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VFW Post 3809, Middletown, OH
The Miami Valley Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars has had a home in the Middletown area since 1941. An official installation of officers occurred on Sunday, September 28, 1941 and included:
Adjutant.....................................Chris Thimson
Assistant Adjutant..................Howard Thrusher
Quartermaster.....................Leonard S. Owings
Sr. Vice Commander..........Donald C. Patterson
Jr. Vice Commander....................Amos D. Cole
Post Advocate...........................Chris Thimson
Chaplain..............................Earl S. Bennington
Surgeon......................................Louis C. King
Officer of the day................Lawrence Reynolds
Patriotic Instructor.............................Earl Shea
Post Historian..............................…..Ray Craft
Trustees......................................Jesse Music
.................................Neil L. Ramsey
.................................James M. Ross
Color Bearers..................................Lon Forest
........................................Calvin Noe
Bugler.......................................Albert E Duvall