Past Leaders
| Term | AMVETS Commander | Auxiliary President | Convention |
| 1944–45 | Elmo W. Keel* | ||
| 1945–46 | Jack W. Hardy* | Chicago | |
| 1946–47 | Ray Sawyer | Edith G. Males* | St. Louis |
| 1947–48 | Edgar C. Corry, Jr.* | Kathryn N. Snyder* | Columbus |
| 1948–49 | Harold A. Keats* | Adeline P. Fogg* | Chicago |
| 1949–50 | Harold S. Russell* | Evelyn Lauritson* | Des Moines |
| 1950–51 | Harold S. Russell* | Evelyn M. Flasco* | Cleveland |
| 1951–52 | John L. Smith* | Dorothy Sullivan * | Boston |
| 1952–53 | Marshall E. Miller* | Darline Gordon* | Grand Rapids |
| 1953–54 | Henry J. Mahady* | Beatrice F. Russell* | Indianapolis |
| 1954–55 | Rufus H. Wilson* | Ruth K. Nickerson* | Miami |
| 1955–56 | Rudolph G. Pesata* | Florence B. Stripe* | Philadelphia |
| 1956–57 | Dominick L. Strada* | Gloria I. Clark | Milwaukee |
| 1957–58 | Stuart J. Satullo* | June L. Miller* | Boston |
| 1958–59 | Dr. Winston E. Burdine* | Mae Boone* | St. Louis |
| 1959–60 | Harold T. Berc | Aldean M. Sorrells* | Grand Rapids |
| 1960–61 | Harold S. Russell* | Lucia C. Russo* | Miami Beach |
| 1961–62 | Edwin F. Fifielski* | Anne E. Hall* | Louisville |
| 1962–63 | Dante E. Spagnolo * | Alice Oana | New York City |
| 1963–64 | Edmund M. Gulewicz* | Leah Monasterio* | Detroit |
| 1964–65 | Lincoln S. Tamraz | Marie Redden* | Philadelphia |
| 1965–66 | Ralph E. Hall* | Jewel W. Fifielski* | Boston |
| 1966–67 | A. Leo Anderson* | Ellen Bogatay* | Columbus |
| 1967–68 | Anthony J. Caserta* | Rita Potvin | Hollywood |
| 1968–69 | Joseph V. Ferrino | Kathleen Hengely* | New Orleans |
| 1969–70 | Robert B. Gomulinski* | Marie Miller | Detroit |
| 1970–71 | Robert W. Showalter | Betty Torner | New York City |
| 1971–72 | Joe F. Ramsey, Jr. | Dorothy M. LeRoy* | Los Angeles |
| 1972–73 | Joseph R. Sanson* | Doris L. Burdine | New Orleans |
| 1973–74 | Berge Avadanian* | Dorothy J. Bussard Ruph | St. Louis |
| 1974–75 | Essley B. Burdine* | Grace G. Osborn* | Hollywood |
| 1975–76 | Paul C. Welsh* | Toni Gomulinski | Des Moines |
| 1976–77 | Thomas J. McDonough, Sr.* | Doris G. Shrake | Philadelphia |
| 1977–78 | Frank D. Ruggiero* | Pearl V. Barnett* | Atlantic City |
| 1978–79 | Ted Leszkiewicz* | Jane Ashley* | Milwaukee |
| 1979–80 | Joseph R. Koralewski* | Lila B. Longworth* | Cleveland |
| 1980–81 | Ernest F. Pitochelli | Anne Brown* | Dallas |
| 1981–82 | Donald R. Russell | Margaret Rummel | Louisville |
| 1982–83 | Robert Martin* | Ruth Singler | Hollywood |
| 1983–84 | Robert L. Wilbraham* | Agnes P. Kolano* | New Orleans |
| 1984–85 | John S. Lorec | Elizabeth M. Wineland* | Knoxville |
| 1985–86 | Robert A. Medairos* | Mary S. Barrow | Baltimore |
| 1986–87 | Joseph T. Piening | Sylvia Lipowski | Cincinnati |
| 1987–88 | James B. King | Dorothy J. Stoddard | St. Louis |
| 1988–89 | Jimmy T. Smith | Betty J. Leisure* | Albuquerque |
| 1989–90 | Warren W. Eagles, Sr.* | Jean Baxter * | Grand Rapids |
| 1990–91 | Vaughn L. Brown, Sr. | Nita I. Cornell | Atlanta |
| 1991–92 | James L. Singler | Dorothy R. Bull | Louisville |
| 1992–93 | James J. Kenney | Betty S. Lawson | Orlando |
| 1993–94 | Donald M. Hearon | Barbara S. Hinsley * | New Orleans |
| 1994–95 | Arthur W. Klingel, Jr. | Janet M. St. Michel | Buffalo |
| 1995–96 | Kenneth E. Wolford | Cathy S. Fishero | Cincinnati |
| 1996–97 | David E. Ovesen | Brenda R. Kilgore | Dallas |
| 1997–98 | Josephus C. Vandengoorbergh * | Denise LaBatt | Orlando |
| 1998–99 | Cecil R. Aultman* | Janice Hapner | Greensboro |
| 1999–00 | Charles L. Taylor | Linda L. Johnston | Omaha |
| 2000-01 | Arthur C. Stahl | Beverly A. Box | Philadelphia |
| 2001-02 | Joseph W. Lipowski | Susan Sisler | Dallas |
| 2002-03 | W.G. “Bill” Kilgore | Sandye Aultman | Louisville |
| 2003-04 | S. John Sisler | Virginia Hays | Orlando |
| 2004-05 | William A. Boettcher | Carol King | Spokane |
| 2005-06 | Edward Kemp | Bonnie A. Scott | Kansas City |
| 2006-07 | Thomas C. McGriff | Barbara K. Guth | Reno |
| 2007-08 | John P. “J.P.” Brown, III | Heidi Dineen | Greensboro |
| 2008-09 | John “Chad” Hapner | Charlene Kee | Orlando |
| 2009-10 | Duane Miskulin | Patty Piening | New Orleans |
| 2010-11 | Jerry Hotop | Dee Kreiling | Louisville |
| 2011-12 | Gary L. Fry | Lynda Taylor | St. Louis |