Members

• U.S. Marine Corps DEC1966-SEP 1970
• Chu Lai, Vietnam   APR1968 - MAY1969, 
• 1st MAW, MAG-13, VMFA 323, Ordnance F-4 Phantom
• Retired – San Mateo Fire Department – Hoseman Engineer/Emergency Medical Technician.
• Partner – Tully-Wihr Company, Dec 1979 to Dec 2011

American Legion Offices Held:

• District 26 Sgt at Arms            2016–2017
• District 26 Commander           2017–2019
• District 26 2nd Vice Commander   2019 – Present
• Post 105 Finance Officer          2018–2019
• Post 105 1st Vice Commander 2019–2021
• Post 105 Commander               2021-2022

American Legion Riders

• Started Chapter 82 – President  2014–2017
• Chapter 82 Vice President                2017 – 2019
• Started ALR Chapter 105, 2019  
• ALR President from 2019 to 2021.
• ALR Department of CA – Service Officer 2015-2021

Life Member

• Marine Corps League General J.C. Breckinridge Detachment 010
• Junior Vice Commandant – 2018
• Senior Vice Commandant – 2019
• Commandant – 2022

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)

American Veterans of America (AmVets)

Disabled American Veterans (DAV)

San Mateo County Veterans Commission, Alternate Commissioner – 2016-2017

Commissioner – 2017-Present 

Liaison to SM Co Veterans Organizations for SM Co Veterans Service Office

Benefactor – Marine Memorial, San Francisco CA

Veteran of the Year – District 22 (San Mateo County) 2017 – 2019

San Mateo Veterans Memorial Committee Member 2019 – Present

Selective Service System – Board Member California Area Office 010 Local Board 030, Local, 2016 - present

San Mateo City Veterans Memorial Committee

• January 2019 – Present, Creating a Veterans Memorial in Central Park, San Mateo for KIA/MIA Veteran/Fire/Police Residents of San Mateo

• US  Army 1962-1970, 
• US Army Reserve 1972-1977
• 1962/63 Co A 41st Sig Bn, Ft Lewis Washington
• 1963/64 999th Sig Co, Okinawa Japan
• 1964/65 526th Engr Det, 4th Log Cmd, Ft Lee Virginia
• 1965/66 Co A 142nd QM Bn & Hq 2nd Engr Gp, South Korea
• 1966/67 526th Engr Det to Vietnam, 628th Maint Spt Co
• 1967/68 516th Maint Co, South Korea
• 1968/69 562nd Sup Co, 204th QM Co, 597th Trans Co, Vietnam
• 1969/70 516th Maint Co, South Korea
• 1972/77 Army Reserve 91st Infantry Division

American Legion Offices Held:

• 2017-2023 2nd Vice Commander Post 105
• American Legion District 26 Chaplin

Life Member

• AMVETS, VFW, DAV, AUSA, VVA, Marines Memorial, US Volunteers

2019 San Mateo County Veteran of the Year

U.S. Army, 8 years, Gulf War

• 1977-1981 5th Av Bat, ATC/Flight Operations Coordinator, FT Polk, LA
• 1985-1989 351st Civil Affairs Command as the Administrative Support Specialist, Moffett Field

American Legion Offices Held:  

• Post 105 Executive Board Member 2018 – 2024
• Vice President, Post 105 Charitable Foundation 
• VSO Administrator 

• Life Member of American Legion Post 105 
• Honorable Commendation & Community Advocacy  
•  Ravenswood City School District Board of Education – 12 Years Civic Public Services 
•  First Pacific Islander elected official of the people with Samoan descendent in San Mateo County, California.  
•  First Pacific Islander elected official of the people for Ravenswood City School District (RCSD). 
•  Received recognition with awards by local, state, and federal government elected officials for his honorary civic leadership. 
•  Authored and approved local legislative resolutions allowing students to pray on school campus when necessary at their own willingness.  Including religious literacy materials for student’s spiritual protection at the school district.  
•  His civic leadership saved RCSD from the State of California takeover and the federal lawsuit for essential school curriculum elements. 
•  Recognized with two Unsung Hero Awards consistently for two consecutive years during 1997 and 1998. 
•  UCSF Community Partnership Council 
•  APALI Fellows Advisory
•  API Americans Public Affairs, California 
•  API Legislative Advisory Committee 

U.S. Navy 1958-1962, Aviation Mate 2nd Class USS USS Ticonderoga

1995-Present, American Legion Member

American Legion Offices Held:

2019-Present, Post 105 Board Members 

2019-Present, Post 105 Finance Officer

Other Offices Held:

1978-2000 Member of Los Gatos Elks Lodge

1985 Esteem Lecturing Knight

1987 Los Gatos Elks Lodge, House Committee Chairman

1993-2009, Real Estate Broker, DBA Excel Realty

Vicent Trucelli was an active member of American Legion Post 105 and Redwood City. 

