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County Adjutant
Frank LaMarsh
October 17, 2025
Richmond County American Legion
POlitical Forum
will ne held at the
Gold Star American Legion Post 7pm
at 17 Cannon Ave, Staten Island NY 10314
County Commander
Mark Kelly
2025 -2026
County Judge Advocate
David Martin
Richmond County American Legion
Past County Commanders
* Deceased
Richmond County Elected Officers
2025 - 2026
Elected at the
Richmond County American Legion
June 20, 2025
Committees & Chairpersons
A. Hunter Platt 1919 - 1920 *
Charles A. Bormann 1920 - 1921 *
Edward C. Dadeau 1921 - 1922 *
Walter F. Lewis 1922 - 1923 *
Edward T. Geifer 1923 - 1924 *
Joseph A. Lyons 1924 - 1925 *
C. Harry Robillard 1925 - 1926 *
Richard A. Morris 1926 - 1927 *
Harold S. Falloon 1927 - 1928 *
Cornelius Bregoff 1928 - 1930 *
Richard J. Hart 1930 - 1931 *
Vincent J. McCormick 1931 - 1933 *
Frank J. Rooney 1933 - 1934 *
Charles A. Bormann 1934 - 1935 *
Edward Clinchy 1935 - 1936 *
William H. Lamb 1936 - 1937 *
Art O. Headquist 1937 - 1938 *
Thomas E. Drake 1938 - 1939 *
J. Harold Speckin 1938 - 1940 *
Benjamin F. Clark 1940 - 1941 *
James J. Smith 1941 - 1942 *
James J. Fahy 1942 - 1942 *
Robert M. Shields, M.D. 1942 - 1943 *
Arthur C. Downing 1943 - 1944 *
Francis Steele, Hon. 1943 - 1944 *
William E.P. Collins 1944 - 1945 *
Peter P. Spinelli 1945 - 1946 *
Leo D.A. Balbach 1946 - 1947 *
Aquila N. Volkardt 1947 - 1948 *
Vincent J. Claffey 1948 - 1949 *
Richard F. Daly 1949 - 1950 *
| Commander | Mark Kelly |
| Vice Commander | Jim Olive |
| Vice Commander | Paul Dietrich |
| Vice Commander | Jaime Gonzalz |
| Vice Commander | Pablo Hidalgo |
| Vice Commandder | Luciano Santana |
| Commanders Aide | Vaness R. Tavitian |
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| Adjutant | Frank LaMarsh |
| Treasurer | Anthony LoCasto |
| Chaplain | Mary McLoone |
| Judge Advocate | David Martin |
| Sgt-At-Arms | Vanessa R. Tavitian |
| Parlimentarian | |
| Date | Event | Location | Collation | Time |
| 7pm | ||||
| 11/15 | County Meeting | Gold Star Post | Post 1296 | 7pm |
| 17/7 | Pearl Harbor Day | Lemon Creek Pier | 10am | |
| 12/8 | County Oratorical Contest | Holy Rosary Hall | 10am | |
| 12/20 | RCAL Meeting Christmas Party | Gold Star Post | 6pm | |
| TBD | District Oratorical Contest | Holy Rosary Hall | 10am | |
| 1/17- 1/19 | Mid Winter Conference | Desmond in Albany | ||
| *1/24 | ||||
| RCAL Meeting | Cespino / Russo Post | Post 1544 | 10am | |
| 2/21 | RCAL Meeting | Cespino- Russo Post | Post 316 | 10am |
3/21 | RCAL Meeting Legion Birthday | Cespino- Russo Post | Merrell -Capodanno Post 1368 | 12pm |
County Vice Commander
Jaime Gonzalez
William Klapach 2011 - 2012 * Hon.
Thomas LaManna 2011 - 2012 * Hon.
Anthony DeNatale 2011 - 2013
Dennis McLoone 2013 - 2015
William Magnuski 2015 - 2018
Andrew Oefelein 2017 - 2018 Hon.
Anthony DiNatale 2018 - 2019*
Anthony Dinatale 2019 - 2021*
Steven J. Ayling 2021 - 2022
Charles Navarino 2021-2022 Hon.
