Presidents’ Day Sweepstakes Winners
Presidents’ Day Sweepstakes
2024 Sweepstakes Winners – Congratulations
Prize 1 $1,000.00 William Combs, Point Pleasant
Prize 2 750.00 Brooke Russell, Grafton
Prize 3 500.00 Chris Selvey, Fayetteville
Prize 4 400.00 Anthony Meadows, Princewick
Prize 5 100.00 Thomas Mullins, Charleston
Prize 6 100.00 Charles Stanley, Gerrardstown
Prize 7 100.00 Donald Schoolcraft, Elkview
Prize 8 100.00 Stephen Maloney, Farmington
Prize 9 100.00 Gregory Stillwell, Huntington
Prize 10 100.00 Paul Smith, Elkins
The American Legion, Department of West Virginia
E-mail address: wvlegion@suddenlinkmail.com
2023-2024 American Legion Riders Chapters
2023-2024 American Legion Rider Chapters in West Virginia
Wheeling Post 1 Legion Riders
Director: Jeff Spry
Assistant Director: John Powell
Sgt.-At-Arms: Kevin Spry
Road Captain: Michael Stillwell
Secretary/Treasurer: Michelle Powell
Chaplain: Bobb Giesler
Riley-Vest Post 9 Riders
Director: James “Ray” Stump
Sgt.-At-Arms – Richard Woods
Secretary/Treasurer – Brian Krabbe
Road Captain – Phil Bevins
Martinsburg American Legion Riders Martinsburg Post 14 Chapter
Director: Vacant
Vice Director: Tom Smith
Secretary: Ken Lesher
Treasurer: Jack Lauer
Chaplain: Brian Gano
Sgt.-At-Arms: Brian Tolstyka
Membership: Matt Campbell
Historian: Gerald Kauffman
American Legion Parkersburg Post 15 Legion Riders
Director: Lee Starcher; E-mail: landd01@suddenlink.net
Assistant Director: Paige Hardesty; rccwv1@netscape.com
Secretary & Treasurer: Donna Starcher; E-mail: landd01@suddenlink.net
Sgt.-At-Arms: John Knight; E-mail: jknight37@yahoo.com
Chaplain & Road Captain: Rod Lemley; E-mail: rodlemley@gmail.com
Historian: Dean Archer; E-mail: indianman68@gmail.com
American Legion Charleston Post 20 Legion Riders
Director: Vacant
Assistant Director: Vacant
Secretary: Tracy Cooper
Treasurer: Christina Davis
Sgt.-At-Arms: Kimberly Evans
Road Captain: Mathew Monaco
American Legion Riders Point Pleasant Post 23
Meetings are held 2nd Tuesday of each month 7:00 p.m. Post 23
Director: David McBeath, dimcbeath@gmail.com
Assistant Director: Kim Hope
Sgt.-At-Arms: Rusty See
Road Captain: Tim Roush
Treasurer: Craig Collins
Secretary: Laura Herdman
Historian: Greg Hill
American Legion Riders
Past Department Commanders (Deceased)
Past Department Commanders (Deceased)
1919*Jackson Arnold, Weston 1920*E.H. Smith, Fairmont
1921*J.B. Nickerson, Wheeling 1922*A. Edmiston, Jr., Weston
1923*Spiller Hicks, Bluefield 1924*R.E. O’Connor, Elkins
1925*J.H. MCGinnis, Beckley 1926*A.G. Yates, Grafton
1927*R.B. McDougle, Parkersburg 1928*A.E. Haan, Huntington
1929*S.C. Morris, Clarksburg 1930*J.A. Duff, Martinsburg
1931*L.A. Johnson, Clarksburg 1932*J.H. Thornton, Sistersville
1933*H.S. Pownall, Moorefield 1934*H.S. Ellis, Huntington
1935*C.L. Smith, St. Albans 1936*W.G. Stathers, Clarksburg
1937*C.E. Booth, Huntington 1938*F.W. Turner, Charleston
1939*W.E. Nefflen, Keyser 1940*F.B. Poling, Philippi
1941*R.C. Hall, Elkins.. 1942*R.H. Patterson, Wellsburg
1943*Heatherington, Clarksburg 1944*T.H. MCGovran, Charleston
1945*P.E. Kercheval, Kingwood 1946*R.C. Burg, Piedmont
1947*E.L. Jones, Wheeling 1948*W.R. Fugitt, Beckley
1949*D.R. Wilson, Clarksburg 1950*Walker Long, Huntington
1951*Frank Everhart, Kingwood 1952*Tommy E. Jones, Beckley
1953*Harry W. Miller, Fayetteville 1954*Gaujot Bias, Williamson
1955* L.O. Bickel, Fairmont 1956*Chester Phillips, Elkins
1957*E.D. Hardman, Charleston 1958*W. Dewey Mentz, Welch
1959*Lincoln Cox, Kirby 1960*Bonn Brown, Elkins
1961*Robert Lester, St. Albans 1962*Jack R. Adams, Wheeling
1963*Chester M. Matney, Welch 1964 *H. Paige Bell, Parkersburg
1965*Isaac Mayfield, Bridgeport 1966*William T. Black, Bartley
1967*Richard Davies,Morgantown 1968*John A. Jones, Weirton
1969*Charles A. Kuhn, Fairmont 1970*Thomas Malloy, Parkersburg
1971* J. H.