Show EMERY EMER Y THE NEW COMMANDER grand arand rapids mleh mich official Is 1 elevated to succeed th tha 6 late F W galbralth galbraith jr maj jolin john garfield Garil eld emery ot of grand rapids was unanimously elected Michor nims andin nation national alc commander e of the american legion at a meeting meet ln of the national executive committee held la in dlana di ile he succeeds succeed 9 the late fred frederick erack W galbralth galbraith jr who was recently fatally injured in an automobile accident fit at indianapolis major emery was waa one of th the e five vice commanders ot of the legion haying having been elected to that position at the cleveland meeting of the organization iza tion thomas J of hartford artford II conn was elected vice commander succeeding sir mr emery in that position major emery saw much lighting fighting during the world war lie ile entered the second officers leers off training camp at fort sheridan august 27 1017 after finishing the course he was CO commissioned a captain of oc infantry JOHN G EMERY and sent to france with the first group of americans lie ile at first was assigned to the railway transportation office at blobs france and remained there until february 20 1018 later he attended the first corps school at Gond until march 24 when lie he took charge of company F eighteenth infantry first brigade first division major emery participated in all the major actions with his regiment in ia 1918 at Cant cantieny cantigny igny in april may and june nt at st in september and in the meuse argonne offensive in september and october ue ile was commissioned a major of infantry august so 30 1918 1018 on october 9 1018 during the meuse argonne drive major emery was wounded in the left arm and was in home being discharged at camp custer soon after his return to grand rapids lie he was elected a member of the grand rapids city commission a position he has held since that time before entering the service he was a real estate and insurance broker major emery was born july 4 1881 in grand rapids As vice commander of the american legion major emery was a close friend and confidant of commander galbralth galbraith |