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  Owsley, Alvin M.
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NameAlvin M. Owsley
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Dallas, Texas , United States
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Born June 11, 1888
DiedApril 03, 1967 (78 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Aug 17, 2015 08:25pm
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InfoAlvin Owsley was an active participant in the American Legion from its inception. Owsley attended a caucus of veterans in Paris in March 1919, formed to consider the establishment of a veterans? organization. Although the caucus established nothing concrete, it did give the delegates a forum to argue and debate issues and prepare for a more substantial caucus in St. Louis in May. In 1920 Alvin left his post as an assistant attorney general before the Court of Criminal Appeals in Texas to become assistant director of the American Legion's Americanism Commission. The very next year Owsley was thrust into the directorship of the commission, due to a debilitating injury suffered by then director Henry Ryan. Owsley continued and improved the "education for citizenship" program of the commission, joining with the National Education Association in sponsoring American Education Week. Owsley became the principal speaker for the commission, earning the attention of the populace and the approval of Legion members. In October 1922, Owsley was elected National Commander of the American Legion at the Legion?s national convention in New Orleans. At age 34, he was the youngest commander to date and the first commander from the South. During his year as national commander, Owsley traveled more than 61,000 miles to deliver over 600 speeches in order to promote his four-point program of veteran rehabilitation, hospitalization, adjusted compensation, and Americanization. His travels took him to every state, as well as Cuba, Panama, and Western Europe. Owsley was successful in promoting the Legion agenda, the only exception being the failure to persuade Congress to pass legislation concerning adjusted compensation. Owsley remained a devoted Legionnaire to the end of his days. In 1957-58, he represented the Legion at the trial of American soldier William Girard in Tokyo. In 1964, Owsley served as host for the Legion?s national convention in his hometown of Dallas.




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