Past Leaders
| Term |
AMVETS Commander |
Auxiliary
President |
Convention |
| 1944-45 |
Elmo W. Keel* |
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| 1945-46 |
Jack W. Hardy* |
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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 Louisville |
| * Deceased |
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