by caLegion Contributor | Mar 24, 2021
A memorial and celebration of life will be held for John “Doc” Randall Bart at American Legion California Department Headquarters, 1601 7th St., Sanger at 11 a.m. on April 10. There will be a BBQ luncheon to follow, catered by Ma & Pa’s BBQ. Bart passed away at...
by dennisbauer | Jan 29, 2021
Sons of The American Legion Squadron 133 member Eric Bauer heard that a WWII veteran with limited mobility needed help getting in and out of his own home. In December, Bauer reached out to American Legion Post 133 in Huntington Beach to build a ramp for William R....
by Robert Richter | Jan 16, 2021
Anna Theresa Brown, a beloved Marine, Legionnaire, veterans organization leader, friend, sister, aunt, and party hostess died of natural causes on December 25, 2020. Not one to go quietly, she had been battling an acute illness since early November, and survived a...
by Christian Southards | Jan 12, 2021
Former Tuskegee Airman and World War II veteran Capt. Theodore G. Lumpkin Jr. of Los Angeles passed away on Dec. 26, according to an announcement made by the Los Angeles City College on Jan. 8. Lumpkin was 100 years old at the time of his passing, only a few days...
by Christian Southards | Dec 28, 2020
Ray Chavez, the oldest surviving veteran of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, died in 2018 at the age of 106. Thanks to legislation signed by President Donald Trump on Dec. 21, the U.S. Post Office at 13308 Midland Rd. in San Diego, CA will be adopting Mr. Chavez’s...
by Christian Southards | Nov 25, 2020
A U.S. Marine who served and died during World War II finally returned home to Red Bluff, California after being lost for the better part of a century. PFC Thomas Frank Johnson was laid to rest in the Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo on Nov. 23, some 77...
