Custer Post 46, American Legion Department of South Dakota is a Veterans Organization, located in Custer SD.
We proudly serve Veterans, their Families and the Community.
HISTORY
Custer Post #46, The American Legion, South Dakota Department was established by Temporary Charter on
28 July 1919 in Custer City, South Dakota. Permanent Charter was granted on 06 May 1931. Residing in various locations in it's over one century of existence, the Post Home is now in the Custer School District Administration Building where it continues its activities to support veterans affairs and the community of Custer.
Myron Lewis Shade
First Elected Commander
South Dakota Department
1919 - 1920
Though Custer Post #46 has had many notable members, one occupies a unique position. He has served as the Superintendent of Custer State Park and Superintendent of the C. C. C. He is a Past Commander of the Spanish War Veterans as well as the First Department Commander of The American Legion in South Dakota. He was twice Commander of Custer Post #46, American Legion, in 1926 and 1930. Col. Shade passed away August 7th, 1949. He is buried in Section 7 Row 3 Site 15 of the Hot Springs National Cemetery, South Dakota.
POST 46 CHARTER MEMBERS
These are the Legionnaires, who created Post #46. Though they have passed mortal coil, the Post and its works, endure as their legacy.
Charles Sager C.M. Sheehan Herbert A. Miller Floyd C. Carr
Virgil W. Beatty David B. Haxby Edward C. Rogers Elmer E. Thomas
Elmo G. Adams Lewis D. Godsey George L. Miller Joseph F. Mallon
H.I. Donaldson Louis J Bignell John Goding Carl A. Hunter
Charles Heuman Frank C. Bond Walter Robert E.A. Sutherland
Harold R. Hanley Mark Hendrickson
Custer Weekly Chronicle
September 20 1919
Post 46 Commanders
If anyone has knowledge of who was the Post Commander for the year 1920 please contact Post 46.
Robert H. McCullagh 1919, 1927
Robert H. McCullagh1920 ??
Elmo G. Adams 1921, 1922
Floyd C. Carr 1923, 1924
James A. Fitzgerald 1925
Myron L. Shade 1926 & 1930
Robert T. Morgan 1928, 1929
Irving Fox 1931
Hugh Nicholl 1932
Harry Milton 1933
Joe Steger 1934
Millard G. Scott 1935
Wilbur Gruner 1936
Carl Roseberry 1937
Sid Manary 1938
Elva A. Snow 1939
Ed Gray 1940, 1941
Jacob Roesser 1942, 1943
Fred Wheeler 1944
Melvin J. Gibbs 1945
Purl D. Peterson 1946
Shea F. Lindamond 1947
John H. Snodgrass 1948, 1953
Jack Stewart 1949
Harold Varin 1950, 1955
Darrell Tripet 1951
Robert Aalseth 1952
Wendell Lane 1954
William A. Mayhew 1956
Clifford G. Dretsch 1957
Henry D. Toppen 1958
Vern L. Carroll 1959,1975 - 1978
Carl A. Sward 1960
Vernon N. Keller 1961
Warren Leek 1962
Ralph Calvin 1963
Douglas A. Olson 1964
Thomas Morse 1965
Guy Hendrickson 1966
George C. Bland 1967
Fred Warfel 1968, 1969
Donald Parsons 1970
Carl Heidepriem 1971
Eugene Reese 1972, 1973
Don Parsons 1974
Clyde Wegher 1979, 1980
Wayne Arp 1981
Robert Robertson 1982
Dale L. Burns 1983
Byron A Hazeltine 1984-1986
Albert C. Tweden 1987
Ted Dubbelde 1988
Gary E. Eley 1989
Lewis Proctor 1990, 1991
Francis Marso 1992
Albert C. Tweden 1993
Kenneth Glaser 1994-1996
Curtis E. Halverson 1997, 1998
Nick D. Jackson 1999-2002
John Hantz 2003 - 2006
Darly Kremer 2007- 2010
Mark A. Mills 2011- 2013
Donald R. Hone 2014 - 2021
(Longest Continous Commander to Date)
Glen E. Talley Jr. 2022 - Present