The American Legion, Department of West Virginia
E-mail address: wvlegion@suddenlinkmail.com
2020-2021 American Legion Riders Chapters
2019-2020 American Legion Rider Chapters in West Virginia
Wheeling Post 1 Legion Riders
Director: John Powell
Assistant Director: Allen Hall
Sgt.-At-Arms: Steve Jasko Jr.
Road Captain: Tom Hicks
Road Captain: Chuck Burns
Secretary/Treasurer: Michelle Powell
Chaplain: Steve Jasko III
Riley-Vest Post 9 Riders
Director: Terry Wyatt Jr.
Sgt.-At-Arms – Ken Murphy
Secretary/Treasurer – Brian Krabbe
Road Captain – David Woods
Martinsburg American Legion Riders Martinsburg Post 14 Chapter
Director: Kenneth Moneagle
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: Woody Deem; E-mail: ljbiles@yahoo.com
Sgt.-At-Arms: John Knight; E-mail: johnknight425@yahoo.com
Chaplain: Rod Lemley; E-mail: rodlemley@gmail.com
Secretary & Treasurer: Donna Starcher; E-mail: landd01@suddenlink.net
Historian: Harold “Woody” Deem; E-mail: ljbiles@yahoo.com
Road Captain: Bill Leuschel; E-mail: hawkleuschel@yahoo.com
Safety Officer: Geoff Austin; gaustin1@aol.com
American Legion of Huntington Post 16
President: Ron Lovins, 304-939-0112 E-mail: ron_lovins@hotmail.com
Secretary/Treasurer: Melissa Lovins 304-939-1835 E-mail: crazycat_alr@hotmail.com
Chaplain/Tail Gunner/Liaison: Fred Buchanan 304-654-9934 E-mail: fbduch@aol.com
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:
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.
West Virginia Boys and Girls State Citizens Honored
Each year The State Journal partners with The EQT Foundation to honor exceptional students throughout the State of West Virginia. This year, four graduates from The American Legion Mountaineer Boys State (ALMBS) and six graduates from The American Legion Auxiliary Rhododendron Girls State (ALARGS) were honored.
2019-2020 District Vice Commanders
The following individuals have been elected as a District Vice Commander.