Past Department Commanders (cont’d. from “Our History)

#	From Year	To Year	Name	Post
76	1994	1995	Martin, Wesley “Wes”	Carrington
77	1995	1996	Kime, Suzanne “Sue”	Grand Forks
78	1996	1997	Salveson, Jerry	Fargo
79	1997	1998	Clifford, James “Jim”	Minot
80	1998	1999	Bosch, Joseph “Joe”	Linton
81	1999	2000	Overby, Dean	Galchutt
82	2000	2001	Skarphol, Gary L	Williston
83	2001	2002	Hubrig, Glenn	Hankinson
84	2002	2003	Roll, Sebastian T “Seb”	Mott
85	2003	2004	Hall, Jeffrey “Jeff”	Bottineau
86	2004	2005	Pritchard, Willis “Willie”	Oakes
87	2005	2006	Satrom, Wayne D	Galesburg
88	2006	2007	Simundson, Orville	Mountain
89	2007	2008	Peterson, Harvey	Beach
90	2008	2009	Quam, Carroll	Wahpeton
91	2009	2010	Samuelson, Jerry	Watford City
92	2010	2011	Vetter, Larry	Larimore
93	2011	2012	Krause, Robert “Bob”	Gwinner
94	2012	2013	Rice, David “Dave”	Harwood
95	2013	2014	Kachena, Eugene	Pisek
96	2014	2015	Weible, Donald “Don”	Wilton
97	2015	2016	Goldsmith, Harold “Bud”	Streeter
98	2016	2017	Kilen, Orletta	Almont
99	2017	2018	Meier, Karen	Garrison
100	2018	2019	Glenn Wahus	Watford City

Department Commander-Elect Added into Officer Structure

The position of department commander-elect as an elective position was created effective with the department convention held in 1998. That convention elected both a department commander and a department commander- elect.  Commencing at the 1999 department convention, and at each department convention thereafter, the department commander-elect became the department commander upon confirmatory action of the department convention.

The following were chosen commander-elect position for the year indicated:

Name	Town	Year
Dean Overby	Wahpeton	1998-99
Gary Skarphol	Williston	1999-00
Glenn Hubrig	Hankinson	2000-01
Seb Roll	Mott	2001-02
Jeff Hall	Bottineau	2002-03
Willis Pritchard	Oakes	2003-04
Wayne Satrom	Galesburg	2004-05
Orville Simundson	Cavalier	2005-06
Harvey Peterson	Beach	2006-07
Carroll Quam	Wahpeton	2007-08
Jerry Samuelson	Watford City	2008-09
Larry Vetter	Larimore	2009-10
Bob Krause	Gwinner	2010-11
Dave Rice	Harwood	2011-12
Eugene Kachena	Pisek	2012-13
Don Weible	Wilton	2013-14
Harold “Bud” Goldsmith Jr.	Streeter	2014-15
Orletta Kilen	Almont	2015-16
Karen Meier	Garrison	2016-17
Glenn Wahus	Watford City	2017-18
Kenny Wiederholt	Gwinner	2018-19
Steve Anderson		2019-2020

Department Vice Commanders

Until 1946 there was only one Department Vice-Commander

Name	Town	Date
F.R. Landers	Minot	1919-20
Philip R. Bangs	Grand Forks	1920-21
George H. Russ, Jr	Bismarck	1921-22
M.M. Campbell	Bottineau	1922-23
Harry Rafferty	Harvey	1923-24
A.B. Welch	Mandan	1924-25
A.J. Rulon	Jamestown	1925-26
Dr. WE. Cole	Bismarck	1926-27
Harry Hart	Ray	1927-28
Dr. H.S. Kreidler	Wahpeton	1928-29
Harry Lynn	Linton	1929-30
Johan C. Overbye	Park River	1930-31
Carl Erickson	Williston	1931-32
H.M. Pippin	Halliday	1932-33
Herbert Metzger	Williston	1933-34
Ed Tptlin	Dickinson	1934-35
Roy Dow	Mandan	1935-36
Harry Edblom	Oakes	1936-37
Ben Myhre	Williston	1937-38
Perry Goss	Carrington	1938-39
I.L. Doherty	Killdeer	1939-40
Otto C. Krueger	Fessenden	1940-41
W.A. Shinn	Bantry	1941-42
P.I. Dahlen	Williston	1942-43
R.H. Russell	Neche	1943-44
Julius F. Mattson	Roseglen	1944-45
Alf P Ness	Sanish	1945-46

Eastern	Central	Western	Year
Patrick J. Milloy Wahpeton	John E. Davis McClusky	Dr. John L Devine Minot	1946-47
Elton Ringsak Grafton	Harold Torson Cando	Earl Rundle New England	1947-48
Edward A. Milligan Michigan	Archie H. McGray Bismarck	Lloyd M. Rockne Hazen	1948-49
Dr. A.D. Ottinger Valley City	Truman E. Risbrudt Jamestown	Earnest N. Schmit Beach	1949-50
Palmer J. Sougstad Northwood	Eddy Burkhartsmeier Rugby	Truman C. Wold Watford City	1950-51
Leonard Van Horne Fargo	Paul L. Bartholomew Wilton	Howard F. Doherty Kildeer	1951-52
L. E. Duffy Enderlin	Earl F. Boyd Bismarck	Les I. Bird Hettinger	1952-53
W. J. Gust Jr. St. Thomas	Charles E. Schlieve Leeds	F. Leslie Forsgren Corsby	1953-54
Wayne Seelhammer Cogswell	Willard W. Brandt Linton	Ed Brown Stanley	1954-55
Walter T. Stine Valley City	George F. Griffin Jamestown	Byron Krantz Kenmare	1955-56
Al Montplaisir Fargo	Melvin Christianson Minnewaukan	Don Newberger Bottineau	1956-57
Carrol Torgerson Cooperstown	Ole R. Gunderson Turtle Lake	Ralph Shults Mott	1957-58
Don Sloan Lakota	Otto A. Helm New Rockford	C.H. Rodewald Tioga	1958-59
Lester H. Paulson LaMoure	Clarence P. Michels Dunseith	Robert E. Hennessy Minot	1959-60
Herb Mitz Drayton	Edwin N. Loveland Wilton	Gus Draeb Hebron	1960-61
Elmo R. Olson Finley	C.J. Olson Fessenden	Lloyd A. Nelson Stanley	1961-62
Ronald N. Weber Havana	Paul R. Lange Devils Lake	Hadley T. Wickham Mandan	1962-63
Frank J Kosanda Grand Forks	Ray Wiest Wishek	John A. Schafer Flasher	1963-64
Arnold J. Stockstad Park River	James M. Morris Jamestown	Robert A. Waller New England	1964-65
Dale Luick Fairmount	George M. Dahlen Edmore	Harry A. Kauzmann Mandan	1965-66
Al Olenberger McVille	Edgar R. Anderson Wilton	Tom Willoughby Minot	1966-67
David F. Kosmatka Forman	Blaise Johnson Jamestown	William Tomchuk Belfield	1967-68
Miron (Jack) Schlener Wahpeton	Gerald A. Taylor Oberon	Q.R. (Kink) Schulte Stanley	1968-69
William C. Sweeney Fargo	Richard E. Iverson Bismarck	Frank C. Freezon Mandan	1969-70
Treumann J. Lykken Grand Forks	Howard McKenzie Jamestown	Joseph T. Steier Reeder	1970-71
Gordon Stark Grafton	Morris O. Halverson Rugby	Herb Gartner Minot	1971-72
C.O. “Oz” Sveum Enderlin	Boyd H. Clemens Bismarck	Ernie Kouba Towner	1972-73
Carleton J. Likness Milnor	Norman H. Hanson Carrington	Robert W. Moran Williston	1973-74
Nordeen Sorlien Finley	Martin Olson Oberon	Duane S. Hanson Reeder	1974-75
Allan Mathison Walhalla	Charles H. Schroeder Bismarck	Joseph J,. Lukach Noonan	1975-76
Al Zinke Grafton	Fred J. Schmidt Jud	Leonard Hoff Richardton	1976-77
Wilfred Clemenson Fargo	Jerome Dahlen Brinsmade	Fred Mau Mohall	1977-78
Ronald Ness Pembina	Walter W. Kottsick Riverdale	Art F. Diby Mandan	1978-79
Edwin J. Heinze Dazey	Edwin Remmick Gackle	Virgil Dinga Voltaire	1979-80
Earl H. Redlin Ellendale	James F. Johnson New Rockford	H.F.”Sparky” Gierke Watford City	1982-83
Lars Hildre Petersburg	Richard D. States Sarles	Garland Crook Rhame	1983-84
Helmer Wenaas Valley City	Aaron “Moody” Dalke Bismarck	Floyd V Semenko Williston	1984-85
Marlo Tveter Mooreton	Norvin Black McHenry	Ray E. Frank Killdeer	1985-86
William O. Haug Grand Forks	Lonnie D. Nelson Maddock	James O. Coates Mandan	1986-87
James A. Horton Wahpeton	David A. Liuska Wing	Paul A. Richter Regent	1987-88
Thomas R. Moe Mayville	Jim Telken Jamestown	Geral Wiechman Flasher	1988-89
Sven Michels Portland	Ray Gibbens Calvin	Ray Atoll Williston	1989-90
Suzanne Kime Grand Forks	Don Weible Wilton	Ken Vatne Wildrose	1990-91
Merton Svaleson Hillsboro	Wes Martin Carrington	Don Herrly Hebron	1991-92
Glenn Schlenvogt Oakes	George Freund Cando	Jim Clifford Minot	1992-93
B.J. Brazil Minto	Roger Boe Turtle Lake	Seb Roll Mott	1993-94

