The American Legion is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019. Post 11 in Jefferson has the distinction of being the 11th post to form in Iowa.
In recognition and appreciation of post members, certificates were awarded Sept. 9 to those who have served the post for 10 or more years. One member, Don Ham, has been a member for 67 continuous years.
(Note: Membership is calculated as continuous years, not total years. Members who miss paying their dues one year begin the count again.)
The recognition was organized by post adjutant Barb Labate.
Veterans with more than 10 consecutive years of membership in the American Legion are (from left) Fon Murphy, Jerry Spaulding, Dwight Dillivan, Aaron Schroeder, Jeff Lamoureux, and Dean Foster. Post commander Phil Thompson is on the right.Twenty-plus year members are (from left) Don Yepsen, Kenneth Arbuckle, Gary Turner, John Peters, Tom Hammel, Jim Gorman, Gerry Halterman and Larry Blake.Thirty-plus year members are (from left) Louis Swanson, Paul Wilber, Ken Hastings, Karl Citurs and Vincent Kennedy.Forty-plus year members are (from left) Earl Cherryholmes, Elvin Thompson, Dallas Schrader, John Minnihan and Jim Andrew.Veterans with 50 or more years of continuous membership in the American Legion are (from left) Glenn Carstensen, Haven Frantz and James Copeland. With them is post commander Phil Thompson.World War Two veterans and longtime American Legion members are Donald Ham (left) with 67 years of membership and Carroll Perkins (center) with 61 continuous years of membership.
