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History of AMVETS
and Charles M. Greavu AMVETS
Post No. 9
The influx of millions of
veterans returning home from
"the War" with no
nationally organized
assistance provided the
impetus forming of AMVETS.
Many of these veterans
belonged to older established
veterans groups and veterans'
clubs on college campuses but
none of these organizations
could provide the assistance
that these veterans felt they
warranted. On December 10th,
1944 eighteen Veterans met in
Kansas City, Missouri and
founded The American Veterans
of World War II. Less than
three years later on July
23rd, 1947, President Harry S.
Truman signed Public Law 216,
making AMVETS the first World
War II organization to be
chartered by congress.
Less than a year after that
initial meeting in Kansas
City, on October 20th, 1945
the American Veterans of World
War II National Commander
Harold Keats signed a State
Department Charter to
recognize AMVETS Department of
Georgia as an official State
Department of AMVETS. This was
just the beginning of a
journey assisting veterans and
sponsoring numerous programs
that serve our country and its
citizens. Since those first
years AMVETS Department of
Georgia has grown to be one of
the largest Departments in
AMVETS. With approximately
12,000 members and just over a
100 Posts AMVETS Department of
Georgia has been at the
forefront of community and
veterans' service for the
State of Georgia. With the
AMVETS organizations' open
door policy to any veteran who
is Honorably Discharged, we
hope to continue to grow and
provide service for the
veterans and their surrounding
communities. Charles M. Greauv
and Luther Frierson founded
the Post. The Post was
chartered on 13 February 1958.
Research will begin soon into
the Post's complete history.
When completed the history of
the Post will be published on
our site. If anyone has any
information or artifacts or
documents regarding our Post
history, please contact the
Post Adjutant at adjutant@amvetsga9.org
To learn more about AMVETS
link to our Extensive
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