In the 79 years the National American Legion, being formed in 1919, Post 158 in Jackson has had 73 commanders. During the years 1921-1923, there was not a post active in Jackson.
1919 - Carol Knox
1920 - Robert Goza
1924 - Roscoe Pierce
1925 - C.W. Medley
1926 - C.W. Medley
1927 - Lawrence Snider
1928 - Frank Hines
1929 - Paul Mueller
1930 - Joe Myer
1931 - Ryland Short
1932 - S.T. Daley
1933 - Lyman Steele
1934 - S.C. Cracraft
1935 - C.W. Medley
1936 - Hy A. Illers
1937 - George Seybold
1938 - Floyd McManus
1939 - Manning Davis
1940 - Louis Mantz
1941 - E.L. Crader
1942 - Allen Reid
1943 - Eldon Roberts
1944 - J.R. Henderson
1945 - Joe Myer
1946 - J.R. Kibler
1947 - Osler Statler
1948 - Cotton Meyer
1949 - Glenn Lewis
1950 - Perry Grindstaff
1951 - Milde Steck
1952 - Gene C. Cracraft
1953 - Gilbert E. Sewing
1954 - Paul A. Mueller
1955 - Hubert Seabaugh
1956 - Bill Schloss
1957 - W.E. Miller
1958 - J.W. Poe
1959 - Marvin F. Proffer
1960 - Manford Schwab
1961 - Leonard Moll
1962 - Oscar Hoffmeister
1963 - Kermit Nations
1964 - Nelson Meyer
1965 - Leonard Dambach
1966 - Milton Mitsch
1967 - Louis A. Loos
1968 - Joe W. Smith
1969 - Earl F. Clifton
1970 - Carl A. Barrett
1971 - Robert H. Beussink
1972 - Lloyd Law
1973 - Verlin Puchbauer
1974 - H. Jim Schnorbusch
1975 - Glen H. Thompson
1976 - Vincent H. Schwartz
1977 - Troy E. Hartle
1978 - Roy Woeltje
1979 - Jerry H. Hinkebein
1980 - Charles P. Hutson
1981 - Albert J. Beussink
1982 - Robert G. Kurre
1983 - Rupert F. Fiehler
1984 - Donald K. Lewis
1985 - Marvin H. Meier
1986 - Thomas F. Sperling
1987 - E. Glen Bollinger
1988 - Albert S. Hines
1989 - Harold E. Landgraf
1990 - Harlan A. Siebert
1991 - Jim Nelson
1992 - Raymond Willer
1993 - Tom O'Loughlin
1994 - Leon Laurentius
1995 - Mike Proctor
1996 - Milford P. Kirn
1997 - Norman H. Sebastain
1998 - Jack Latimer
1999 - Robert L. Hartle
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