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Commanders-in-Chiefs of National Encampments of United Spanish War Veterans

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(Except those by George Kane
* & Tom Thiessen** and Bill Gonyo*** where noted)
     

Harold C. McGrew*
1904 Indiana
William E. English
William E. English*
1904-1905 Indiana
Charles R. Miller
Charles R. Miller*
1906 Ohio
Hamilton Ward
Hamilton Ward*
1907 California
Walter S. Hale
Walter S. Hale*
1907-1908 California
Charles W. Newton
Charles W. Newton*
1908-1909 Connecticut
Edward J. Gihon
Edward J. Gihon*
1909-1910 Massachusetts
Joseph R.H Jacoby
Joseph R.H. Jacoby*
1910-1911 Washington & Alaska
Maurice Simmons
Maurice Simmons
1911-1912 New York
Oscar T. Taylor
Oscar T. Taylor*
1912-1913 Pennsylvania
John L. Smith
John Lewis Smith*
1913-1914 Washington D.C.
Charles F. Cramer
Charles F. Cramer***
1914-1915 Ohio
Leonidas C. Dyer
Leonidas C. Dyer
1915-1916 Missouri
Daniel V. Chisholm
Daniel V. Chisholm*
1916-1917 Washington D.C.
Henry W. Busch
Henry W. Busch
1917-1918 Michigan
Carl Van Dyke
Carl C. Van Dyke*
1918-1919 Minnesota
William Jones
William Jones
1918-1919 & 1919-1920 New York
John K. Witherspoon
John K. Witherspoon
1920-1921 Washington-Alaska
Oscar E. Carlstrom
Oscar E. Carlstrom
1921-1922 Illinois
Antonio P. Entenza
Antonio P. Entenza*
1922-1923 Michigan
Albert D. Alcorn
Albert D. Alcorn*
1923-1924 Ohio
Chauncey W. Herrick
Chauncey W. Herrick
1924-1925 New York
Carmi A.Thompson
Carmi A.Thompson*
1925-1926 Ohio
Rice W. Means
Rice W. Means
1926-1927 Colorado & Wyoming
John J. Garrity
John J. Garrity
1927-1928 Illinois
William L. Grayson
William L. Grayson
1928-1929 Georgia
Fred W. Green
Fred W. Green
1929 Michigan
Edward S. Mathias
Edward S. Mathias
1930-1931 Ohio
George R. Lunn
George R. Lunn
1931-1932 New York
William J. Otgen
William J. Otgen*
1932-1933 Oklahoma
William H. Armstrong
William H. Armstrong
1933-1934 Wisconsin
Leon McCord
Leon McCord
1934-1935 Alabama
Robert S. Cain
Robert S. Cain
1935-1936 Pennsylvania
Scott Leavitt 
Scott Leavitt
1936-1937 Montana
Alfred J. Kennedy
Alfred J. Kennedy
1937-1938 New York
Thomas W. Payne
Thomas W. Payne
1938-1939 Michigan
George A. Eberly
George A. Eberly
1939-1940 Nebraska
Rufus E. Foster
Rufus E. Foster*
1940 -1941 Louisiana
Joe R. Hanley
Joe R. Hanley*
1941-1942 New York
Cornelius S. Kelly
Cornelius S. Kelly
1942-1943 Illinois
Guy A. Boyle
Guy A. Boyle*
1943-1944 Indiana
R. Morgan Galbraith
R. Morgan Galbreth*
1944-1945 California
Halsey B. Leavitt
Halsey B. Leavitt*
1945-1946 North Carolina
John White
John White
1946-1947 Texas
Horace M. Havner
Horace M. Havner
1947-1948 Iowa
Charles R. Barefoot
Charles R. Barefoot*
1948-1949 Ohio
Henry L. Hunt
Henry L. Hunt*
1949-1950 Connecticut
Harry E. Williams
Harry E. Williamsr*
1950-1951 Oregon
Charles William Bernhardt
Charles William Bernhardt*
1951-1952 Georgia
Dan. S. Hewitt 
Dan. S. Hewitt
1952-1953 California
John U. Shroyer
John U. Shroyerr*
1953-1954 Pennsylvania
Lloyd Thurston
Lloyd Thurston
1954-1955 Iowa
James H. Johnson
James H. Johnston
1955-1956 New Hampshire
William D. Rodgers
William D. Rogers
1956-1957 Kentucky
Orris E. Jackson
Orris E. Jackson
1957-1958 California
Thomas H. Hammond
Thomas H. Hammond
1958-1959 Rhode Island
W. Ross Duke
W. Ross Duke*
1959-1960 Texas
Samuel C. Hutchinson
Samuel C. Hutchinson
1960 Virginia
Charles E.M. Howard
Charles E.M. Howard
1960-1961 Florida
Homer Dwiggens
Homer Dwiggins
1961-1962 South Dakota
Morris G. Oesterreich
Morris G. Oesterreich
1962-1963 Wisconsin
Archie J. House 
Archie J. House
1963-1964 Michigan
Sam Black
Sam Black
1964-1965 Illinois
Harry H. Hoover
Harry H. Hoover*
1965-1966 Minnesota
Clay Everhard
Clay Everhard
1966-1967 Texas

Fred D. Shadell*
1967-1968 New Jersey
William R. Fletcher
William R. Fletcher*
1968-1969 Washington
Edmund L. Wescott
Edmund L. Wescott*
1969-1970 Wisconsin
Joseph J. McNamara
Joseph J. McNamara*
1970-1971 Massachusetts
George A. Critchett
George A. Critchett*
1971-1972 California
Elmer G. Thomas
Elmer G. Thomas*
1972-1973 Utah
Earl F. McCullough
Earl F. McCullough*
1973-1974 Indiana
Charles A. Focht
Charles A. Focht*
1974-1975 Pennsylvania
Cleo G. Brown
Cleo G. Brown*
1975-1976 1980-1981 Indiana
Frederick J. Meyer
Frederick J. Meyer*
1976-1977 New York
Charles A. Bunel
Charles A. Bunel*
1977-1978 Connecticut
Samuel Leroy Mendel
Samuel Leroy Mendel*
1978-1979 - 1982-1988 Illinois
Edwin L. Bernard
Edwin L. Bernard**
1979 Louisiana
Herman Miller
Herman Miller**
1979-1980 California
Harry B. Embree
Harry B. Embree*
1981-1982
Nathan Edward Cook
Nathan Edward Cook
1988-1992 Arizona
     
 
 
Index of Elected Commander-in-Chiefs (1904-1989)
Pvt. Samuel Leroy Mendel (1884-1988)
Nathan E. Cook (1885-1992) - Last Commander & Member of United Spanish American War Veterans
 
 

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