About Us

Our Organizational Structure

Units:

This is a group of at least 10 individuals—and must be connected with an American Legion post. That requirement has to do with the way The American Legion was chartered by Congress. We also have foreign units in other parts of the world.

Officers are elected annually by unit members and may include president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, chaplain, historian, and sergeant-at-arms (specific officers vary by unit).

Committee chairmen are appointed annually by the incoming unit president and may include the following: Americanism, Auxiliary Emergency Fund, Cavalcade of Memories, Children & Youth, Community Service, Constitution & Bylaws, Education, Finance, ALA Girls State, Junior Activities, Leadership, Legislative, Membership, National Security, Past Presidents Parley, Poppy, Public Relations, and Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation.

Typically, the incoming unit president and her appointed chairmen work together to appoint committee members. This practice and specific chairmen appointed may vary by unit.

Districts (South Carolina):

This is a group of units in a defined geographical area.

District 1 (Counties: Berkley, Charleston)

Unit # 112 – North Charleston	Unit # 147 – James Island
Unit # 157 – Cross	Unit # 166 – Goose Creek
Unit # 179 – West Ashley	Unit # 241 – North Charleston
Unit # 247 – Russellville

District 2 (Counties: Beaufort, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper)

Unit # 9 – Beaufort	Unit # 21 – Summerville
Unit # 93 – Walterboro	Unit # 105 – Saint George
Unit # 108 – Hampton	Unit # 128 – Harleyville
Unit # 205 – Bluffton	Unit # 207 – Beaufort

District 3 (Counties: Bamberg, Orangeburg)

Unit # 4 – Orangeburg	Unit # 39 – Bamberg
Unit # 78 – North

District 4 (Counties: Aiken, Edgefield, Saluda)

Unit # 26 – Aiken	Unit # 30 – Edgefield
Unit # 65 – Saluda	Unit # 71 – North Augusta
Unit # 133 – Ridge Spring	Unit # 153 – Langley Warrenville
Unit # 212 – Aiken	Unit # 232- North Augusta

District 5 (Counties: Greenwood)

Unit # 103 – Ninety Six

Unit # 224 – Greenwood

District 6 (Counties: Anderson, Oconee, Pickens)

Unit # 14 – Anderson	Unit # 52 – Easley
Unit # 67 – Liberty	Unit # 107 – Westminster
Unit # 113 – Pendleton	Unit # 121 – Pelzer
Unit # 124 – Walhalla

District 7 (Counties: Greenville, Laurens, Newberry)

Unit # 3 – Greenville	Unit # 24 – Newberry
Unit # 25 – Cross Hill	Unit # 123 – Fountain Inn
Unit # 214 – Taylors	Unit # 219 – Newberry

District 8 (Counties: Spartanburg, Union)

Unit # 22 – Union	Unit # 28 – Spartanburg
Unit # 33 – Woodruff	Unit # 45 – Inman
Unit # 48 – Chesnee	Unit # 200 – Boiling Springs

District 9 (Counties: Fairfield, York)

Unit # 16 – Winnsboro	Unit # 34 – Rock Hill
Unit # 38 – Clover	Unit # 43 – Fort Mill
Unit # 66 – York

District 10 (Counties: Calhoun, Kershaw, Richland)

Unit # 6 – Richland	Unit # 17 – Camden
Unit # 156 – Sandy Run	Unit # 174 – Irmo
Unit # 191 – Blythewood	Unit # 195 – Lugoff
Unit # 203 – Camden	Unit # 215 – Columbia

District 11 (Counties: Clarendon, Lee, Sumter)

Unit # 15 – Sumter	Unit # 29 – Bishopville
Unit # 35 – Summerton	Unit # 68 – Manning
Unit # 132 – Turbeville	Unit # 140 – Lynchburg
Unit # 149 – New Zion	Unit # 175 – Dalzell
Unit # 202 – Sumter

District 12 (Counties: Chesterfield, Darlington, Lancaster)

Unit # 31 – Lancaster	Unit # 53 – Hartsville
Unit # 74 – Chesterfield	Unit # 92 – Pageland
Unit # 210 – Darlington

