For God and Country
The American Legion
Bruce B. Williams Post #1
Commerce, Texas 75429

The Oldest and Most Historic Texas Post
Chartered in 1919
Now "Serving America" for 89 years!

About Us

The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. A community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members -- men and women -- in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. These Posts are organized into 55 Departments -- one each for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines.

The Bruce B. Williams Post 1, Commerce, Texas was organized in 1919. The charter members voted to name the Post in honor of Bruce B. Williams, the first Commerce serviceman killed in World War I. There is a 1982 Hunt County, Texas Historical Marker in Commerce.

Our Monthly Meeting is held on the fourth Monday of the month at:

Commerce Masonic Lodge - 1227 Washington Street on the Square

Officers and Board - 6:30 PM
Meeting - 7:00 PM

Mailing Address:

For questions, comments, suggestions, please e-mail us at Commercepost1@hughes.net

2008-2009 Post Officers

Commander: Dennis Pepper
1st Vice Commander: Gary Walter
2nd Vice Commander: Pat Skauge
3rd Vice Commander: Rustyn Ratcliff
Finance Officer: Dennis Pepper
Adjutant: Buddy Gregg
Chaplain: Kathleen Nielsen
Service Officer: John Biggerstaff
Historian/Americanism: Buddy Gregg
SGT at Arms: James Helferich
Color Guard Commander: Rustyn Ratcliff
Add Sales: Jim Abrams

EXC. Committee:

Dr. Robert Cozart, DDS    "Sarge" Beddow
Jerry Tice                            Rick Belcher
Elmer Brooks                      Dick Walker
Dale Watson Sr.

Rustyn Ratcliff points out the American Legion Sign he and Dennis Pepper installed on the Welcome to Commerce Sign on HWY 50 coming into Commerce. This was voted on by Post 1 and accomplished in the late fall of 2007

Upcoming Special Events involving the Post

Trap Shoot and Fish Fry - May 10, 2008, In Commerce, Texas

Texas Boys State 2008 - June 7-13, 2008, in Austin, Texas
Any merchant or person that would like to sponsor a young man from our Community please contact:
Dennis Pepper at 903-886-8479 or John Biggerstaff at 903-886-4943

Texas Boys State Information Link

Past Special Events involving the Post

Fall 2007 Placing Grave Markers

American Legion Post No 1 members Ricky Belcher (left) and Dennis Pepper (right) placed markers on the graves of two veterans in Shiloh cemetery who served in the Civil War. The markers were provided by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Post 1 Bell Ringers for Salvation Army December 2007

To Obtain a Commerce Post #1 Application - Click Here!

You can also write us a letter and we will be happy to send you an application.

Other American Legion Information:

American Legion National Office
American Legion Texas Office - Austin
American Legion 4th District
American Legion Auxiliary - Nation Organization
American Legion Auxiliary - Department of Texas
American Legion - Emblem Sales

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