• Post 105 Commander
• Member of Post 105 Executive Board
• Judge Advocate

LEO CRAWFORD, 75, best known for his longstanding involvement with the American Legion's citizen of the Year Adward, died on August 5, 2001 at the VA Hospital in Palo ALto as a result of Diabetes and vascular complications. Crawford was born in Portland, Oregon, one of nine children, and grew up during the depression years. After the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, he left school in his sophomore year and enlisted in the U.S. Navy, attending boot camp in San Diego. He was then transferred to Pearl harbor for fleet assignment. Crawford was assigned to the battleship USS Colorado, joining a crew in what was to become famous as the 5th Amphibious Battleship Division. He and his crew participated in seven invasions and naval engagements from Tarawa to the Mariana Islands. During the invasion of Tinnian Island in July 1944, Crawford's ship was hit 23 times by enemy shore guns, injuring him and causing his return to the states, where he was hospitalized for the next five months. In January 1945, Crawford returned to Redwood City to start civilian life. In 1947, feeling the need for better education, Crawford entered the College of San Mateo and in the next three and one-half years, he completed his high school education. In an interesting side event, he was awarded his college diploma, just prior to being awarded his high school diploma. That same year, he became interested in the many problems that veterans were being confronted with, and he was asked to help in the project of organizing a new Legion Post for the friendly Acres section of Redwood City. Crawford became a charter member of the new American Legion Adobe Post 828, where he was a dedicated officer and served as its Commander in 1950. In 1952, due in large part to his work, effort and leadership, Crawford was elected 2nd Vice Commander of the 26th District (the 17 posts of San Mateo County.) and in 1953, he was elected 1st Vice Commander of the 26th District. That same year, he participated in the National American Legion Institute Leadership course and placed in the top five participants in the United States. He was then selected to represent California at the summer session of the session. In 1954, Crawford served as District Commander of the 26th District and his record of attaining Legion members kept the District in first place for the year. His leadership was now recognized at the state level and, at the age of 29, Crawford was elected to the office of State Commander of California, at that time the youngest Legion member ever elected to head the 150,000 member organization in California and the only Legion member from San Mateo County to hold the position. In 1969, he was elected to a two-year term as National Executive Committeeman to the National organization and, that same year, was awarded a Gold Card Life Membership in Redwood City's Post 105. His many community involvements cover a wide area, including serving as Institutional representative between the Boy Scouts and the American Legion in the Friendly Acres area of Redwood City; vice chairman of Adobe Post 828 Veterans Hospital Christmas Party; chairman of the Legion's polio vaccination drive in the Friendly Acres area; member of the Atherton Lions Club six years, being named the Lions Club "Tri-County Man of the Year" in 1975. Crawford assisted in the dedication of the Red Cross building on Middlefield Road in the 1950s and headed the annual residential Red Cross fund drive for two years and participating in drives for the next six years. He was very active in the Red Cross Home Service Committee which directed its attention to active servicemen Committe which directed its attention to active servicemen and also veterans and their families. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Redwood City Hunger Fund for 10 years. Crawford served actively for 14 years as a member of the Redwood City/San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce. He was on the Board of Directors for nine years; a member of the Ambassador's Club seven years; and Chief Ambassador of the Chamber in 1975. Crawford's teenage dream of becoming a pilot was finally realilzed when, after months of battling the Federal Aviation Administration because of his disability he received a certificate of demonstrated ability and a Private Pilot's Lincense. Not stopping there Crawford went back to school and passed his written test for an instrument rating and passed his flight test. He also received a multi-engine rating and flew for some 30 years, during which time, he served on the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Committee. Crawford served as Chairman of the American Legion's Citizen of the Year in conjunction with the Chamber for 11 years, then as General Chairman for seven years. In February of 1996, the Redwood City Alamanac, as sponsor, awarded him a plaque for his many years of community service. When asked some time ago about his many years of community service, Crawford said the one thing he would miss the most was the joy he got seeing the happiness on faces of winners of the Legion award. He also expressed sadness for the "many wonderful qualified nominees who would not be winners, as only one could be winner".