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American Legion Post 105 Redwood City, CA est. Oct 10, 1919
Continuing To Make History!
Officers, 01JUL24-30JUn25. Click on Picture to email officer
1st Vice Commander,
Stan Maupin
2nd Vice Commander,
Leo McArdle
3rd Vice Commander
William Jackson Jr.
Executive Committee 2024-2025, Commencing 01JUL24
Chairman,
Executive Committee,
George Smith, Term 2025
1st Vice Commander, Executive Committee,
Stan Maupin, Term 2025
2nd Vice Commander, Executive Committee,
Leo McArdle. Term 2025
Finance Officer,
Executive Committee
Tom Mullins, Term 2025
Sgt. at Arms,
Executive Committee
Joe Kirby, Term 2025
Adjutant/Member at Large,
Executive Committee,
Term 2027
John Robinson
Member at Large/VSO,
Executive Committee,
Term 2027
Chester Palesoo Sr.
Member at Large
Executive Committee,
Term 2025
William Jackson Jr.
Member at Large,
Executive Committee,
Term 2025
Stan Maupin
Member at Large,
Executive Committee,
Term 2026
Thomas Day
Member at Large,
Executive Committee,
Term 2026
Michael Toschak
Appointed Officers
John Robinson
Adjutant
Thomas Day
Judge Advocate
Chester Palesoo Sr
Veteran Service Officer
Thomas V. Giannini
Chaplain
Michael Toschak
Historian
Junior Past Commander
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About American Legion Post 105, Redwood City, CA
100th Anniversary of Post 105 Redwood City
The charter for Post 105 was awarded on October 10, 1919 and was approved at a membership meeting chaired by temporary Commander Woods held in the Sequoia High School Assembly Hall. At that meeting, Floyd Granger was voted Post 105’s first Commander.
A significant event in the history of the Post was the 1948 gift Henry McGarvey made of the land the Post now occupies. Two of the first significant Post membership decisions were to actively support the Boy Scouts of America and the formation of the National Guard. The Post's support for the Boy Scouts is now in its 100th consecutive year and, with the assistance of the Post 105 Foundation, support continues for other groups as well, such as the Sea Scouts, Blue Star Moms, The San Mateo County Veterans Alliance, providing monthly BBQs for inpatients at the Menlo Park VA Hospital, Grave Side Memorial Services, Student Veterans of America, and the VROC (Veterans Resource and Occupation Centers) at Cañada College, College of San Mateo and Skyline College.
The American Legion was formed in the aftermath of World War I in Paris, France in March 1919 by U.S. World War I military personnel and was federally chartered by an Act of Congress on September 16, 1919. A year after it was formed, the American Legion had chartered more than 5,400 local posts. Since then it has grown to more than 13,000 posts around the world with more than 2.2 million wartime-veteran members.
Throughout its first century, the American Legion has built a legacy of accomplishments. Those include support for the creation of the U.S. Flag Code, the Veterans Administration, and the drafting and passage of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 – the GI Bill – which helped transform America in the second half of the 20th century. An ongoing effort is made to aid veterans in obtaining all of the benefits they are entitled to; for example, the American Legion helped in the struggle to recognize that health issues caused by exposure to Agent Orange are service-connected and therefore compensable. The American Legion currently has nearly 3,000 accredited service officers worldwide who assist veterans with their benefits claims and related concerns. Looking forward, the American legion is dedicated to continuing its mission of service to veterans, active duty members of the armed forces and their families, and the general public.
