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The American Legion, Inc. is a federally chartered corporation formed in Paris on March 16, 1919 by veterans of the American Expeditionary Forces (A. E. F.)The aftermath of two American wars in the second half of the 19th century had seen the formation of several ex-soldiers' organizations. Following the American Civil War of 1861–65 former Union soldiers had established an organization called ...
Please view author Mark Dunkelman's excellent research at the above site. History. One Hundred and Forty-fifth Infantry, — Cols., Hiram L. Brown, David B. McCreary; Lieut.-Cols., David B. McCreary, Charles M. Lynch; Majs., John W. Patton, John W. Reynolds, Charles M. Lynch, James H. Hamlin. The 145th, composed of men from the counties of Erie, Warren, Crawford and Mercer, rendezvoused at th...