Show HES TYPICAL LEGION WORKER connecticut man Is 1 chosen depart ment adjutant for period of three years year thomas J bannigan has received ilie unique distinction distinct iod of being elected adjutant of the connecticut department of the american legion for a period of 0 throe three years lie he la is also in charge of 0 the service division at department headquarters I 1 sir fr bannigan was born in utica N Y lie ile received ills his education in schools of that city bud and in george domn tow n academy ile he came to new britain conn 25 years ago and in 1911 1011 moved to Il hartford artford where he ll Is engaged in ili the wholesale hole sale and retail cigar business during the wor war sir fr served as a captain returning to Il artford at the end of the war ar lie he gave his ef A awl 1 5 THOMAS J BANNIGAN forts to revitalizing his business in february 1919 1019 when the city of hartford needed a capable man to direct its soldiers sailors and marines club mr air Bar barrigan Banu igan was asked to take the job despite the call of hla his business he abandoned it again through patriotic motives to supervise the club A record maker in the formation and organization of rau rait locke post no 8 mr air bannigan soon became one of the most prominent legionnaires in the state and was elected as the first state adjutant department head quarters had bad been without a permanent location using a room in the service club as quarters br ban bulgan peva lIed upon the city authorities to turn the building over to the legion mr bannigan Is also a member of the national committee on war risk insurance and compensation and Is chairman of the Il hartford artford elks notional national soldiers fund committee |