PAST LEADERS
Term, AMVETS Commander, Auxiliary President, Convention Location
- 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