Contacts


Past Department Commanders

Department of California
The American Legion, 1601 7th Street, Sanger, CA 93657

Phone: 559-875-8387  |  Email: adjutant@caLegion.org

Contact: Area Leaders | District Leaders | Department Staff

Department Officers 2023-2024

Commander, John Aldridge |  deptcacommander@calegion.org

Adjutant, Sam Flores | adjutant@calegion.org

National Executive Committeeman (NEC), Robert Heinisch | nec@calegion.org

Alternative NEC, Larry Leonardo, Sr. | altnec@calegion.org

Judge Advocate, Amado Salinas, II | ja@calegion.org

Chaplain, Kathy Cash | chaplain@calegion.org

Historian, Auggie Galaviz | historian@calegion.org

Sergeant-at-Arms, Jeff Jewel | sergeant@calegion.org

Parliamentarian, Diane DeVries | parliamentarian@calegion.org

Department Service Officer (Vacant) | dso@calegion.org

Jr. Past Commander, Jere Romano | juniorpc@calegion.org

Membership Director, Jeff Freeman | membershipdirector@calegion.org

Department of California map showing our 6 Areas and 30 Districts

U. S. President Legionnaires

Nine U.S. Presidents who served in the Armed Forces of the United States were also members of The American Legion. They are Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush #41, and Bush #43.


Truman
President Truman

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President Eisenhower

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President Kennedy


Nixon
President Nixon


President Ford


Carter
President Carter



President Reagan

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President Bush #41

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President Bush #43