A Brief History of the Skokie American Legion Post 320 and Addendum
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- Created Date
- 1987
- Description
This history and addendum covers the organization of the association, the election of the first officers, the installation of the unit, the location of meetings and who some of the members were. The first president was police officer Ronald Bowman. The legions many activities are discussed. Some of the activities include: aiding families in need and finding employment for veterans during the Great Depression; running the 4th of July Fireworks in ...
- Contributing Institution
- Skokie Public Library
- Collection
- Skokie History Project
- Subjects
- Associations, institutions, etc
Clubs
History
Bands (Music)
Business enterprises
Ceremonies and celebrations
Homes
Municipal buildings
Recreation
Residences
School buildings -- Illinois
Schools
Sports
Veterans -- Illinois
World War II, 1939-1945
Korean War, 1950-1953
Great Depression, 1929
Cleveland School
Music
Businesses
Houses
Moody, Dwight C
Mussil, Dr. J. J
Bowman, Ronald E
Brown, John
Harris, F. Bruce
Haben, Ray W
Urbanus, Joe
Heinz, Harry
Meyer, William W
Krier
Westerberg, Larry
Throop, Robert S
Schwartz, Harvey
Nixon, Jack
OConnel, John R
McGowan, Robert D
Smith, Jum W
Klehm
Bode, Jack
American Legion Post 320 - Location
- Skokie
Illinois
United States - Type
- text
- Format
- Indus Color Book Scanner 5005, 600 dpi, bitone or 400 dpi, colorPaper
- Language
- English
- Rights
- This item may be protected by copyright and is made available here for noncommercial research and education purposes. You are responsible for ensuring your use of this image is in line with all applicable law and rights. Where copyright may fall to the Skokie Heritage Museum, we authorize a free CC-BY-NC-SA license. For commercial licensing, please contact the Skokie Heritage Museum.
- Chicago citation style
- A Brief History of the Skokie American Legion Post 320 and Addendum. 1987. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/skokiepo02/id/835. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1987) A Brief History of the Skokie American Legion Post 320 and Addendum. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/skokiepo02/id/835
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/skokiepo02/id/835>.