Eastern Region	Central Region	Western Region
LaMoine Sonnenberg                             Oakes	Erling Rolfson   New Rockford	Richard Dippong    Minot	1994-95
Willis Pritchard   Oakes	Donald Machacek    Langdon	Bruce Parsons    Leith	41995-96
Dean Overby    Wahpeton	Joe Bosch    Linton	Jim Clifford    Minot	1996-97
Glenn Hubrig    Hankinson	Ron Frydenlund    Jamestown	Gary Skarphol    Williston	1997-98
John Mullen    McVille	Jerry Rice    Maddock	Dale Roth    New Leipzig	1998-99
Harold Kratochvil    Lankin	Blaine Meier    Garrison	Mark Forster    Mandan	1999-00
Floyd Aune    Mayville	Warren Sand    Jamestown	Darrell Wolff    Beach	2000-01
James Karas    Pembina	Erling Rolfson    New Rockford	Jeff Hall    Bottineau	2001-02
Carroll Quam      Wahpeton	Donald Machacek    Langdon	Frank Glimm    Zahl	2002-03
Wayne Satrom    Galesburg	Robert Scott    Carrington	Dennis Kessel    Belfield	2003-04
Orville Simundson    Cavalier	Gordon Boucher    Rolette	Don Erstad    Scranton	2004-05
Larry Vetter    Larimore	Jim Hilzendeger    Napoleon	Harvey Peterson    Beach	2005-06
Vern Houser    Park River	Robert Ludwig    New Rockford	Jerry Samuelson    Watford City	2006-07
Dave Rice    Fargo	Leon Hiltner     Wales	Dave Hilleren    New Town	2007-08
Albert Tuma    Larimore	Karen Meier   Garrison	Dave Hilleren    New Town	2008-09
Robert (Bob) Krause    Gwinner	Keven Semmens    New Rockford	Oran Keith    Sherwood	2009-10
Eugene Kachena    Pisek	Kent McDougall     Rock Lake	Miles Bobb    Dickinson	2010-11
Mark Antal   Park River	Bob O’Shea     Turtle Lake	Kenneth Hasby    New Town	2011-12
Ronald Matthews   Fargo	Harold “Bud” Goldsmith,    Jr., Streeter	David Rolfson    Watford City	2012-13
Rodney Kadlec     Pisek	Anna Spivey    Langdon	Orletta Kilen    Almont	2013-14
Roger Sateren    Lakota	Richard Marcellais    Belcourt	Heather Thompson    Bottineau	2014-15
Roger Sateren    Lakota	Pat Hemmy    Rolla	Mike Weyrauch    Ray	2015-16
Larry Lien    Fargo	Bruce Sailor    Washburn	Glenn Wahus    Watford City	2016-17
Kenny Wiederholt    Gwinner	Marv Anseth    Turtle Lake	Gordon Blake    Billings, MT	2017-18
Larry Reed    West Fargo	Steve Anderson    Langdon	Alan Fehr    Dickinson	2018-19

Department Executive Committee

Eastern Region

Name	Town	Year
G. Carpenter	Fargo	1921-22
Thomas E. Whelan	St. Thomas	1922-32
Lynn U. Stambaugh	Fargo	1932-34
Dr. F. E. Weed	Park River	1934-49
H. G. Ruemmele	Grand Forks	1949-61
Carrol Torgerson	Cooperstown	1961-72
Treumann J. Lykken	Grand Forks	1972-75
Nordeen Sorlien	Finley	1975-78
Allan Mathison	Walhalla	1978-84
Curtis O. Twete	McVille	1984-90
James A. Horton	Wahpeton	1990-96
Willis Pritchard	Oakes	1996-02
James Karas	Pembina	2002-2008
Dave Rice	Fargo	2008-11
Kenny Wiederholt	Gwinner	2011-17
Roger Sateren	Lakota	2017-

Central Region Committeemen

Name	Town	Year
F.S. Henry	Bismarck	1921-26
A.J. Rulon	Jamestown	1926-27
Fred Gimblett	Fessenden	1927-29
Dr. L.B. Greene	Edgeley	1929-37
Victor L. Thom	Goodrich	1937-44
Perry Goss	Carrington/Jamestown	1944-68
Paul R. Lange	Devils Lake	1968-71
Richard Iverson	Bismarck	1971-77
Norman H. Hanson	Carrington	1977-83
Harlan Hanson	Milton	1983-89
Lonnie Nelson	Maddock	1989-94
Lonnie Nelson (concluding year of second term)	Maddock	1994-95
Roger Boe	Turtle Lake	1995-01
Blaine Meier	Garrison	2001-07
Robert Ludwig	New Rockford	2007-13
Harold Goldsmith (resigned 6-29-14 when elected department commander-elect	Streeter	2013-14
ElRay Fercho (appointed 6-29-14 to complete unexpired term)	Streeter	2014-16
William Lipetzky	Jamestown	2016-18
Bruce Sailer		2018-

Western Region Committeemen

Name	Town	Year
A. B. Welch	Mandan	1921-24
John K. Kennelly	Mandan	1924-28
Harry Hart	Ray	1928-29
Hugh Vallely	Minot	1929-30
Henry Handtmann	Mandan	1930-33
Gervais J. Manning	Dickinson	1933-39
Roy F. Dow	Mandan	1939-42
Dr. T. L. Stangebye	Mott	1942-43
P. J. Edkins	Beach	1943-46
Henry E. Brown	Dickinson	1946-51
George Toman	Mandan	1951-54
Edgar T. Agnew	Dickinson	1954-57
Theodore T. Loy	Minot	1957-70
John A. Schafer	Flasher	1970-76
Robert E. Hennessy	Minot	1976-8 I
Fred Mau	Mohall.	1981-82
Virgil Dinga	Voltaire	1982-88
Gary Skarphol	Williston	1988-94

Name	Town	Year
Seb Roll	Mott	1994-00
James Clifford	Minot	2000-03
Frank Glimm	Zahl	2003-6-36-05 (resigned)
Don Erstad	Scranton	8-1-05-06
Dale Roth	New Leipzig	2006-12
Ted Becker	Almont	201202018
Mike Weyrauch	Ray	2018-

