| PAST NATIONAL COMMANDERS | ||
| 1970 | J.R. Stillwell | Portland, Oregon |
| 1971 | J.R. Stillwell | Houston, Texas |
| 1975 | Gregory D. Reis | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 2009 | Thomas E. "Tommie" Cisna | Louisville, Kentucky |
| PAST NATIONAL VICE COMMANDERS | ||
| 1979 | Robert H. "Bob" Potempa | Houston, Texas |
| 1990 | Fred P. Hickem | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 1996 | George A Lentz * | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 1999 | Thomas E. "Tommie:" Cisna | Anaheim, California |
| 2004 | Frederick E. Reis | Nashville, Tennessee |
| PAST NATIONAL CHAPLAIN | ||
| 1982 | Fr. Gary P. Gummersheimer | Chicago, Illinois |
| PAST NATIONAL ADJUTANTS | ||
| 1969 | Richard L. Gooch | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1972 | Erich H Smith Jr. | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1973 | Erich H Smith Jr. | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 1974 | Erich H Smith Jr. | Miami Beach, Florida |
| 1976 | J.R. Stillwell | Seattle, Washington |
| 1977 | J.R. Stillwell | Denver, Colorado |
| PAST NATIONAL JUDGE ADVOCATES | ||
| 1977 | Craig J. Preibe | Denver, Colorado |
| 1978 | Richard L. Gooch | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 1979 | Richard L. Gooch | Houston, Texas |
| 1984 | J.R. Stillwell | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 1985 | J.R. Stillwell | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 1986 | J.R. Stillwell | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1990 | J.R. Stillwell | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| PAST NATIONAL HISTORIANS | ||
| 1973 | Richard L. Gooch | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 1976 | Richard Hackel | Seattle, Washington |
| 1977 | Richard Hackel | Denver, Colorado |
| PAST NATIONAL SERGEANT AT ARMS | ||
| 2009 | Denver Phelps | Louisville, Kentucky |
| PAST NATIONAL AIDE TO THE NATIONAL COMMANDER | ||
| 1975 | Craig J. Preibe | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 2009 | Harl D. "Butch" Ray | Louisville, Kentucky |
| PAST NATIONAL ASSISTANT SERGEANT AT ARMS | ||
| 1980 | Frederick E. Reis | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1981 | Brian A. Marek | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 1983 | George A Lentz * | Pittsburg Pennsylvania |
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DETACHMENT OF ILLINOIS PAST DETACHMENT CAPTAINS |
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| 1945 | Don Cameron * | |
| 1946 | Don Cameron * | |
| 1947 | Anthony Murabito * | |
| 1948 | Unknown | |
| 1949 | Ken Purser | |
| 1950 | Vern Wagoner * | |
| 1951 | Arlington Carter * | |
| 1963 | Clyde Stillwell * Legion Chairman | McBarnes Building, Bloomington |
| 1964 | Steve Brooks 10th District Sons Commander | Waukegan |
| PAST
DETACHMENT CAUCUS AND CAUCUS SITE PAST DETACHMENT COMMANDERS AND CONVENTION SITES |
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| 1965 | John H. Schultz | Venice-Madison |
| 1966 | John E. Gonderman Jr. | Springfield |
| 1967 | J.R. Stillwell | Mt. Greenwood |
| 1968 | Gerald H. Wolf | Fox Lake |
| 1969 | John M. Michael Jr. | Peoria |
| 1970 | Richard L. Gooch | Morton Grove |
| 1971 | Craig J. Priebe | Paris |
| 1972 | Frank C. Young Jr. | Des Plaines |
| 1973 | Donald R. Reis | Bradley |
| 1974 | Donald P. Nielson | Tinley Park |
| 1975 | Michael E. Miller | Normal |
| 1976 | Robert H. Potempa | Elmhurst |
| 1977 | Arthur W. Coote * | Mattoon |
| 1978 | Steven R. Miller | Calumet City |
| 1979 | Frederick E. Ries | Champaign |
| 1980 | Brian A. Marek | Bradley |
| 1981 | Fr. Gary P. Gummersheimer | Belleville |
| 1982 | Timothy J. Donavon | Round Lake |
| 1983 | Robert L Schultz | Mattoon |
| 1984 | Steven J. Chambers | Jacksonville |
| 1985 | Timothy B. Lynch | Calumet City |
| 1986 | Martin D. "Dan" Smith III | Springfield |
| 1987 | Fred P. Hickem | Berwyn |
| 1988 | Gary L. Satterlee | Bradley |
| 1989 | George A. Lentz * | Palatine |
| 1990 | Frederick E. Reis | Bluford |
| 1991 | Paul E. Doerr | Jacksonville |
| 1992 | Mark P. Nichols | Seymour |
| 1993 | Eugene P. Bradtke | Edwardsville |
| 1994 | Dennis R. Becker | Palatine |
| 1995 | Charles W Soble * | Elgin |
| 1996 | Garrett W. Slevin | Mt Vernon |
| 1997 | Thomas E. "Tommie" Cisna | Mattoon |
| 1998 | Donald D. Harlan | East Alton |
| 1999 | Richard M. Kapelanski | Lansing |
| 2000 | Joseph R. Wisman | Mt Vernon |
| 2001 | James A. "Jim" Ciaccio | Peoria |
| 2002 | Robert L. "Duckbob" Tharp | Farmer City |
| 2003 | Floyd A. "Andy, Moonriver" Williams * | Mt Vernon |
| 2004 | Matthew T. "Matt" Christie | Palatine |
| 2005 | Raymond C. "Ray" Chelmowski | Gurnee |
| 2006 | David W. "Fluffy" Randolph * | Jerseyville |
| 2007 | Bruno T. Williamson | Rantoul |
| 2008 | Carl O. Statton | Collinsville |
| 2009 | Michael J. Sawicki | Calumet City |
| 2010 | Mark E. Melone | Bloomingdale |
| 2011 | Garrett W."G-Rock" Slevin, Jr | Peoria |
| 2012 | Harl "Butch" Ray | Urbana |
* = Deceased
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PAST AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
JUNIOR LEGION COMMITTEE 1933-1934 A. B. Middleton * SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION COMMITTEE 1935 A. B. Middleton * 1936-1942 Joseph Dorfman * 1943 Joseph E. Wolf * 1944 Peter J. Phalen * 1945 Charles R. Reiney * 1946 Joseph E. Wolf * 1947 Ben Peirarski * 1948 Don Camreron * 1949 Kurt Falk * 1950-1951 Herman Cline * 1952 William A. Schlupp * 1953 UNKNOWN 1954-1958 Allen Goldstein * 1959 Al Leonard * 1960-1961 Kenneth Kraft * 1962 Charles R. Lewis * 1963 Clyde Stillwell *
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SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION LIAISON COMMITTEE (DETACHMENT ADVISOR)
1964 Ben Lipsner * 1965-1966 John H. Schultz 1967-1968 Ralph Graham * 1969 Harold Goldman * 1970 Roy “Spike” Bennett * 1971-1986 Edward Yaras * 1987 John H. Schultz 1988-1994 Joseph E Marek * 1995 John H. Schultz 1996 Joseph E Marek * 1997 Edward Yaras * 1998-2002 Joseph E Marek * 2003 J.R. Stillwell 2004 William Geary 2005-2009 J.R. Stillwell 2010 Fred Hickem 2011 William Flanagan
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* = deceased