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The American Legion, Inc. is a federally chartered corporation formed in Paris on March 16, 1919 by veterans of the American Expeditionary Forces (A. E. F.).〔Wheat 1919, p. 18.〕 ==Membership== Eligibility for American Legion membership is limited to those honorably discharged veterans and current personnel of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or Air Force who served at least one day of active duty during any of the following periods:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Join The American Legion )〕 * World War I (April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918) were also eligible; the last such member of that group died in 2011. * World War II: December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 (except that for the U.S. Merchant Marine eligibility dates are December 7, 1941 to August 16, 1945) * Korean War: June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955 * Vietnam War: February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975 * Lebanon and Grenada: August 24, 1982 to July 31, 1984 * Panama: December 20, 1989 to January 31, 1990 * Persian Gulf War and Global War on Terrorism: August 2, 1990 to present Membership peaked for the Legion right after World War II, when enrollments doubled from 1.7 million to 3.3 million. After the Korean War, there were 2.5 million Legionnaires. As baby boomers joined, membership increased to 3.1 million in 1992. However, membership has slowly been decreasing since then. In 2013, the Legion reported 2.3 million members. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Legion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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