Past Department Judge Advocates

Name	Town	Year
G. McLain Johnson	Hillsboro	1925-27
Mark Amundson	Bowman	1927-33
Thomas J. Burke	Bismarck	1933-34
Victor L. Thom	Goodrich	1934-36
T. I. Dahl	Grafton	1936-46
John D. Jeffrey	Williston	1946-48
*Patrick T. Milloy	Wahpeton	1949-64
Gus Draeb	Hebron	1964-84
**H. F. “‘Sparky” Gierke	Watford City	l 984-Aug 8, 1988
Frank J. Kosanda	Grand Forks	1988-89
Frank J. Kosanda	Grand Forks	1989-90
Thomas R. Moe	Mayville	1990-94

Name	Town	Year
Thomas R. Moe	Mayville	1994-03
Gary Helgeson	Bismarck	2003-04
Daniel D. Narum (resigned to accept appointment as district judge	LaMoure	2004-06
Thomas R. Moe	Mayville	2007-08
Patricia Hodney	Lakota	2008-16
Christian Anderson	Wahpeton	2016-19
Mamie Havalka	Bismarck	2019-

Past Department Chaplains

Name	Town	Year
Cuthbert S. Moore	Lisbon	1919-20
Rev. Edwin Burling	Velva	resigned late 1920;
L. W. Upshaw	Jamestown	Appointed 1-3-21 1920-21
L. W. Upshaw	Jamestown	1921-24
Rev. J. O. Ensrud	Starkweather	1924-25
Rev. Silas Fairham	Drayton	1925-26
Rev. John Halloran	Ray	1926-27
Rev. Clarence Covell	Hillsboro	1927-28
Rev. A.C. Hill	Bottineau	1928-30
Rev. John Hogan	Minot	1930-31
Rev. J. A. Fjelstad	Edmore -Lisbon	1931-37
Rev. J. R. Samon	Mooreton	1937-39
Rev. Dewitt Myers	Fairmount-Valley City	1939-44
Rev. Ira Herzberg	Cavalier	1944-46
Rev. T. J. Tracy	Bowman	1946-51
Rev. Leslie R. Burgum	Jamestown	1951-52
Rev. L.V. Studzinski	Minto	1952-57
Rev. Raymond Saunders	LaMoure	resigned 1957
Rev. L. V. Studzinski	Ardoch	appointed . 1957-58
Rev. John L. McHugh	Cando	1958-60
Rev. M.P. Lutness	Bismarck	1960-64
Rev. Charles Myer	Linton	1964-65
Rev. M.P. Lutness	Bismarck	1965-67
Rev. Chester Johnson	Jamestown	1967-69
Rev. James C. Tuxbury	Mandan	1969-75
Rev. Howie Krienke	Beach	1975-78
Rev. Jerry Salveson	Fargo	1978-89
Rev. M. P. Lutness	Bismarck	1989-92
Rev. Jerry Salveson	Fargo	1992-94

Fred Schmidt	Fessenden	1994-99
Rev. Charles Sheffler	Langdon	1999-02
Rev. John Carlson	Wyndmere	2002-03
Rev. Bill Cosgrove	New England	2003-04
Rev. John Carlson	Wyndmere	2004-05
Rev. Dean Bakken	Amidon	2005-06
Rev. Mark Antal	Park River	2006-09
Linda Whaley	Fargo	2009-10
Dr. J. David Jones	Minot	2010-11
Rev. Al Gaines	New Leipzig	2011-12
Wayne Wermager	Fargo	2012-13
Rev. Jared Kadlec	Horace	2013-14
Richard Reuer	Minot	2014-15
Rev. Mark Antal	Park River	2015-18
Rev. Brian Davidson	Dickinson	2018-19
Karen Hutchins		2019-

Past Department Finance Officers

Name	Town	Year
L.R. Baird	Dickinson	1919-28
Fred J. Seeba	Harvey	1928-30
Fred Gimblett	Fessenden	1930-34
A. J. Rulon	Jamestown	1934-69
Blaise Johnson	Jamestown	1969-73
George Neigum	Bismarck	1973-86
Dorain LaRocque	Walhalla	1986-1990
Stephen I. Morse	Langdon	1990-2004
Lester Mutschelknaus	Hebron	2004-08
George Zeller	Carson	2008-14
Randall Cale	Stirum	2014-10-5-15(resigned)
Cliford Herrick, appointed 10-5-15 to complete unexpired term	Jamestown	2016-18
Coug Wittmier	Streeter	2018-

Past Department Historians

William H. Greenleaf	Grand Forks	10-17-19 to 2-11-20 (resigned)
Earl Tostevin	Mandan	2-16-20 to 8-26-20 (appointed)
William M. Jones	Lisbon	1920-65
Arnold J. Stockstad	Park River	1965-69
Allen Ruzicka	Lankin	1969-73
E. Willis Bjorge	Petersburg	1973-77
Victor C. Hass	Bowbells	1977-78
E. Willis Bjorge	Petersburg	1978-79
Harris Togstad	Minot	1979-81
Kenneth Weber	Minot	1981-83
Hal Weninger	New Town	1983-86
Milton W. Kane	Valley City	1986-88
Leonard Hoff	Richardton	1988-94

James O. Coats	Mandan	1994-00
Harold Kratochvil	Lankin	2000, died 2-22-02
Marlin Schneider	Bismarck	2002-03
Karen Meier	Garrison	2003-

Past Department Sergeants-at-Arms

Name	Town	Year
William “Bill” Stern	Fargo	1919-20
Ernst Pohlig	Bismarck	1978-80
C. O. “Ozzie” Sveum	Enderlin	1980-92
Walter Flemmer	Turtle Lake	1992-94
Walter Flemmer	Turtle Lake	1994-95
Charles Battes	Williston	1995-98
Walter Flemmer	Turtle Lake	1998-00
Harlan Muehler	Wahpeton	2000-03
Marvin Collins	Park River	2003-08
Leon Hiltner	Wales	2008-

Department National Security Committee Chair or Directors

(Titled National Defense Committee Prior to 1949-50)

Name	Town	Year
Milton Rue	Bismarck	1934-35
Lynn Stambaugh	Fargo	1935-36
Walter Brophy	Bismarck	1936-37
James Dougherty	Minot	1937-38
Henry Brown	Dickinson	1938-39
W.W. Jeffrey	Williston	1939-40
Frank Cheatham	Grand Forks	1940-41
Harold Piper	Minot	1941-42
P. J. Edkins	Beach	1942-43
Harry E. Polk	Williston	1943-45
T. F. Stelten	Wahpeton	1945-46
Edward A. Milligan	Michigan	1946-47
Roger Baertsch	Fargo	1947-48
Warner Litten	Fargo	1948-49
Robert E. Dahl	Grafton	1949-50
Adrian O. McLellan	Fargo	1950-52
Truman C. Wold	Watford City	1952-53
Robert E. Dahl	Grafton	1953-61
John E. Davis	Bismarck	1961-69
Ray Wiest	Wishek	1969-82
John Swanson	Mandan	1982-83
Bernard A. Wagner	Sanborn	1983-84
C. Emerson Murry	Bismarck	1984-87
Roy R. Tomanek	Mandan	1987-94

Department Law & Order Directors

Name	Town	Years Served
Jack Schlener	Wahpeton	1969-71
Ronald Evenson	Bismarck	1971-72
Dennis Lyon	Minot	1972-73

Department Civil Air Patrol Directors

Name	Town	Year
Joe Parmer	Fargo	1959-65
John Shull	Grand Forks	1965-68
George Walstad	Park River	1968-71
Dale Luick	Fargo	1971-73
Wayne Looysen	Carrington	1973-75
Dallas Meidinger	Jamestown	1975-76

Department Defense Civil Preparedness Directors

Name	Town	Year
Joseph Thomas	Bismarck	1955-58
Lawrence A. Peterson	Bismarck	1958-62
Joseph R. Walter	Devils Lake	1962-65
Ernest W. Hagen	Devils Lake	1965-67
George F. Marback	Mandan	1967-77
Mike Kopp	Mandan	1977-78
John Christianson	Watford City	1978-79

