
Jul 1, 1927
2nd Commander James E. Leppard selected, 1927 - 1928 (Adjutant L. A. Munn, 1927 - 1928)
3rd Commander, L. A. Munn elected, 1928 - 1929
Jul 1, 1928
Post 74 3rd Commander L. A. Munn selected (Adjutant Kirby Melton)
4th Commander, A. J. Huntley elected, 1929 - 1930
Jul 1, 1929
Post 74 4th Commander A. J. Huntley elected (Adjutant Kirby Melton)
1930
5th Commander, B. M. Ellis elected, 1930 - 1931
Jul 1, 1930
Post 74 5th Commander B. M. Ellis elected 1930-1931; (Adjutant Kirby Melton)
6th Commander, Kirby Melton Elected, 1931 - 1932
Jul 1, 1931
Post 74 6th Commander Kirby Melton Elected, 1931 - 1932 (Adjutant L. A. Munn)
7th Commander, Thornwell F. Sowell Elected, 1932 - 1933
Jul 1, 1932
Post 74 7th Commander Thornwell F. Sowell Elected, 1932 - 1933 (Adjutant L. A. Munn)
8th Commander, Robert L. Gardner elected, 1933 - 1934
Jul 1, 1933
Post 74 8th Commander Robert L. Gardner elected, 1933 - 1934 (Adjutant L. A. Munn)
9th Commander, Arthur B. Rivers elected, 1934 - 1935
Jul 1, 1934
Post 74 9th Commander Arthur B. Rivers elected, 1934 - 1935 (Adjutant L. A. Mann)
10th Commander, James E. Leppard, Sr., Elected, 1935 - 1936
Jul 1, 1935
Post 74 10th Commander James E. Leppard, Sr., Elected, 1935 - 1936 (Adjutant L. A. Mann)
Rustic log cabin, meeting place for American Legion Post 74, completed in Craig Park in 1935
Jul 1935
Rustic log cabin, current meeting place of American Legion Post 74, was completed in Craig Park in 1935.
11th Commander, Thornwell F. Sowell elected, 1936 - 1937
Jul 1, 1936
Post 74 11th Commander Thornwell F. Sowell elected, 1936 - 1937 (Adjutant L. A. Munn)
12th Commander, Grady D. McGill elected, 1937 - 1938
Jul 1, 1937
Post 74 12th Commander Grady D. McGill elected, 1937 - 1938 (Adjutants: L. A. Munn and W. J. Douglass)
13th Commander, Andrew J. Huntley elected, 1938 - 1939
Jul 1, 1938
Post 74 13th Commander Andrew J. Huntley elected, 1938 - 1939 (Adjutant W. J. Douglass)
14th Commander, Ray V. Phillips elected, 1939 - 1940
Jul 1, 1939
Post 74 14th Commander Ray V. Phillips elected, 1939 - 1940 (Adjutant John B. White)
World War II begins
Sep 1, 1939
On September 1, 1939, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on a Polish fortress on the Westerplatte Peninsula as assault troops hidden aboard the vessel stormed the shoreline. On September 3, Britain and France declared war on Germany.
1940
15th Commander, P. B. Willingham elected, 1940 - 1941
Jul 1, 1940
Post 74 15th Commander P. B. Willingham elected, 1940 - 1941 (Adjutant Thornwell F. Sowell)
16th Commander, Ray V. Phillips elected, 1941 - 1942
Jul 1, 1941
Post 74 16th Commander Ray V. Phillips elected, 1941 - 1942 (Adjutant John B. White)
17th Commander, William T. Hunt elected, 1942 - 1943
Jul 1, 1942
Post 74 17th Commander William T. Hunt elected, 1942 - 1943 (Adjutant John B. White)
