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American
Legion
Department of California
Past Commanders
Names in red signifies the Commander is still
living
|
Year |
Name |
City |
Email |
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1919 |
H. G.
Mathewson |
San
Francisco, CA |
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1920 |
David P.
Barrows |
Berkeley,
CA |
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1921 |
Buron Fitts |
Three
Rivers, CA |
----- |
|
1922 |
John R.
Quinn |
Delano, CA |
----- |
|
1923 |
Seth
Millington |
Gridley, CA |
----- |
|
1924 |
James F.
Collins |
Yreka, CA |
----- |
|
1925 |
Nathan F.
Coombs |
Napa, CA |
----- |
|
1926 |
Alien B.
Bixby |
Pasadena,
CA |
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|
1927 |
Dr. John F.
Slavich |
Oakland, CA |
----- |
|
1928 |
Phil Dodson |
Washington
D. C. |
----- |
|
1929 |
F. N.
Belgrano Jr. |
San
Francisco, CA |
----- |
|
1930 |
Clarence L.
Kincaid |
Los
Angeles, CA |
----- |
|
1931 |
B. W.
Gerhart |
Fresno, CA |
----- |
|
1932 |
Van D.
Hogan |
Los
Angeles, CA |
----- |
|
1933 |
Warren H.
Atherton |
Stockton,
CA |
----- |
|
1934 |
Homer L.
Chaillaux |
Inglewood,
CA |
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|
1935 |
Archie M.
Closson |
Lodi, CA |
----- |
|
1936 |
Dan W.
Emmett |
Ventura, CA |
----- |
|
1937 |
Thomas J.
Riordan |
San
Francisco, CA |
----- |
|
1938 |
Joseph S.
Long |
Riverside,
CA |
----- |
|
1939 |
Dr. H. G.
Waters |
Watsonville, CA |
----- |
|
1940 |
William S.
Dunn |
Red Wing,
MN |
----- |
|
1941 |
William J.
Farrell |
Petaluma,
CA |
----- |
|
1942 |
Robert F.
Ganier Jr. |
San
Bernardino, CA |
----- |
|
1943 |
Leon
Happell |
Stockton,
CA |
----- |
|
1944 |
William P.
Haughton |
Costa Mesa,
CA |
----- |
|
1945 |
Edward W.
Bolt |
Costa Mesa,
CA |
----- |
|
1946 |
Irvin R.
"Bob" Snyder |
Tujunga, CA |
----- |
|
1947 |
Richard H.
Chamberlain |
Oakland, CA |
----- |
|
1948 |
Harry L.
Foster |
San Diego,
CA |
----- |
|
1949 |
Rex F.
Whittemore |
Bakersfield, CA |
----- |
|
1950 |
Lewis K.
Gough |
Pasadena,
CA |
----- |
|
1951 |
Stanley F.
Dunmire |
Honolulu,
HI |
----- |
|
1952 |
John D.
Home |
Hollywood,
CA |
----- |
|
1953 |
William A.
White |
San
Francisco, CA |
----- |
|
1954 |
William R.
Burke |
Palos
Verdes Estates, CA |
----- |
|
1955 |
Malcolm M.
Champlin |
Oakland, CA |
----- |
|
1956 |
Joseph M.
Farber |
Sacramento,
CA |
----- |
|
1957 |
Leo W.
Crawford |
Redwood
City, CA |
----- |
|
1958 |
Alfred P.
Chamie |
Malibu, CA |
----- |
|
1959 |
John J. Flynn |
Vallejo, CA |
----- |
|
1960 |
Sidney L.
Gelber |
Las Vegas,
NV |
----- |
|
1960 |
Charles
Foote |
Grand
Junction, CO |
----- |
|
1961 |
John R.
Hann |
Merced, CA |
----- |
|
1962 |
Roscoe T.
Morse |
Henderson,
NV |
----- |
|
1963 |
A. Lee Oder |
Berkeley,
CA |
----- |
|
1964 |
William K.