Department Foreign Relations Committee Chair

Name	Town	Year
Earle R. Sarles	Hillsboro	1930-31
H. M. Pippin	Halliday	1931-33
R. J. Downey	Devils Lake	1933-34
A. U. Anderson	Crosby	1934-35
Sam Thompson	Williston	1935-36
None appointed		1936-58
Jack Williams	Fargo	1958-62
Thomas E. Whelan	St. Thomas	1962-77
Earnest N. Schmit	Bismarck	1977-85
Curtis O. Twete	McVille	1985-88
Q. R. Schulte	Stanley	1988-90
Curtis O. Twete	McVille	1990-91
Harry W. Moore	Fargo	1991-92
Ray Atol	Williston	1992-93
Don Herrly	Hebron	1993-94

Department Energy Chair

Name	Town	Dates Served
Robert Nygard	Jamestown	1978-81
Milton T. DeGree	Bismarck	1981-82
Roy R. Tomanek	Mandan	1982-84

Department Gift of Life Program Directors

Name	Town	Dates Served
Gordon Stark	Grafton	1970-71
Morton Johnson	Mandan	1971-72
Don Miller	Wahpeton	1972-73
Robert L. Short	Langdon	1973-75
Morton Johnson	Mandan	1975-77
William Tomchuk	Belfield	1977-79
John E. Stiles	Sherwood-Arvilla	1979-90
B.J. Brazil	Minto	1990-93
Wes Martin	Carrington	1993-94

Department Marksmanship Committee Chair

Name	Town	Dates Served
N. G. Johnson	Beach	1938-44
Roger W. Snyder	Fargo	1944-46
Ross Jeffrey		1946-48

Department Volunteer Liaison For Shooting Sports

Harold Holien

Cando

1955-89

Department Counter-Subversive Activities Directors

Name	Town	Dates Served
Richard V. Boulger	Dickinson	1949-51
Robert E. Dahl	Grafton	1951-53
Richard V. Boulger	Dickinson	1953-54
Bert L. Wilson Jr.	Bowbells	1954-56
F. Leslie Forsgren	Crosby	1956-57

Department Graves Registration Committee Chair

Name	Town	Dates Served
William H. Payne	Bismarck	1933-34
R.B. Safstrom	Forman	1934-35
William H. Payne	Bismarck	1935-38
William H. Brekken	Devils Lake	1938-39
J. R. Harmon	Fort Yates	1939-41
Peter I. Dahlen	Williston	1941-42
Julius Mattson	Roseglen	1942-43
Committee inactive due to WW II		1943-46
Herman Brocopp	Bismarck	1946-47
Julius Mattson	Roseglen	1947-48

Legion Representatives on Coordinating Council

In addition to the incumbent department commander and department adjutant, the third voting member of the organizations comprising the North Dakota Veterans Coordinating Council is the organizational representative.

   Appointed annually, the following have represented The American Legion in that capacity for the period indicated:

Name	Town	Year
Elmo R. Olson	Finley	1965-67
Al Olenberger	McVille	1971-73
Vernon Useldinger	Fargo	1976-78
Gerald A. Taylor	Oberon	1980-81
Milton W. Kane	Valley City	1983-84
Earl H. Redlin	Ellendale	1988-89
Earl H. Redlin	Ellendale	1992-94

Name	Town	Year
Earl H. Redlin	Ellendale	1994-97
Joe Smith	Bismarck	1997-1998
John Mullen	McVille	1998-00
Seb Roll	Mott	2000-01
Gary Skarphol	Williston	2001-02
Glenn Hubrig	Hankinson	2002-03
Seb Roll	Mott	2003-09
Harvey Peterson,	Beach	2009-10
Brian Kalk	Bismarck	2010-11
Larry Vetter	Larimore	2011-12
Bob Krause	Gwinner	2012-15
Bruce Sailor	Washburn	2015-19

Department Legislative Committee Chair

Name	Town	Year
Rheinhart J. Kamplin	Crosby	1919-20
A. B. Carlson	Minot	1920-21
C. H. Starke	Dickinson	1921-22
G. A. Fraser	Bismarck	1922-23
M. H. Lynch	Lidgerwood	1923-24
L. R. Baird	Dickinson	1924-25
D. S. Ritchie	Valley City	1925-26
A. J. Rulon	Jamestown	1926-27
Jack Williams	Fargo	1927-34
Thomas E. Whelan	St. Thomas	1934-52
John E. Davis	McClusky	1952-56
Jack Williams	Fargo	1956 -66
Vernon Useldinger	Fargo	1966-70
Earnest N. Schmit	Bismarck	1970-72
Carrol Torgerson	Cooperstown	1972-78
Al Olenberger	McViIIe	1978-80
Earnest N. Schmit	Bismarck	1980-82
Joe Novak	Bismarck	1982-83
John A. Schafer	Flasher	1983-91
Ray Atol	Williston	1991-92
Joseph Smith, Jr.	Bismarck	1992-93
Curtis O. Twete	McVille	1993—94

Curtis O. Twete	McVille	1994-95
John Mullen	McVille	1999-00
Seb Roll	Mott	2000-01
Gary Skarphol	Williston	2001-02
Glenn Hubrig	Hankinson	2002-03
Seb Roll	Mott	2003-09
Harvey Peterson	Beach	2009-10
Brian Kalk	Bismarck	2010-11
Larry Vetter	Larimore	2011-12
Bob Krause	Gwinner	2012-15
Bruce Sailor	Washburn	2015-19

North Dakota American Legion Audit Committee Chair

Bob Krause, Gwinner………………….2015-19

Department Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation Committee Chair(Titled Department Rehabilitation Committee Prior to 1971-72)

Name	Town	Year
T.O. Kraabel	Fargo	1930-38
Vince Lee	Minot	1938-39
Perry Goss	Carrington	1939-40
Henry Cottam	LaMoure	1940-41
R.H. Russell	Neche	1941-43
R.R. Nelson	Bismarck	1943—44
O.M. Johnson	Devils Lake	1944-48
William R. Burns	Grand Forks	1948-49
George Harvey	Williston	1949_50
W.J. Gust Jr.	St. Thomas	1950-52
Mel Christianson	Minnewaukan	1952-53
L E. Duffy	Enderlin	1953-54
Mel Christianson	Minnewaukan	1954-55
W.J. Gust Jr.	St. Thomas	1955-56
Ronald N. Weber	Havana	1956-57
W.J. Gust Jr.	St. Thomas	1957-59
Willard W. Brandt	Linton	1959-62
W. J. Gust Jr.	St. Thomas	1962-70
Gisli Johannson	Minot	1970-73
William A. Hamre	Williston	1973-74
Clifford C. Day	Oakes	1974-75
George M. Dahlen	Edmore	1975-77
Clifford C. Day	Oakes	1977-78
George M. Dahlen	Edmore	1978-80
Stan Severson	Hettinger	1980-84
George M. Dahlen	Edmore	1984 85
Milton P. Sletten	Wahpeton	1985 87
F.E.”Frank” Gathman	Fargo	1987-90
James McDonald	Mohall	1990-94

Name	Town	Year
James McDonald	Mohall	1994-99
Robert Evans	Williston	1999-03
Jim Hilzendeger	Napoleon	2003-08
Jim Deremo	Fargo	2008-13
Bryan Watters	Fargo	2013-15
Lynn (Tye) Titus.  Jr.	Fargo	2015-16
Summer Kristianson	West Fargo	1-23-17-

VA Volunteer Services Chair to Fargo VA Health Care System

Name	Town	Year
John West, Sr.	Fargo	1969-75
Frank Suppa	Fargo	1975-1994
Milt W. Kane	Fargo	1994-01
David Lee	Moorhead	2001-15
Dave Rice	Harwood	2015-19

VA Volunteer Services Chair to Miles City VA Medical Center

Robert Evans, Williston……………….….1994-99

Department Employment Chairs

Name	Town	Dates Served
Lynn U. Starnhaugh	Fargo	1931-32
E. W. (Ed) Kibler	Cavalier-Fargo	1932-37
S. F. Laskey	Whapeton	1937-38
F.E. Henderson	Grafton	1938-39
S. F. Laskey	Whapeton	1939-40
Abe Abrahamsen	Grand Forks	1940-41
T. J. Brady	Minot	1941-42
Albert Bolkan	Devils Lake	1942-43
Thomas G. Johnson	Hillsboro	1943-45
Henry Holtz	Garrison	1945-46
George Toman	Mandan	1946-47
Leslie Maupin	Minot	1947-48
Joseph F. Burley	Minot	1947-48
E. W. Kibler	Fargo-Bismarck	1950-58
Jack Williams	Fargo	1958-62
W. M. (Bill) Williamson	Bismarck	1962-63
Arthur E. Ulness	Fargo	1963-79
Tom Willoughby	Bismarck	1979-82
W. M. (Bill) Williamson	Bismarck	1982-85
Leo Swenson	Bismarck	1958-93
Rick Ryan	Bismarck	1993-94
Marlys Morgenstern	Bismarck	2009-19

