Madelyn LaCanne Post 539 was named and dedicated to the first service woman from the Green Bay area, to die in the service of her country. She served at Ellington Air Field, Texas during World War II. She sustained a brain hemorrhage, after being hurled against a building during a hurricane. Madelyn LaCanne died 8 August 1943.

All the women of Post 539 are very special, unique and have been a part of notable things, but the following members went that extra step, above and beyond. Mary Ellen Baeten and Katheryn Stamp, served as Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) in WWII. Martha E Long Daniel and Mary A Long, twin sisters who served in the US Navy during WWII as nurses. Janice Erickson Belleau, served with the WAVES during WWII; awarded certificate in recognition for active participation in the First Annual American Legion College in Marshfield, WI, 1974. Geraldine Drossart, US Air Force served during the Korean War, was Post Commander at the time we were the first All-Women's American Legion Post to manage an American Legion baseball team, 1960. Gerry's granddaughter, a veteran of the Gulf War Era and a US Army veteran, is also a Post member. Elaine Johnson, US Navy, WWII, served as a nurse aboard a hospital ship off the islands of Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Saipan; she was awarded the Bronze Star. While her hospital ship was stationed off Saipan, planes carrying atomic bombs were headed for Japan. Winifred Stoddard, served as a British Army nurse and stationed in North Africa during World War II served as the Post Commander in 1970s. Edna Adkins Villiesse, Lt, US Army, WWII, served as a nurse was awarded the Bronze Star for excellence and courage 5 February 1945 in Belgium from Brig General John Rogers; bravery and courage from 11 June 1944-5 January 1945. First to arrive on D-Day, 6 June 1944 with 60 other nurses. Mentioned by name in the book, "Helmets and Lipstick" written by Lt Ruth Haskell. Assigned to the 48th Surgical Unit, nursing unit followed the troops, Unit credited for M*A*S*H the movie. Edna also landed in North Africa on D-Day on 8 November 1942. She served in Algeria, Northern France, Tunisia, the Ardennes, Sicily and Central Europe during her 3 years in the Army. Edna Ahrens, USA, WAC, WWII, served at Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Denver, CO. Edna is also the Post's only Gold Star Mother. Her son James J Ahrens, PFC, USMC, died in the Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam on 19 June 1969. Virginia Fobes, USA, WAC, WWII was stationed at the Bushnell Army Hospital in Brigham City, UT; the first hospital in the United States to use penicillin. Doris Kacmarynski, USA, WAC, Korean War. the first woman veteran to march with the American Flag in a parade in Canada, sponsored by the Royal Canadian League at Fort William. She marched with Branch #6 of Thunder Bay on Remeberance Day (the equivalent of Armistice/Veterans Day). Grace Powless, USA, WAC; third generation Powless to serve her country. The family name has been inscribed on service records since the American Civil War. Grace Brown Schwichtenberg, USA, NC. Enlisted 18 February 1918. Served in Camp Hospital #19 and Base Hospitals #84 and 95 in France. Grace is the only World War I veteran who was a member of our Post and is a charter member. Marquerite Early Spence Vogels, USA, NC, she served in the 217th General Hospital in Europe and the first hospital in Paris following its liberation. Patricia Finder-Stone, USAF, NC, Korean War; political activist. Registered Nurse; Retired Nursing Instructor; Past President League of Women Voters of Greater Green Bay; Member WI Supreme Court Commission on Judical Ethics and Elections; Member of WI Health and Family Services Public Helath Transformation Team; Member Board of Directors and Advocay Chair, WI Counsel, American Red Cross; Past Chair, Public Policy Counsel, WI Nurses Association; Co-Chair, Legislative Commission, NE WI District Nurses Association; Member St Mary's Hospital Advisory Board and Member of its Legislative Commission and Ethics Commission; Member, Brown County Commission on Aging and Member of Legislative Committee; Member, United Way of Brown County Planning and Action Divison and Chair of its Education Committee; Past State President of AARP; Mentor for the NEW Veterans Court.

An All-Womens American Legion Post.