Basis
for Membership:
All women
who are eligible for membership in the
Auxiliary fall into one of the following
Categories:
1.
The mothers, wives, daughters, sisters,
granddaughters, great-granddaughters and
grandmothers of members of The American
Legion.
2.
The mothers, wives, daughters, sisters,
granddaughters, great-granddaughters and
grandmothers of those who served in the
Armed Forces of the United States during
any of the eligibility periods listed
below and who died in the line of duty
during such service, or who, having
received an Honorable Discharge, died
after such service.
3.
The mothers, wives, daughters, sisters,
granddaughters, great-granddaughters and
grandmothers of those who were citizens of
the United States and who served during
any of the eligibility periods listed
below in the Armed Forces of any of the
governments who were allies of the United
States and who died in the line of duty
during such service, or who having
received an Honorable Discharge, died
after such service.
4.
Women who are eligible for membership in
The American Legion in their own right.
This
eligibility includes step-relatives.
Eligibility
Periods:
World War
I: April
6, 1917 and November 11, 1918
World War
II: December
7, 1941 and December 31, 1946
Korean
War: June
25, 1950 and January 31, 1955
Vietnam
War: February
28, 1961 and May 7, 1975
Lebanon/Grenada:
August
24, 1982 and July 31, 1984
Operation Just Cause -
Panama: December
20, 1989 and January 31, 1990
*Operation Desert Shield/Desert
Storm: August
2, 1990 until the date of the end of
hostilities as determined by the
government of the United States
Information
on a veteran's service record can be
obtained from:
Military
Personnel Records Center
9700 Page Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132
General
information and operator assistance:
(314)263-1100
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