Post 133 Officers Present and Past
& a little bit of our history.
American Legion Post 133 has a rich heritage since 1933.
Page last updated on Oct-24-2021
2021 - 2022 Post Officers
POSITION NAME
Commander: Art Sladyk
Immediate Past Commander: Jim Anastasio
Senior Vice Commander: Leigh Lovering
Junior Vice Commander: Bill Dopirak
Finance Officer: Phil Medeiros
Asst. Finance Officer: Roger Anderson
Adjutant: Ken Lewis
Asst. Adjutant: Joe Haney
Service Officer: Ken Lewis
Asst. Service Officer: Bruce Botti
Chaplain: Lee Mann
Sergeant-At-Arms: Sid Rabin
Asst. Sergeant-At-Arms: Gene Botteron
Historian: Skip Fisher
The South Windsor American Legion Post 133
has a long and treasured history.
Here is our story:
Abe E. Miller was born on Feb. 1, 1890 in Moscow, Russia.
He grew up in Tolland, CT and worked on his Uncle Louie Miller's farm in South Windsor CT.
He received his Draft Card on 5 May,1917.His card number was 966. He was a member of The CT National Guard .and served as a Private with F Company, 102nd Infantry Regiment in France during WWI.
He died July 21, 1918 while fighting in France. He is buried in Fere-en-Tarenois France in the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery Plot A, row 4, grave 24.
Our Post is named for this World War I Soldier.
Our post received its temporary Charter on September 27, 1933, and the permanent Charter on October 3, 1934.
Post Charter Members:
Clarence J. Rose, Edwin Graushinsky, D. P. Randall,
Frank L. Burton, Raymond A. Neff, Walter E. Stratton,
Arthur E. Starks, Alexander Chichy, Arthur J. Carney,
Herbert Rose, George Miller, Warren R. Thompson, Ephraim H. Cowles, Alfred Armstrong, George W. Rose, C. Clinton Benjamin
POST 133
PAST COMMANDERS
The post was chartered September 27, 1933
Legend:
X…Deceased
Order COMMANDER TERM
1 Herbert Rose 1933 – 1934 X
2 Arthur E. Starks 1934 – 1935 X
3 Frank L. Burton 1935 – 1936 X
4 Walter E. Stratton 1936 – 1937 X
5 Alfred E. Armstrong 1937 – 1939 X
6 Clarence J. Rose 1939 – 1940 X
7 Lloyd S. Grant 1940 – 1944 X
8 James J. Callahan 1944 – 1945 X
9 Herbert Rose 1945 – 1946 X
10 Melvin R. Derrick 1946 – 1947 X
11 Victor J. Daly 1947 – 1949 X
12 Dexter S. Burnham 1949 – 1950 X
13 B. Edward Daley (Barney) 1950 – 1951 X
14 Gaylord L. Paine 1951 – 1952 X
15 Dennis S. Reardon 1952 – 1953 X
16 Alfred E. Armstrong 1953 – 1954 X
17 Melvin C. Stead 1954 – 1955 X
18 Parry Roberts 1955 – 1956 X
19 Russell Hitchcock 1956 – 1957 X
20 B. Edward Daley (Barney) 1957 – 1958 X
21 Howard Bennett 1958 – 1959 X
22 Fred G. Edlund 1959 – 1960 X
23 Reynold A. Burger 1960 – 1961 X
24 Robert O. Dyke 1961 – 1962 X
25 Sanford Warshavsky 1962 – 1963
26 William S. Stewart 1963 – 1964 X
27 Leonard R. Landers 1964 – 1965 X
28 Robert W. Rose 1965 – 1968 X
29 Charles W. Davis 1968 – 1970 X
30 Henry C. Ordway 1970 – 1971 X
31 ??? 1971 – 1972
32 George Meadows 1972 – 1974 X
33 Edward J. Curtin 1974 – 1976 X
34 ??? 1976 – 1977
35 Frank E. Masinda 1977 – 1978 X
36 ??? 1978 – 1979
37 Frank E. Masinda 1979 – 1980 X
38 ??? 1980 – 1981
39 Frank E. Masinda 1981 – 1982 X
40 ??? 1982 – 1983
41 ??? 1983 – 1984
42 ??? 1984 – 1985
43Frank E. Masinda 1985 – 1986 X
44 ??? 1986 – 1987
45 ??? 1987 – 1988
46 Ralph A. Giansanti 1988 – 1990 X
47 Post disbanded 1990 – 1999
48 Albert “Al” Bauer 1999 – 2002 X
49 Roger H. Anderson 2002 – 2003
50 Albert “Al” Bauer 2003 – 2004 X
51 Helene “Billee” Culin 2004 – 2010
52 James D. Anastasio 2010 – 2013
53 Art Sladyk 2013 – 2022
Revised 25 May 2021
