American Legion

Summary

American Legion is a nonprofit organization^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• American Legion is located in United States^[3].
• American Legion is in the country of United States^[4].
• American Legion's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[5].
• American Legion's instance of is recorded as veterans' organization^[6].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Theodore Roosevelt Jr.^[7].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Henry Dickinson Lindsley^[8].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Franklin D'Olier^[9].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Luke Lea^[10].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as George A. White^[11].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as William J. Donovan^[12].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Alvin York^[13].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as John Campbell Greenway^[14].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as G. Edward Buxton Jr.^[15].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Eric Fisher Wood^[16].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Dwight Filley Davis Sr.^[17].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as William Gray Price Jr.^[18].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Charles Brent^[19].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as John F. O'Ryan^[20].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Stewart Edward White^[21].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Charles H. Cole^[22].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Henry L. Stimson^[23].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Charles W. Whittlesey^[24].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Roy Hoffman^[25].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as A. Piatt Andrew^[26].
• American Legion's founder is recorded as Frederick W. Galbraith^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Theodore Roosevelt Jr.^[7], Henry Dickinson Lindsley^[8], Franklin D'Olier^[9], Luke Lea^[10], George A. White^[11], and William J. Donovan^[12]. March 15, 1919 marks the founding of American Legion^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Paris^[29].

Identity

American Legion's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The it'}^[30]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[31], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Amer. Legion'}^[32], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'the Legion'}^[33].

Operations

American Legion's headquarters location is recorded as Indianapolis^[34]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Sons of the it^[35].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for American Legion include Legionella^[36], a taxon^[37] and Legion Field^[38], a stadium^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1927^[41].

Why It Matters

American Legion has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Legionella^[36], a taxon^[37] and Legion Field^[38], a stadium^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1927^[41].