Department Public Relations and Awards Committee Chair

Name	Town	Year
Harry W. Moore	Fargo	1994-98
Robert A. Waller	New England	1998-03
Dean Overby	Wahpeton	2003-08
Willis Pritchard	Oakes	2008-12
Brian Kalk	Bismarck	2012-16
Dave Hilleren	New Town	2016-17
Karen Meier	Garrison	2017-18

Press Association Presidents

Name	Town	Year
Sven Mickels	Portland	1995-97
Don Weible	Wilton	1998-04
Sven Mickels	Portland	2005-06
Herbert Schultz	Petersburg	2007-15
Sven Mickels	Portland	2015-19

Department Children & Youth Committee Chair

(Titled Department Child Welfare Committee Prior to 1971-72)

M. H. Sprague	Grafton	1925-26
W. K. (Bill) Treumann	Grand Forks	1926-37
Frank J. Webb	Grand Forks	1937-49
H.E. (Hank) Edhlund	Fargo	1949-57
Donald R. Kuehn	Fargo-Minot	1957-63
Dick Furness	Mott	1963-73
Ernie Kouba	Towner	1973-77
Marlo Brackelsberg	Mohall	1977-82
Ronald N. Ness	Pembina	1982-84
Earl Redlin	Ellendale	1984-85
David A. Liuska	Wing	1985-87
Paul G. Schadewald	Sykeston	1987-92
Willis J. Pritchard	Oakes	1992-94

Willis J. Pritchard	Oakes	1994-95
Don Weible	Wilton	1995-03

Department Americanism/Children & Youth Committee Chair

Name	Town	Year
Philip R. Bangs	Grand Forks	1919-20
G. H. Russ Jr.	Bismarck	1920-21
William Stern	Fargo	1921-22
Walter H. Schlosser	Grand Forks	1922-23
Nels Hofland	Stanley	1923-24
R. L. Rousseau	Crosby	1924-25
Emanuel Sgutt	Fargo	1925-26
No record	????	1926-27
Dr. H. S. Kreidler	Wahpeton	1927-28
No record	???	1928-32
Thomas E. Whelan	St. Thomas	1932-33
Dr. F. Draper Hurd	Tolley	1933-34
A. M. (Arve) Dahlen	Fairmount	1934-35
LeRoy Pease	Wahpeton	1935-37
M. S. Byrne	Bowman	1937-38
Louis F. Temme	Beulah	1938-39
Curtis B. Jenkins	Linton	1939-40
A. M. (Arve) Dahlen	Fairmount	1940-41
Floyd E. Henderson	Grafton	1941-42
Perry Goss	Carrington	1942-44
C. W. Leifur	Bismarck	1944-49
Adrian O. McLellan	Fargo	1949-52
Truman C. Wold	Watford City	1952-53
Robert E. Dahl	Grafton	1953-57
Mel Christianson	Minnewaukan	1957-60
Leonard Dalsted	Bismarck	1960-11-13-64
Sam Tolchin sky	Bismarck	12-21-64-68
Harry A. Kautzmann	Mandan	1968-70
Arnold J. Stockstad	West Fargo	1970-75
Frank J. Kosanda	Grand Forks	1975-76
Wayne Looysen	Carrington	1976-77
Walter Kottsick	Riverdale	1977-78
Virgil Dinga	Voltaire	1978-79
Victor C. Hass	Bowbells	1979-81
Harris Togstad	Minot	1981-82
Garland Crook	Rhame	1982-83
Harris Togstad	Minot	1983-84
James O. Coats	Mandan	1984-86
Marlo Tvetter	Mooreton	1986-1-2-89
Sven Mickels	Portland	1990-03
Fred Eslinger	Elgin	2003-04
Robert Ludwig	New Rockford	2004-08
Don Weible	Wilton	2008-13
Kenny Wiederholt	Gwinner	2013-17
Dave Daely	Maddock	2017-18
Mike Weyrauch	Ray	2018-19

Department Athletic Committee Chair

Name	Town	Date(s)
Jack Williams	Fargo	1927-28
Clarence L. Jensen	Kensal	1928-32
Bill Ellison	Mandan	1932-33
Frank J. Webb	Grand Forks	1933-36
James Little	Barney-Wyndmere	1936-38
C. C. Finnegan	Fargo	1938-40
C. C. Lillie	Grand Forks	1940-47
James E. McKenna	Jamestown	1947-49
Einar Wall	Kempton (Interim Ch.)	Aug.’49
James E. Mc Kenna	Jamestown	1949-50
Nate Cummings	Oakes	1950-59
Otto A. (Pete) Helm	New Rockford	1959-69
Cliff Nygard	Bismarck	1969-92
Bruce (Sam) Birdsall	Dickinson	1992-94
Bruce (Sam) Birdsall	Dickinson	1994-97
Ken Vatne (died 6-18-16)	Hamlet	1997-6-18-16
Jake Raile	Mandan	2016-18
Russell Kroshus	Bismarck	2018-19

Department Basketball Chair

Name	Town	Year (s)
Earl Rundle	New England	1946-47

Department Oratorical Contest Committee Chair

Louis F. Temme	Beulah	1938-39
Curtis B. Jenkins	Linton	1939-40
Arve Dahlen	Fairmount	1940-41
Floyd E. Henderson	Grafton	1941-42
Perry Goss	Carrington	1942-44
C. W. Leifur	Bismarck	1944-53
Robert E. Dahl	Grafton	1953-54
C. W. Leifur	Bismarck	1954-55
Mel Christianson	Minnewaukan	1955-56
Robert E. Dahl	Grafton	1956-57
Clair T. Blikre	Rolla-Stanley	1957-62
Elton Skarperud	Grand Forks	1962-65
Edward J. Drashil	Bismarck	1965-68
Boyd Clemens	Bismarck	1968-70
Charles H. Schroeder	Bismarck	1970-71
Boyd Clemens	Bismarck	1971-72
Charles H. Schroeder	Bismarck	1972-75
Vane Thomas	Minot	1975-78
Frank J. Kosanda	Grand Forks	1978-81
Charles H. Schroeder	Bismarck	1981-3-3-88
Vern Fetch	Bismarck	3-7-88-94
Vern Fetch	Bismarck	1994-08
Ron Broderson (resigned)	Watford City	2008-4-12-14
Jerry Samuelson	Watford  City	2013-19

Department Boy Scouts Chair or Directors

Name	Town	Year (s)
J. Lloyd Monson	Fargo	1926-27
O. H. Halverson	Northwood	1927-29
No record		1929-30
T. S. Harkison	Willow City	1930-31
No record		1931-36
Dr. J. O. Arnson	Bismarck	1936-39
John Karasiewicz	Bismarck	1939-41
Judge James Morris	Bismarck	1941-47
Al Schoenfeld	Dickinson	1947-49
Ralph B. Maxwell	Rolla	1949-52
Dr. A. F. Jensen	Grand Forks	1952-53
Clarence Bladow	Wahpeton	1953-54
George “Toby” Morton	Bismarck	1954-57
Edward T. Wosepka	Beach	1957-59
Ralph Shults	Mott	1959-62
W.  J. Thoreson	York	1962-63
Edmond Remfert	Hebron	1963-67
Edward A. Milligan	Bottineau	1967-70
Wayne Looysen	Carrington	1970-72
William Ebeltoft	Dickinson	1972-73
Wayne Looysen	Carrington	1973-76
Dewey Nielsen	Rugby	1976-78
James F. Johnson	New Rockford	1978-79
Donald Darling	Minot	1979-94