Kreitz |
|
----- |
|
1965 |
Harry C.
Dennis |
Palos
Verdes, CA |
----- |
|
1966 |
Sam Gray |
San Pedro,
CA |
----- |
|
1967 |
Edward J.
Sharkev |
San
Francisco, CA |
----- |
|
1968 |
Harold E.
Heinly |
Green
Valley Lake, CA |
----- |
|
1969 |
Bradley J. Stephens, Jr. |
Los Altos, CA |
----- |
|
1970 |
James A.
Gilbert |
Pasadena,
CA |
----- |
|
1971 |
Andrew P.
Salontai |
Sacramento,
CA |
----- |
|
1972 |
Cecil L.
Bandy |
Odessa, MO |
----- |
|
1973 |
Milton L.
Randolph |
Fresno, CA |
----- |
|
1974 |
Marvin E. Jones |
Lenoir City, TN |
----- |
|
1975 |
Bernard L.
Weddel |
San Jose,
CA |
----- |
|
1976 |
Lloyd Higginson |
Cloverdale, CA |
----- |
|
1977 |
George G.
Sinopoli |
Fresno, CA |
----- |
|
1978 |
John B.
Coman |
Beverly
Hills, CA |
----- |
|
1979 |
Leo P. Burke |
Stockton, CA |
----- |
|
1980 |
Robert L.
Schwartz |
Cerritos,
CA |
----- |
|
1981 |
Bruce Thiesen |
Fresno, CA |
Email |
|
1982 |
John Homan |
Running
Springs, CA |
----- |
|
1983 |
Donald A. Drumbeller |
North Highlands, CA |
Email |
|
1984 |
Hal Goldman |
North Hills, CA |
----- |
|
1985 |
Richard H.
Mibach |
San Rafael,
CA |
----- |
|
1986 |
James D.
Welch |
Los
Angeles, CA |
----- |
|
1987 |
Frank H. Machado |
Modesto, CA |
----- |
|
1988 |
Miguel B.
Canales |
Anaheim, CA |
----- |
|
1989 |
Andrew J.
Steffanic |
Portota, CA |
----- |
|
1990 |
Wallace W. Riddle |
Las Vegas, NV |
----- |
|
1991 |
Harold F.
Arnold |
Marysville,
CA |
----- |
|
1992 |
Alvin M.
Krank |
Los
Angeles, CA |
----- |
|
1993 |
John J. Bettencourt |
Monterey, CA |
Email |
|
1994 |
Michael A. Gombar |
La Crescenta, CA |
Email |
|
1995 |
Stan
Standard |
Foresthill,
CA |
----- |
|
1996 |
Joseph O. Early |
Pahrump, NV |
----- |
|
1997 |
Thomas D. Hetherington |
Porterville, CA |
Email |
|
1998 |
Frank C.
Larson |
Covina, CA |
----- |
|
1999 |
David L. Eby |
Upper Lake, CA |
Email |
|
2000 |
William E. Wilkin |
San Bernardino, CA |
Email |
|
2001 |
Floyd Martin |
Pioneer, CA |
Email |
|
2002 |
Ronald J.
Hanson |
Escondido,
CA |
----- |
|
2003 |
Charles L.
Pamell |
Clovis, CA |
----- |
|
2004 |
James W.
Hackney |
Los
Angeles, CA |
----- |
|
2005 |
Fred J. Walton |
Santa Rosa, CA |
Email |
|
2006 |
S. Wayne Parrish |
Santa Monica, CA |
Email
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2007 |
Charlie Eskridge |
Marina, CA |
Email |
|
2008 |
Howard Darter Jr. |
Vista, CA |
Email
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2009 |
Alan C. Lennox |
Sutter Creek, CA |
Email
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2010 |
Dennis L. Fercho |
Camarillo, CA |
Email
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2011 |
Mark Foxworthy |
St. Helena, CA |
Email |
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