Prominent Legion member files, 1919-1985.

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Prominent Legion member files, 1919-1985.

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Files containing information on two prominent Legion members from Virginia. There is one folder of materials concerning John Jordan Wicker, Jr. Wicker was a state Senator from 1932-1936, and was instrumental in the construction of Lee Bridge and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. He was co-founder of the American Legion. There is also a folder of materials concerning Walter Glenn Elliott, who was Dept. Adjutant of the Virginia American Legion. The collection includes biographical information, correspondence, news releases, speeches, clippings, and pamphlets.

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Library of Virginia

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Elliot, Walter Glenn, 1897-

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Virginia War Memorial (Richmond, Va.).

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Wicker, John Jordan, Jr., 1893-1985.

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Robert E. Lee Bridge (Richmond, Va.).

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