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The American Legion Joseph L Davis Post 47

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Membership Requirements

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Eligibility for membership in The American Legion is set forth as follows: Any person shall be eligible for membership in The American Legion who was a member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Air Force of the United States and assigned to active duty at some time during any of the following periods:

All above dates inclusive, or who, being a citizen of the United States at the time of his entry therein, served on active duty in the armed forces of any of the governments associated with the United States during any of said periods; provided, however, that such service shall have been terminated by honorable discharge or honorable separation, or continued honorably after any of said periods; provided further, that no person shall be entitled to membership who, being in such service during any of said periods, refused on conscientious, political or other grounds to subject himself to military discipline or unqualified service.

 

You will need to provide a copy of your DD214 for membership.

If you need to obtain your DD214 please use this link. It is the official one and no payment is required.

https://vetrecs.archives.gov/VeteranRequest/home.html#BasicInformation