Department Education & Scholarships Directors

Donald R. Kuehn	Fargo-Minot	1954-55
Matt McGahan	Fargo	1955-56
Donald R. Kuehn	Fargo-Minot	1956-63
Dick Furness	Mott	1963-67
Dr. Clair T. Blikre	Wahpeton	1967-73
Donald L. Sheldon	Fargo	1973-77
James O. Coats	Mandan	1977-82
Curtis Herman	Makoti	1982-83
William O. Haug	Grand Forks	1983-86
Edith Dacks	Minot	1986-90
John E. Stiles	Arvilla	1990-94

Department Membership and Post Activities Committee Chair

Jim Clifford	Minot	1994-96
Albert Tuma	Larimore	1996-97
Joe Bosch	Linton	1997-98
Dean Overby	Wahpeton	1998-99
Lester Mutschelknaus	Hebron	1999-00
David Challey	Hankinson	2000-02
Dale Roth	New Leipzig	2002-03
Carroll Quam	Wahpeton	2003-06
Ralph Byron	Cavalier	2006-07
Larry Vetter	Larimore	2007-09
Albert Tuma	Larimore	2009-10
Kenny Wiederholt	Gwinner	2010-11
Eugene Kachena	Pisek	2011-12
Don Weible	Wilton	2012-13
Ronald J. Matthews	Fargo	2013-16
Alan Fehr	Dickinson	2016-2018
Todd Rikke	Lidgerwood	2018-19

Department Musical Organizations Committee Chair

Spencer S. Boise	Bismarck	1938-52
Herbert J. Franek	Fargo	1952-53
Spencer S. Boise	Bismarck	1953-54
Herbert J. Franek	Fargo	1954-62
Gil Olson	Bismarck	1962-68
Robert O. Boutrous	Bismarck	1968-83
Chuck Joseph	Williston	1983-94

Chuck Joseph	Williston	1994-95
Al Enger	Grand Forks	1995-96
Anthony Prough	Minot	1996-97

Department Convention Festival Chair

Don Rapske	Fargo	1997-98
Gary Skarphol	Williston	1998-99

Legion Appointees to Administrative Committee on Veterans Affairs

Donald F. Sloan	Lakota	1971-77
Kenneth G. Habiger	Casselton	1971-78
James M. Morris	Jamestown	1971-81
Stanley R. Severson	Hettinger	1977-83
Fred Mau	Mohall	1978-79
George M. Dahlen	Edmore	1979-81
Earnest N. Schmit	Bismarck	1981-84
Edwin Remmick	Gackle	1981 85
Curtis O. Twete	McVille	1983-86
Richard (Dick) States	Sarles	1984-90
David A. Liuska	Wing	1985-91
Fred J. Schmidt	Fessenden	1986-89
Suzanne Kime	Grand Forks	1989-1995
Adrian Crowfeather	Bismarck	1990-93
John Mullen	McVille	1994-97
Donald F. Weible	Wilton	1994-02
Kenneth Vatne	Hamlet	1995-04
Thomas R. Moe	Mayville	1997-03
Gary Skarphol	Williston	2002-08
Orletta Kilen	Almont	2003-12
Dean Overby	Wahpeton	2004-19
Jeff Hall	Bottineau	2008-14
Marlin Schneider	Bismarck	2012-21
Kenneth Hasby	New Town	2014-17
Alan Fehr	Dickinson	2017-20

Legionnaire Insurance Director/Trustee

Gus Draeb	Hebron	1994-98
David M. Schmidt	Fargo	1998-02
Jim Deremo	Fargo	2002-07
Kim Anderson	Fargo	2007-08
David Johnson	West Fargo	2011-9-21-17
Ronald J. Matthews	Fargo	11-27-17-19

National Guard and Reserve Liaison Chair

Carroll Quam	Wahpeton	2003-15
Dave Rice	Harwood	2015-17
Karen Meier	Garrison	2017-18
Carroll Quam	Wahpeton	2018-19
Awards
Dave Rice	Harwood	2015-17
Karen Meier	Garrison	2017-18
Carroll Quam	Wahpeton	2018-19

 BOYS STATE DIRECTORS

Name	Dates Served
Leroy Pease	1938 to 1942
no N.D. Boys State due to WWII	1943 to 1946
Leroy Pease	1947 to 1956
M. B. Zimmerman	1957 to 1969
David A. Wolf	1970 to 1973
Marcus L. McDonald	1974 to 1991
Joe Yenkosky	1992 to 1998
Neil Litton	1999-present-

North Dakota American Legion Foundation Board of Directors 1994-95 to 2018-19

President	Town	Dates
William Haug,	Grand Forks	Part 1993-94
Carleton Likness	Wahpeton	Part 1994-02
Dave Challey,	Hankinson	2002-07

Chairman of the Board	Town	Dates
Carleton Likness	Wahpeton	2002-07
Earl Peterson,	Bozeman, MT (Beach Post)	2007-09
Harvey Peterson	Beach	2009-

Foundation Regional Directors

Eastern Region	Central Region	Western Region
1993-94 William Haug Grand Forks	1993-96 Dennis Mock Bismarck	1993-97 Norman Erdman Ralph
1994-01 Carl Likness Wahpeton	1996-02 Jerry Rice Maddock	1997-03 Tony Prough Minot
2001-07 Dave Challey Hankinson	2002-08 Dale Townsend Carrington	2003-09 Orlin Hanson Sherwood
2007-13 Wayne Satrom Galesburg	2008-14 Harold Goldsmith Streeter	2009-10 Earl Peterson Bozeman, MT
2013-17 Bruce Holtan Fargo	2014- Arnie Havelka Bismarck	2010-14 Ron Broderson Watford City
2017- Eugene Kachena Pisek		2017- Gary Skarphol Williston

North Dakota American Legion State Band Manager 1989-2019

(When time arrives to make final decisions on material to be included in the 25-year history, it would be highly appropriate to include State Band Manager Bruce Holtan with his picture in a story on many appearances and performances of the Legion State Band.  Bruce has been the outstanding manager of the band since 1989 and has also performed with the unit as a skilled musician since 1971.)

North Dakota American Legion Centennial Committee Chair

Bob Greene, Grand Forks……2015-12-8-16

resigned.

Veterans Home Foundation Board

Carroll Quam

Wahpeton

President 2017-19

Department Outdoor Publicity Committee Chair

Miles Lander

Grand Forks

1931-44

Department Radio Committee Chair

L. W. Hamm	Fargo	1925-27
No record	1927-34
R. C. Melchoir	Fargo	1934-36
C. T. Hoverson	Fargo	1936-39
Harold Piper	Minot	1939-40
Robert M. Smoot	Fargo	1940-42
Fred C. Hagen	Fargo	1942-45

Department Conservation Committee Chair

Name	Town	Dates Served
M. O. Steen	Bismarck	1932-34
M. O. Ryan	Fargo	1934-40
L. T. Orlady	Jamestown	1940-44
S.W. Thompson	Devils Lake	1944-45

Department Public Relations Committee Chair

Ed Kraus	Fargo	1944-46
C. R. Andrus	Fargo	1946-50
J. V. McCarthy	Fargo	1950-52
F. J. Froeschle	Bismarck-Lisbon	1952-54
Alf T. Olsen	Fargo	1954-64
Harry W. Moore	Fargo	1964-67
Robert Feickert	Mandan	1967-68
Ralph Shults	Hettinger	1968-73
Don P. Miller	Bismarck	1973-75
Carleton J. Likness	Milnor	1975-76
Frank J. Kosanda	Grand Forks	1976-77
Carleton J. Likness	Milnor	1977-78
Curtis H. Nelson	Fargo	1978-80
Carleton J. Likness	Milnor	1980-84
Ralph Shults	Hettinger	1984-87
Ed Doherty	New Rockford	1987-92
Carleton Likness	Wahpeton	1992-10/30/93
Harry W. Moore	Fargo	10/30/93-94

