Post 176 Springfield, Virginia

Post 176

Springfield, Virginia

Post 176 Springfield, Virginia

About This Post

Notable Members

Mr. Edwin Dentz

What Makes this Post Unique

We are the largest Post in the Commonwealth of Virginia in both the size of our physical Post and our membership

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HISTORY

1950

Creation of the Post

May 24, 1956

History of American Legion Post 176

V-E Day! V-J Day! World War II is over!  Thousands of veterans returned to their home-towns.  What would be next for them?

For many it meant getting an education.  For others, it was time to marry and start a family.  With so many veterans returning new neighborhoods sprung-up.  Springfield, Virginia was such a place.  Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, District of..

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Creation of the Post