American Legion Post organized in Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/military/ww1/amerlegion.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: William Fischer, Jr. ==================================================================== March 2001 AMERICAN LEGION POST ORGANIZED IN ROANOKE ---------------------------- An American Legion Post has been organized in Roanoke to be known as Roanoke Post. The following were elected officers: Chas. G. ADCOCK, Post Commander J. K. NEWELL, Vice Post Commander Thomas M. PAYNE [1895-1950], Adjutant K. L. HOOPER, Insurance Officer [Rev.] Claude OREAR, Chaplain Paul F. [Faulkner] LANE [1894-1935], Finance Officer Every veteran of the World War in this county is invited to join us in this organization. Any person who was in any branch of the service between April 6, 1917, and Nov. 11, 1918, is eligible for membership. For membership fee see Post Commander ADCOCK or Adjutant PAYNE. [From The Roanoke Leader (Randolph County, Alabama), 26 May 1920, p.1] [T. M. PAYNE and P. F. LANE are interred in Cedarwood Cemetery, Roanoke]