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Bill Wilsbacher

The Department of Iowa regrets to announce the death of Past Department Commander Bill Wilsbacher. Commander Wilsbacher passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 Friday May 3, 2019 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ellendale. Burial with military honors will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, Ellendale. Visitation will be … Read more

First Commander of The Department of Iowa

Mathew Adrian Tinley: First Commander of The American Legion Department of Iowa By Roger Norfolk Mathew Adrian Tinley, physician and surgeon, retired Lieutenant General and Commander of the 34th Infantry Division and the first Commander of the Iowa Department of the American Legion, died at Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 11, 1956. He was born on … Read more