District 13 (Counties: Chesterfield, Dillon, Florence, Marion)

Unit # 1 – Florence	Unit # 32 – Dillon
Unit # 82 – Nichols	Unit # 160 – Effingham
Unit # 228 – Florence	Unit # 249 – Dillon

District 14 (Counties: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg)

Unit # 8 – Kingstree	Unit # 69 – Andrews
Unit # 111 – Conway	Unit # 114 – Georgetown
Unit # 178 – Murrells Inlet	Unit # 186 – Little River

District 15 (Counties: Lexington, Richland)

Unit # 7 – Lexington	Unit # 61 – Batesburg-Leesville
Unit # 79 – West Columbia	Unit # 90 – Congaree
Unit # 101 – Pelion	Unit # 130 – Cayce
Unit # 193 – Chapin	Unit # 217 – Lexington

Headquarters

Unit # 172 – Headquarters Unit

Departments (States):

This is a group of units in a defined geographical area. Typically these correspond with our states, but we do have a Department of Puerto Rico and District of Columbia. Our foreign units are not associated with a department. Find your Department Headquarters website

Officers elected annually by department members include president, vice president, treasurer, chaplain, and historian. The office of department secretary is a paid position, and the same individual may serve in this role for an indefinite number of years. In some departments, the secretary/treasurer is one position.

Typically, upon completion of their terms as department presidents, these members serve for one year on the Board of Directors (known as the National Executive Committee or “NEC”) for the national organization.

Committee chairmen appointed annually by the incoming department president may include the following: Americanism, Auxiliary Emergency Fund, Cavalcade of Memories, Children & Youth, Community Service, Constitution & Bylaws, Education, Finance, Girls State, Junior Activities, Leadership, Legislative, Membership, National Security, Past Presidents Parley, Poppy, Public Relations, and Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation.

Typically, the incoming department president and her appointed chairmen work together to appoint committee members. This practice and specific chairmen appointed may vary by department.

Foreign Units:

The reach of the American Legion Auxiliary extends far and wide because there is a universal appeal to our mission. In addition to the units in the United States, we also have a presence in Australia, Canada, China, France, Mexico, Panama, and the Philippines. Auxiliary units can be chartered just about anywhere there are people with the passion and desire to serve veterans, the military, and their families – wherever they are.

For more information about foreign units, please contact the Membership Division at National Headquarters.

Divisions:

This is a group of departments in a defined geographical area. Our five national divisions are Central, Eastern, Southern, Western, Northwestern. Members elect one national officer per division – a vice president who serves a one-year term.

CENTRAL

Illinois	Missouri
Indiana	Ohio
Iowa	West Virginia
Kansas	Wisconsin
Michigan

EASTERN

Connecticut	New Hampshire
Delaware	New Jersey
D.C.	New York
Maine	Pennsylvania
Maryland	Rhode Island
Massachusetts	Vermont

NORTHWESTERN

Colorado	North Dakota
Minnesota	South Dakota
Montana	Wyoming
Nebraska

SOUTHERN

Alabama	North Carolina
Arkansas	Oklahoma
Florida	Puerto Rico
Georgia	South Carolina
Kentucky	Tennessee
Louisiana	Texas
Mississippi	Virginia

WESTERN

Alaska	Nevada
Arizona	New Mexico
California	Oregon
Hawaii	Utah
Idaho	Washington

National

Officers elected annually by national convention delegates include the president, vice president, chaplain, and historian. Officers nominated by the national president and elected annually by the Board of Directors/NEC are the national secretary and the national treasurer. Serving in paid leadership positions at the National Headquarters office in Indianapolis, Indiana, these officers also hold the role and title of executive director and membership director, respectively. Committee chairmen and committee members are appointed annually by the leading candidate for national president and approved by the NEC to serve for a one-year term. The committees include Americanism, Auxiliary Emergency Fund, Cavalcade of Memories, Children & Youth, Community Service, Constitution & Bylaws, Education, Finance, ALA Girls Nation, Junior Activities, Leadership, Legislative, Liaison to the Child Welfare Foundation, Membership, National Security, Past Presidents Parley, Poppy, Public Relations, and Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation.