Show BUCK PRIVATE TO COMMANDER I IMan C. C L L. L Dawson North Dakota L Legion glOn Man Rises From Lowest to to Highest Rank From th the lowest rank In the thc military service to the highest grade conferred by the service ex-service men of his state Is the r record e cor d Jump made by O 0 c. c a L. L D Dawson a w son of Beach N. N D D. recently recently re re- Gently appointed i national field repA rep rep- A of the theY Y American Legion From buck private private va vate te to depart department department ment commander a of the American I Legion In North I IDal Dal Dakota ta tells the story of Mr Dawsons Dawson's Dawson's Dawsons Dawsons Dawson's Daw Daw- sons son's rise Al Although hough well veIl past middie middie mid mid- die age he enlisted ted as a private In n th the Balloon corps soon Borm after war was declared After fifteen months a at Fort Omaha he was discharged will with the rank of private first class He ne was Jerk clerk of the North Dakota legislature legis lature leture during Its last session As department commander an and national executive e co oman committeeman Mr Da Dawson was largely ely responsible In bull building up a n strong org a organization ol of th the Legion In in North Dakota II He Is o n graduate g of the University of North Dakota and before entering the service Ice was us states state's n attorney at t Colder Golder Valley VaHey N N. D D. D |