Department Speakers Bureau Chair

Frank J. Kosanda	Grand Forks	1959-66
Ray Shoff	Bismarck	1966-69
Charles H. Schroeder	Bismarck	1969-70
Frank J. Kosanda	Grand Forks	1970-75
Leo Swenson	Bismarck	1975-3/24176
William C. Sweeney	Fargo	4-11-76-77
John W. Conyne	Bismarck	1977-78
Gordon Semrau	Grand Forks	1978-80
Leo Swenson	Bismarck	1980-83
Gordon Semrau	Grand Forks	1983-87
Stephen I. Morse	Langdon	1987-90

Press Association Past Presidents

Morton Johnson	Mandan	1974
Lloyd Haugen	Minot	1975
Morris Wachendorf	Riverdale	1976
Carleton J. Likness	Milnor	1977-79
Paul R. Lange	Devils Lake	1980-81
Ralph T. Shults	Hettinger	1982-83
Edith Dacks	Minot	1984-85
Leo Swenson	Bismarck	1986-87
James O. Coats	Mandan	1988
Harold Bruschwein	Wahpeton	1989-90
Sven Mickels	Portland	1993-94

Department Highway Safety Chair or Director

Milton G. Kelly	Devils Lake	1937-38
Edward Hadley	Stanley	1938-40
Amos Rood	Valley City	1940-41
A. O. McKinnon	Bismarck	1941-42
Martin Olson	Dunn Center	1942-43
Ray Healey	Minot	1943-47
A. M. Rott	Bismarck	1947-50
Clark J. Monroe	Bismarck	1950-53
Walter J. Thompson	Kenmare	1953-55
Phil Hog Haug	Pembina	1955-57
Don Sloan	Lakota	1957-58
Ole R. Gunderson	Turtle Lake	1958 -60
James J. Brodigan	Fargo	1960-62
Herbert A. Mitz	Drayton	1962-63
James J. Brodigan	Fargo	1963-66

Sons of The American Legion Detachment Commander

Dwight Kautzmann	Mandan	1991-93
Frank Whippler	Lankin	1993 died 10-11-93
Mike Hodney	Lankin	10-12-93-94-96
Dwane W. Liuska	Wing	1996-9-5-99
Vacant		1999-2002
Gerald Puetz	Barney	2002-09
Dean Meberg	Park River	2009-11
Mike Daely	Minot	2011-16
Frank Vondra	Park River	2016-18
Michael Miska	Jamestown	2018-19

                Detachment Adjutants

David M. Schmidt	Fargo	1991-02
Vacant		3-3-02-6-20-03
Dean Meberg	Park River	2003-06
Bill Peschel	Wahpeton	2006-13
Willie Witkowski	Gwinner	2013-16
Tim Tuma	Larimore	2016-18
Todd Rikke	Lidgerwood	2018-19

Department SAL Directors or Advisors

Name	Town	Dates
James Little	Barney	1933-34
A.B. Johnson	Flora	1934-38
Milton G. Kelly	Devils Lake	1938-39
Robert G. Mensing	Ashley	1939-40
Richard M. Still	Fargo	1940-42
H. J. Hugelen	Maddock	1942-45
Harry Overby	Fargo	1945-46
Earl Rundle	New England	1946-47
James O. Coats	Mandan	1987-89
Rodney Byron	Mountain	1989-94
Ron Monson	Park River	1994-00
Dean Meberg	Park River	2000-11
Albert Tuma	Larimore	2011-19

Sons of the American Legion Squadrons

Bismarck

Dickinson

Ellendale

Fargo

Fordville

Galchutt

Garrison

Gwinner

Hankinson

Hope

Jamestown

Kensal Langdon

Lankin

Larimore

Lidgerwood

Mandan

Manvel

Minot

Mooreton Mountain New England

Oakes

Park River Rugby Valley City

Wahpeton

Watford City

Williston

Wyndmere Hillsboro

Grand Chefs de Gare Passe

Jack Williams	Fargo	Grand Organizer
Joe E. Rabinovich	Grand Forks	1922-23
John P. “Chick” Conmy	Fargo	1923-24
Steve Arman	Grafton	1924-25
James Monro	Wahpeton	1925-26
Walter McGahey	Williston	1926-27
Thomas Condon	Valley City	1927-28
Dr. L. B. Greene	Edgeley	1928-29
William G. Elmslie	Devils Lake	1929-30
Earl W. Stranahan	Fargo	1930-31
William Schantz	Bismarck	1931-32
Charles Devine	Williston	1932-33
Edward Kraus	Fargo	1933-34
Harry Rosenthal	Bismarck	1934-35
Frank Coffman	Devils Lake	1935-36
C. T. “Ted” Hoverson	Fargo	1936-37
William B. Allen	Grand Forks	1937-38
John Degg	Bismarck	1938-39
W. Riley Pettitt	Fargo	1939-40
Thomas C. Brown	Valley City	1940-41
Frank Cheatham	Grand Forks	1941-42
Willard C. Sveen	Williston	1942-43
William H. Brekkcn	Devils Lake	1943-44
Alvin H. Meyer	Wahpeton	1944-45
Arthur E. Ulness	Fargo	1945-46
Edward F. Trepp	Bismarck	1946-47
Dr. O. H. Hoffman	Hannaford	1947-48
Wm. K. Treumann.	Grand Forks	1948-49
Clarence E. Jorde	Mandan	1949-50
Harry E. Maher	Fargo (resigned)	1950-51
T. I. Dahl	Grafton (completed term)	1950-51
Elmer C. Cecil	Williston	1951-52
Melvin C. Olson	Wahpeton	1952-53
Ernest W. Hagen	Devils Lake	1953-54
John J. Preboske	Fargo	1954-55
John F. Lord	Mandan	1955-56
George F. Griffin	Jamestown	1956-57
H. D. “Howdy” Dunahay	Bismarck	1957-58
Russell Crawford	Grand Forks	1958-59
James J. Brodigan	Fargo	1959-60
Alfred Zinke	Grafton	1960-61
Joseph J. Thomas	Bismarck	(recalled to active military duty) …………….. 1961-62
Leo Heffenan	Jamestown	(acting grand chef de gare for remainder of term) ’61-62
Ralph Shults	Mott	1962-63
James O. Coats	Mandan	1963-64
Harold Bruschwein	Wahpeton	1964-65
Gerald A. Taylor	Devils Lake	1965-66
Harry Degenstein	Jamestown	1966-67
Donald Jenson	Grand Forks	1967-68
Robert R. Stone	Fargo	1968-69
Ned Kindsvogel	Bismarck	1969-70
James Hinzpeter	Minot	1970-71
Arthur W. Olson	Mandan (died)	1971-72
Lyle Conners	Minot (finished term)	1971-72
John W. Conyne	Bismarck	1972-73
M. W. “Red” Chapek	Williston	1973-74
Joseph Steier	Reeder	1974-75
Virgil Dinga	Minot	1975-76
Burton G. Maxwell	Fargo	1976-77
William “Bill” Doherty	Bismarck	1977-78
Marlin Gay	Minot	1978-79
Harold Braniff	Jamestown	1979-80
Mike Jung	Hettinger	1980-81
Floyd Semenko	Williston	1981-82
Howard McKenzie	Jamestown	1982-83
Robert G. Long	Fargo	1983-84
Alvin Rotering	Hettinger	1984-85
Tom Rainsberry	Grand Forks	1985-86
Chuck Joseph	Wiliston	1986-87
Q. R. “Kink” Schulte	Stanley	1987-88
Robert Caudel	Bismarck	1988-89
Robert Lechner	Fargo	1989-90
Duane Hanson	Hettinger	1990-91
Jack Schlener	Wahpeton	1991-92
Alvin Kilgore	Grand Forks	1992-93
Jordis Larvick	Williston	1993-94

