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WELCOME TO GEORGE LEE
AMERICAN LEGION POST 532 HAYESVILLE, NC

WELCOME TO GEORGE LEE AMERICAN LEGION POST 532 HAYESVILLE, NC WELCOME TO GEORGE LEE AMERICAN LEGION POST 532 HAYESVILLE, NC WELCOME TO GEORGE LEE AMERICAN LEGION POST 532 HAYESVILLE, NC

WELCOME TO GEORGE LEE
AMERICAN LEGION POST 532 HAYESVILLE, NC

WELCOME TO GEORGE LEE AMERICAN LEGION POST 532 HAYESVILLE, NC WELCOME TO GEORGE LEE AMERICAN LEGION POST 532 HAYESVILLE, NC WELCOME TO GEORGE LEE AMERICAN LEGION POST 532 HAYESVILLE, NC

DUE TO COVID-19,

 POST MEETINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

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VETERAN'S MEMORIAL HAYESVILLE, NC

AMERICAN LEGION POST 532 & VFW POST 6812

 

The memorial consists of a marble slab listing World War I and World War II dead from Clay County, North Carolina.  The marble is held by a river stone and masonry structure standing on a single base also made of stone and masonry topped with concrete.  Set into the base is a small stone tablet with one name from Vietnam.


Date of Installation:
October 19, 1946
Organization Responsible for Installation:

American Legion Post 532  & VWF Post 6812

Memorial War Era(s):

Persian Gulf
Panama
Lebanon/Grenada
Vietnam
Korea
WWII
WWI

Location:

The  memorial is located at the intersection of Main Street and Herbert  Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street, in Hayesville,  NC.

Published on June 17, 2017

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American Legion Post 532

25 RIVERSIDE CIRCLE, HAYESVILLE,NC 28904, USA

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LAST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH EXCEPT DECEMBER @ 1800 HRS AT THE LEGION BUILDING LOCATED AT 25 RIVERSIDE CIRCLE, HAYESVILLE NC 28904

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JOE BUCKNER, COMMANDER

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MITCHELL SHIELDS, ADJUTANT

CHAPLAIN OF THE YEAR, DISTRICT 25 CARL MAXWELL

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American Legion District 25, Chaplain of the Year

George Lee Post 532, Hayesville NC

It is with great respect and gratification I announce the 1st annual “Chaplain of the Year” award for District 25, Department of  North Carolina American Legion went to Chaplain  Carl Maxwell, USAF of George Lee Post 532. Our District Commander J.D.  Baker, USN made the presentation during a Memorial Day service at Unaka  Baptist Church.

Chaplain  Maxwell became our Chaplain about 7 years ago and has set the standard  for looking after veterans and their families in Clay and surrounding  counties. Under his leadership Post  532 developed the Tri-county Veterans Missions Counsel to meet physical  needs . Chaplain Maxwell maintains contact with the veterans at the  Clay County Care Center to insure they do not feel forgotten. He leads  by responding to the needs of all veterans by  working with other Veterans groups. Chaplain Maxwell is the example for  the American Legion slogan “For God and Country”. 

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HISTORY OF POST 177 AND POST 532

  

The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veteran’s organization. Focusing on service to veterans, service members and communities, the Legion evolved from a group of war-weary veterans of World War I into one of the most influential nonprofit groups in the United States. Membership swiftly grew to over 1 million, and local posts sprang up across the country. Today, membership stands at over 2.4 million in 14,000 posts worldwide. The posts are organized into 55 departments: one each for the 50 states, along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico and the Philippines. Over the years, the Legion has influenced considerable social change in America, won hundreds of benefits for veterans and produced many important programs for children and youth. Following is a chronology of significant dates in Legion history: History of Post 177 & Post 532 Hayesville’s First American legion Post, named after Robert Napoleon Roach, who was killed in action on October 22, 1918 during WW I in France. He is buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial in France. On July 30, 1927, a meeting was held for forming a Post of the American Legion. All men that served any time during the World War at home or abroad being eligible, were invited to be present. An application for a Charter was filled by the following; Bascom Neal Haigler, George B. Thompson, Robert M. Tiger, Roy Smart, Will Taylor, Bynum Penland, Carl Parker, Allen Bell, A.B. Ledford, Carmen Anderson, Wayne Anderson, Dent Nelson, Gad Nelson and Walter Burch on July 30, and accepted by the national organization on August 2, 1927. At the August 26, 1927 meeting the first officers were elected; Post Commander-Bascom Neal Haigler, 1st vice Commander-George B. Thompson, 2nd Vice Commander-Will Taylor, Adjutant-Allen J. Bell, Finance Officer-Marvin Alexander, Chaplain-Roy Smart, Historian-Claude C. Long, Sgt-at-Arms-Henderson Setzer. In 1936/37, the Post was no longer active. On August 22, 1940, a group of ex-servicemen got together to reorganize the Bob Roach Post 177. The Commander- Arthur Jones, Vice Commander-J.N. Alexander, Adjutant-Allen J. Bell. On Saturday October 19, 1946, The War Memorial on the Hayesville Square, was dedicated to those who gave their lives in the two World Wars. The Commander, Vernon F. Martin, of the Bob Roach American legion Post 177, conducted the ceremony. The black draped stone was unveiled while the Legion Boys Choir sang “My Buddy” with piano accompaniment by Mrs. C.E. Standbridge. The American Legion Charter for the Bob Roach Post 177 was cancelled two years later in October 1948. In summer of 2008, Veterans of Clay County, applied for a Charter to form a new American Legion Post in Hayesville, to be named after George Lee. Mr. Lee passed in December 2008, he was a prominent Clay County resident, a World War II Veteran and recipient of a Purple Heart. He had also been a member of the original Bob Roach Post 177. On January 17, 2009, an American Legion Charter was presented, establishing the George Lee American Legion Post 532

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