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| AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY POST 347 |
The Post was chartered July 22, 1957, by a group of dedicated and persistent
Fairfield veterans of WWII. They were chartered as American Legion, Post
347 in the Tenth ‘Colored’ District. The Post was named after Booker T.
Oliver. He was the husband of Julie Merchant of Fairfield. He died in 1947
from wounds inflicted as a Sailor in the U.S. Navy, over the Pacific. For his
service, he received the Purple Heart. His in-laws, Comrades Willis J.
Merchant and Willie Merchant, Jr., were charter members of the Post.
In 1959, the Women’s Auxiliary to the Post was chartered. The first
president of the organization was Mrs. Cecil Noland. The Business
Manager was Mrs. Ollie M. Barnett, who was instrumental in raising
funds to assist the Post in purchasing kitchen appliances and assisting
in the payment of rent and other bills.
Fairfield veterans of WWII. They were chartered as American Legion, Post
347 in the Tenth ‘Colored’ District. The Post was named after Booker T.
Oliver. He was the husband of Julie Merchant of Fairfield. He died in 1947
from wounds inflicted as a Sailor in the U.S. Navy, over the Pacific. For his
service, he received the Purple Heart. His in-laws, Comrades Willis J.
Merchant and Willie Merchant, Jr., were charter members of the Post.
In 1959, the Women’s Auxiliary to the Post was chartered. The first
president of the organization was Mrs. Cecil Noland. The Business
Manager was Mrs. Ollie M. Barnett, who was instrumental in raising
funds to assist the Post in purchasing kitchen appliances and assisting
in the payment of rent and other bills.
