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Show BUCK PRIVATE TO COMMANDER C. L. Dawson, North Dakota Legion Man, Rises From Lowest to Highest Rank. From the lowest rank In the mllltnry service to the highest grade conferred by tho cx-servlco v" " men of his stnto f Is the record ' ik inmT tnndo by 0. lh ' i!! 1 I r n. w son of f " Wb Beach, N. D re- ?& g f cently nppolnted - -Iklf r nntionnl field rep- JL, '" ff resentntlve of tho Alk&M i American Legion. Ik L'$kto From buck pri-L pri-L WkMM vntu to depart-'SiSiBL depart-'SiSiBL KB tnnt commnnder NMRsk flMH of lle American Legion In North Dakota tells the story of Mr. Daw-son's Daw-son's rise. Although well past middle mid-dle age, he enlisted as a private In the Balloon corps soon nfter war was declared. After fifteen months at Fort Omaha, he was discharged with the rank of private first class. Ho was chlet !lerk of the North Dakota legislature legis-lature during its Inst session. As department commnnder and national executlvo committeeman, Mr. Dawson was largely responsible In building up n strong orgnalzntlon of tho Legion In North Dakota. He is n graduate of the University of North Dakota and beforo entering the service serv-ice was state's attorney ut Golden Valley, N. D. |