VernFetch	Bismarck	1994-95
James Telken	Jamestown1	995-96
Howard V. Erickson	Fargo	1996-97
David Kaufman	Grand Forks	1997-98
Richard Rasch	Garrison	1998-99
Charles Schumacher	Minot	1999-00
Larry Lein	Fargo	2000-01
Bruce Parsons	Leith	2001-02
Richard Iverson	Bismarck	2002-03
Gary Skarphol	Williston	2003-04
Garland Crook	Dickinson	2004-05
Donald Schwinden	Fargo	2005-06
Ken Vatne	Hamlet	2006-07
Lorne Noehre	Bismarck	2007-08
Herbert Schultz	Petersburg	2008-09
David Rice	Fargo	2009-10
Ronald J. Matthews	Fargo	2010-11
Aaron J. McFerran	Mandan	2011-12
George Petermann	Dickinson	2012-13
Robert Jacobson	Fargo	2013-14
B.J. Brazil	Minto	2014-16
Albert Tuma	Larimore	2016-18
Benny Kemp	Bismarck	2018-2019

Grand Correspondents

C.E. “Sid” Birder	Park River	1922-24
Arthur F. Collar	Fargo	1924-28
C.T. “Ted” Hoverson	Fargo	1928-35
Harry Rosenthal	Bismarck	1935-42
Harry E. Maher	Fargo	1942-50
Arthur E. Ulness	Fargo	1950-61
James J. Brodigan	Fargo	1961-62
Arthur E. Ulness	Fargo	1962-72
John J. Preboske	Fargo	1972-77
Burton Maxwell	Fargo	1977-84
John Conyne	Bismarck	1984-86
Robert Long	Fargo	1986-90
Al Rotering	Hettinger	1990-92
David Kaufman	Grand Forks	1992-96
John McCauley	Center	1997-01
Robert G. Long	Fargo	2001-02
Mark Forster	Mandan	2002-03
Robert A. Lechner	Fargo	2003-07
Gary Puppe	Bismarck	2007-08
Robert A. Lechner	Fargo	2008-09
Larry Lein	Fargo	2009-11
Mark Forster	Mandan	2011-12
Art Wanner	Dickinson	2012-13
Robert Krause	Fargo	2013-14
Robert Jacobson	Fargo	2014-18
Ed Stern	Bismarck	2018-19

Past Auxiliary Department Presidents

Name	Town	Year	Motto/Emblem
Mrs. W. H. Witherstine	Grand Forks	1923
Mrs. Bernard S. Nickerson	Mandan	1924
Mrs. Arthur L Knauf	Jamestown	1925
Mrs. Anna L. Hazen	Larimore	1926
Mrs. L. P. Larson	Finley	1927
Miss Hazel B. Nielson	Valley City	1928
Mrs. J. R. Pence	Minot	1929
Mrs. James Morris	Bismarck	1930
Mrs. A. A. Kjelland	Hatton	1931
Mrs. Albert G. Porter	LaMoure	1932
Mrs. H. P. Ide	Sheldon	1933
Mrs. Raymond Holmes	Minot	1935
Mrs. Elric C. Geelan	Enderlin	1936
Mrs. James D. Stenson	Minot	1937
Mrs. H. W. Rosenthal	Bismarck	1938
Mrs. Thomas M. Street	Bottineau	1939
Mrs. T. H. Ferber	Oakes	1940
Mrs. John W. Payne	Williston	1941
Mrs. C. L. Robertson	Jamestown	1942
Mrs. E. W. Tobin	Dickinson	1943
Mrs. A. W. Plachte	Wahpeton	1944
Mrs. Spencer S. Boise	Bismarck	1945
Mrs. John Engesather	Brocket	1946
Mrs. A. U. Anderson	Crosby	1947
Mrs. Frank J. Webb	Grand Forks	1948
Mrs. F. E. Ackermann	Fargo	1949
Mrs. Peter I. Dahlen	Williston	1950
Mrs. R. C. Wiper	Bowbells	1951
Mrs. Oscar W. Fode	Jamestown	1952
Mrs. H. A. Lieberg	Devils Lake	1953
Mrs. L. W. Roen	Fargo	1954
Mrs. Lester H. Paulson	LaMoure	1955
Mrs. L. D. Sweeney	Larimore	1956
Mrs. John W. Stannard	Williston	1957
Mrs. C. O. Sveum	Enderlin	1958
Mrs. William Krause	Drake	1959
Mrs. Walter L. Dougherty	Park River	1960
Mrs. Karl L. Ericson	New Rockford	1961
Mrs. Arthur M. Kenly	Valley City	1962
Mrs. Ross Mcintosh	Cavalier	1963
Mrs. Harry E. Bowen	Hope	1964
Mrs. Alvin Moltzen	New Salem	1965
Mrs. James E. McGuigan	Leonard	1966
Mrs. Ernest J. Hanson	Grand Forks	1967
Mrs. Joseph J. Schneider	Devils Lake	1968
Mrs. Roger W. Snyder	Fargo	1969
Mrs. Norman H. Hanson	McClusky	1970
Mrs. Sigurd S. Haaland	Velva	1971
Mrs. Wesley G. Sather	Graftonm1972
Mrs. Harold H. Weyrauch	Ray	1973
Mrs. Jerome Stevens	Washburn	1974
Mrs. Frank J. Kosanda	Grand Forks	1975
Miss Patricia Higgins	Bismarck	1976
Mrs. Clifford Day	Oakes	1977
Mrs. Leonard Hoff	Richardton	1978
Mrs. Joseph Johnson	Roseglen	1979
Mrs. Erwin Yentsch	New Town	1980
Mrs. Dean Stetson	Bismarck	1981
Mrs. Kenneth Weber	Minot	1982
Mrs. Duane Hanson	Reeder	1983
Mrs. David Mcferran	Mandan	1984
Mrs. Willard Sorteberg	Portland	1985
Mrs. Albert Wicka	Beach	1986
Mrs. Helen Prochnow	Fairmount	1987
Mrs. Paul Brandt	McHenry	(died in office)
Mrs. Lloyd Schopp	Streeter	finished 1988
Mrs. Lloyd Schopp	Streeter	1989
Mrs. Norman Hande	Rhame	1990
Mrs. Floyd V Semenko	Williston	1991
Mrs. Paul Ingwalson	Crosby	1992	Star
Mrs. Roger Boe	Turtle Lake	1994	Tree
Minnie Flynn	Dunseith	1995	Tower/Peace Garden
Lualice Stockert	Stanton-Mandan	1996	Flag
Muriel Seidel	Bismarck	1997	Sunflower
Alice Coats	Mandan	1998	Quilt
Tootie Fueller	Rugby	1999	Bell
Donna Rice	Maddock	2001	Light House
Judy Twete	McVille	2002	Angel
Beverly Wolff	Beach	2003	American Flag
Kathy Daniels	St. Thomas	2004	Flag
Tammy Ryberg	Bowbells	2005	Bee
Mary Ann Gefroh	Linton	2006	Eagle
Sandra Erdman	Reeder	2007	Heart
Charlotte Lassonde	Rolla	2008	Angel
Carrie Heinz	Rolette	2009	Dog
Gigi Moore	Oakes	2010	Hot Air Balloon
Ginny Brazil	Minto	2011	Shape ND, Star
Betty Malkowski	Belfield	2012	Star
Linda Juntunen	Rolla	2013
Marlys Aubol	New Town	2014	Heart
Arla Roth	Bentley	2015	Outline USA, Cross
Marlene Boyer	Carrington	2016	Boots
Diane Kraemer	Grand Forks	2017	Butterfly
Mavis Goodroad	Fargo	2018	Eagle/tear
Jeannie Roman		2019	“We Love our Veterans”
Myrna Ronholm	Jamestown	2020

Auxiliary Department Secretaries

Miss Abbey Hurley	Fargo	1922-24
Ms. L. W. Hamm	Fargo	1925
Abbey Hurley Conmy	Fargo	1926
Mrs. C. F. Phillips	Fargo	1927-29
Mrs. R. M. DcPuy	Jamestown	1930-35
Mrs. G. R. Schwandt	Enderlin	1936-73
Mrs. Donald R. Colvin	Minot	1973-85
Mrs. Donald D. Lund	Minot	1985-89
Sherry Lind	Cooperstown	1999-01
Myrna Ronholm	Jamestown	2001-13
Catherine Olson	Grand Forks	2013-15
Shirley Montgomery	Fargo	2015-
Marcy Schmidt		20?? – current