A Message from the Commander

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We need additional help to keep Post 39 vibrant and moving forward.  We are losing World War II Veterans every day and the Korean War Veterans are getting along in age as well.  Even some of the Vietnam War Veterans are suffering from physical problems.  We especially need veterans to join us from the First Persian Gulf War and also from the War in Iraq and the War in Afghanistan. It's getting tough for the older veterans to march and carry flags and rifles on Memorial Day and for Funeral Services for Departed Veterans. We need your help!! 
THE AMERICAN LEGION IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION
Veterans need to stick together and protect our rights and the benefits available for all military and former military personnel. 
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Thank you,  
Charles Trowbridge, Commander, Post 39

Officers

Commander: Charles Trowbridge
Sr. Vice Commander: Charles Dinger
Jr. Vice Commander: Ted Young
Adjutant: Paul Violette
Finance Officer: Paul Violette
Service Officer: Donald Lassonde
Sgt.-At-Arms: Ron Piroso
Historian: Ronald Piroso
​Chaplain: Donald Wheeler

The Naming of the Post

Post 39 is named for four veterans from our area, each of whom died in the line of duty during wartime service: 
  • Lawrence O. Wilkins, Warner, US Army, died in 1918 near Lyons, France during World War I;    
  • Edward B. Cloues, Warner, Ensign, US Navy, died December 7, 1941 aboard the USS Arizona, during the Japanese Attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at the start of World War II for the USA;    
  • Lyman W. "Ted" Bigelow III, Warner, Sgt. US Army, Killed In Action (KIA) on the front lines in Korea in 1952.  
  • William R. "Bill" Pearson, Webster, Sgt., US Air Force ParaRescueman (PJ), Killed In Action (KIA) in 1972 while attempting to rescue a downed US Airman (BAT-21), near the De-Militarized Zone in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam.