Glen Pedersen American Legion Auxiliary No. 1
was chartered on 16 February 1925

Eligibility Requirements for American Legion Auxiliary Membership
Membership in the American Legion Auxiliary shall be limited to the grandmothers, mothers, sisters, wives, and direct and adopted female descendants of members of The American Legion, and to the grandmothers, mothers, sisters, wives, and direct and adopted female descendants of all men and women who were in the Armed Forces of the United States during any of the following periods and died in the line of duty during such service, or who, having received an Honorable Discharge, died after service.

To be eligible to join the American Legion you must have served during these time periods:

WW I April 6, 1917 - November 11,1918
WW II December 7, 1941 - December 31, 1946   
Korean War June 25, 1950 - January 31, 1955
Vietnam War February 28, 1961 - May 7, 1975
Lebanon and Grenada August 24, 1982 - July 31, 1984
Panama December 20, 1989 - January 31, 1990
Gulf War/War on Terrorism    August 2, 1990 to date of cessation
A woman who is eligible for American Legion membership is eligible to join the American Legion Auxiliary regardless of whether or not she is a member of The American Legion. However, eligibility of her female relatives (sister, mother, direct decedents) depends upon her membership in The American Legion.

Charter Members were:

Mrs G.A. Heald
Mrs D.M. Odle
Mrs R.P Ewing
Mrs E.F Marker
Mrs H.J. Buck
Mrs J.W. Davies
Mrs G.M Dyer
Mrs S.A. Miller
Mrs G.S. Brown
Mrs Rhoda Culver
Mrs E.C. Cammerer
Mrs Hattie Baldwin
Mrs LeRoy Nefzger
Mrs Hilda M. Carpenter
Mrs Walter Smith
Mrs J.W. Cory, SR.
Miss Vivian Miller
Miss Mertie Brown

Auxiliary Presidents:

Year Installed Name
1921 Mary Cory
1922 Elizabeth Fitcher
1923 Gladys Fries
1924 Anna Pitcher
1925 Tena Winslow
1926 Irene Arnold
1927 May Cobb
1928 Anna Curtis
1928 Hilda Gallaher
1929 Belva Wenig
1930 Blanche Phelps
1931 Mildred Foxworthy
1932 Miriam Busenbarn
1933 Alma Petersen
1934 Nina Bassarear
1935 Bertha Kunath
1936 Josephine Rosekrantz     
1937 Nina Baker
1938 Rachel Champion
1938 Ella Morgan
1939 Minnie Kenyon
1940 Margaret Sckwarck
1941 Viola Lewis
1942 Ina Tripp
1943 Wila Zirin
1944 Agnes Marris
1945 Stella Clemens
1946 Ernestine Shine
1947 Mary Ardyth Guinther
1948 Wilma Hurd
1949 Wilma Schnechloth
1950 Margaret Ralle
1951 Grace Kennedy
1951-52 Marie Simmers
1953 Mae Walton
1954 Helen Goodale
1955 Edith Sackett
1956 Helen Goodale
1957 Anita Walters
1958 Marjorie Beckett
1959 Judy Brookhaus
1960 Helen Goodale
1961 Modesta Green
1961-63 Audrey Schencloth
1964 Mary Oliver
1965-67 Robilee French
1968-70 Louise Straub
1971-72 Lillian Pullen
1973 Nina Fais
1974 Bessie Taylor
1975-76 Gladys Giep
1977 Floral Johnson
1978 Jeanette Arnold
1979 Jeanette Baysinger
1979-80 Mildred Middagh
1981 Modesta Green
1982 Mildred Middagh
1983-84 Virginia Conlon
1985 Virginia Predeaux
1986 Sharon Anderson
1987-89 Jo Stouffer
1990 Marlene Voss
1991-92 V. Irene Mallett
1993 Mildred Middagh
1994-95 Carol Pearson
1996-97 No info
1998-1999 Alyce Wade
1990-2001 Ann Miller
2001-2002 Helen Foote
2002-2004 Ruth Harmack
2004-2005 Mary Sonius
2006-2008 Sharon Faulkender
2008-2010 Linda Bergendahl
From Glen Petersen American Legion Post No. 1
Used with permission of Linda Bergendahl