The American Legion Tablet

The American Legion prays for peace

-- but peace with honor!

We pray that mankind will accept as a basis

for this peace the trinity of

religious, political and social freedom won in

the American Revolution,

preserved in the Civil War,

protected in the Spanish-American War, and

defended ...

The American Legion

1919

Side A

The American Legion, an organization of U.S. War Veterans was founded in Paris, France, March 15~17, 1919 by delegates from combat and service units of the American Expeditionary Force assembled in response to a call by a committee headed ...

Birthplace of the Department of Wisconsin American Legion

1919 - 1937

On this site, September 3, 1919, was held the first caucus of World War veterans who organized the Department of Wisconsin of the American Legion

John C. Davis

First Department Commander

This tablet dedicated August 8, 1937