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AMERICAN LEGION
POST 52
OF ARIZONA
Sierra Vista, ARIZONA
Post 52 Forty & Eight
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Societe des Quarante Hommes at Huit Chevaux, an independent
fraternal organization of veterans, popularly known as the FORTY
& EIGHT, was organized in 1920 by American Legionnaires as a fun
and honor society. Now composed of veterans of both World Wars
and the Korean, Vietnam and Desert Storm conflicts, it draws its
origin from World War I when young Americans were sent to France
to fight a war to end all wars. The narrow gauge railroads of
France had boxcars (Voitures) that carried little more than half
the capacity of American boxcars and these voitures were used to
transport the men and horses to and from the fighting fronts. On
the side of these little boxcars was stenciled the capacity of
each, holding either forty men or eight horses, and these
voitures became the trademark of our organization. If one could
laugh at the train ride from the coast of France to the trenches
crowded in these little boxcars only recently vacated by eight
horses, one could surely adapt to the changes in his life when
he returned home. Membership in the Forty & Eight is by
invitation only for recognition of service to the American
Legion and/or its programs. |
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Forty & Eight Officers
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OFFICE |
NAME |
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Chef de Gare |
Jim Webb |
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Chef de Train |
Ronald Tucker |
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Conducteur |
Ben Granado |
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Grade de la Porte |
Jeff Roe |
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Lampiste |
Kermit McOmie |
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Commissaire
Voyageur |
Tim Wilson |
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Commissaire
Intendant |
Roger Upchurch |
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Correspondant |
Jim Webb |
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Grand Cheminot |
William Morgan |
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Cheminot |
Gary Bigham |
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Cheminot |
Ramon Torres |
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Cheminot |
Richard Perry |
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