LADIES AUXILIARY

AMERICAN LEGION POST 186
               
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MEMBERSHIP
 

Who can join the Auxiliary?

Eligibility is quite simple. Membership is open to female veterans and to the mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, granddaughters or great-granddaughters of American Legion members or deceased veterans who served in the Armed Forces during World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Grenada, Panama, and/or Lebanon conflicts, and the Persian Gulf War. Descendants of veterans (great-granddaughters, etc.) often are presented with Junior memberships at birth or during childhood through the generosity of an older relative and Auxiliary member.  Many of these young women continue their membership as Senior members after they reach age 18.


Eligibility Requirements

All women who are eligible for membership in the Auxiliary fall into one of the following categories:

(1) The mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters and grandmothers of
Members of The American Legion.

(2) The mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters and grandmothers of those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during any of the eligibility periods listed below and who died in the line of duty during such service, or who, having received an Honorable Discharge, died after such service.

(3) The mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters and grandmothers of those who were citizens of the United States and who served during any of the eligibility periods below in the Armed Forces of any of the governments who were allies of the United States and who died in the line of duty during such service, or who, having received an Honorable Discharge, died after such service.

(4) Women who are eligible for membership in The American Legion in their own right, having served on Active Military Duty during any of the eligibility periods below.  This eligibility includes step-relatives.


                                       Eligibility Periods

CONFLICT

FROM

THRU

NOTES

 World War I

 06 Apr 1917

 11 Nov 1918

 

 World War II

 07 Dec 1941

 31 Dec 1946

 

 Korean War

 25 Jun 1950

 31 Jan 1955

 

 Vietnam Era

 28 Feb 1961

 07 May 1975

 

 Lebanon

 24 Aug 1982

 31 July 1984

 

 Grenada

 24 Aug 1982

 31 July 1984

 

 Panama

 20 Dec 1989

 31 Jan 1990

 

 Persian Gulf War

 02 Aug 1990

Open

Cessation of hostilities has
not yet been established

 

An Auxiliary Membership application can be obtained at our American Legion Post or click here: Download Membership Application. *

Or  click on to the National Headquarters in Indianapolis.
 
     
 
   

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