Anthony Giuliani 2022 - 2023
Anthony Giuliani 2023 - 2024
Mark J. Kelly 2024-2025
Officers & Aides 2024 - 2025
County Vice Commander
Luciano Santana
John E. Mitchell 1950 - 1951 *
Nicholas Malvasi 1951 - 1952 *
Aldo Benedetto 1952 - 1953 *
Harold A. Madigan 1953 - 1954 *
Mark Caruselle 1954 - 1955 *
Louis Guerriero 1955 - 1956 *
John Wislinski 1956 - 1957 *
Pasquale Divernieri 1957 - 1958 *
Thomas J. Kiernan 1958 - 1959 *
Fred Hackenburg, Jr. 1959 - 1960 *
David Hunter 1960 - 1961
Francis J. Tunney 1961 - 1962 *
Anthony Campbell 1962 - 1963 *
Jerome Neuberger 1963 - 1964 *
Edward S. Ringel 1964 - 1965 *
Fred Chipolata 1965 - 1966 *
Pasquale Bifulco 1966 - 1967
George Gallo 1967 - 1968 *
Joseph L. Conti 1968 - 1969 *
Robert Pearson 1969 - 1970 *
Lawrence C. Mohr 1970 - 1971 *
James P. Ireland 1971 - 1972 *
Matthew J. Baldassano 1972 - 1973 *
Santo LaRocca 1973 - 1974 *
Joseph Holzka 1973 - 1974 * Hon.
Philip Yater 1974 - 1975 *
Royal Lykes 1975 - 1976 *
Robert Mahoney 1976 - 1977
Joseph Esposito 1977 - 1978 *
George Guerriero 1978 - 1979 *
William C. Hereford 1979 - 1980 *
Installation of Officers for 2016 - 2017
County Vice Commander
Jim Olive
County Vice Commander
Pablo Hidalgo
| Americanism | Jaime Gonzalez |
| Back To God | Mary LcLoone |
| Boys State | David Martin |
| Children & Youth | Jamie Gonzalez |
| County Convention | Anthony Guiliani |
County Installation County Directory | Anthony LoCasto Mary McLoone |
| Credentials | John Greco |
| Directory | Mary McLoone |
| Dennis McLoone | |
| Housing | Jamie Gonzalez |
| Interfaith Breakfast | Jaime Gonzalez |
| Law & Order | Lester Modelowitz |
| Legion Birthday | Anthony LoCasto |
| Legislation | Al Klingle |
| Membership | Paul Dietrich |
| Memorial Mass | Daniel Venezia |
| National Commanders Dinner | Frank LaMarsh |
| National Security | Vanessa Tavitian |
Oratorical Contest County Oratorical Contest District | Daniel Venezia Albert Klingle |
| Pearl Harbor Day | Mark Kelly |
| Political Forum | Lester Modelowitz |
| POW-MIA (Department & County | Dennis McLoone |
| Rehabilitation / W.I.N.A.L. Dept, District, County | Mary McLoone |
| SAL Advisor | Charles Navarino |
Scheduling (Time & Place) Service Officer | Dennis McLoone |
Special Events Coordinator | Anthony LoCasto |
| Veterans Cemetery | Dennis McLoone |
Veterans Day Ceremony (Staten Island Mall) NYC Veterans; Day Parade | Frank LaMarsh |
County Vice Commander
Paul Dietrich
| Date | Event | Location | Collation | Time |
| TBD | District Oratorial Contest | Holy Rosary Church | 10am | |
| 1/17- 11/19 | Mid Winter Comference | Desmond in Albany | ||
| 1/24 | RCAL Meeting | Cespino - Russo | Post 1544 | 10am |
| 2/8 | Interfaith Lunch | The Staaten | 12:30pm | |
| 2/21 | RCAL Meeting | Cespino - Russo Post | Post 316 | 10am |
| 3/21 | RCAL Meeting Legion Birthday | Cespinno-Russo Post | Post 1368 | 12 Noon |
| 4/5 | Children & Youth Lunch | The Staaten | 12:30pm | |
| 4/11 | National Commanders Dinner | Antuns | 7 pm | |
| 4/25 | RCAL Meeting | Gold Star Post | 6pm | |
TBD | District 2 Meeting | TBD | Merrell -Capodanno Post 1368 | 12pm |
County Treasurer
Anthony LoCasto
Remo Zerega 1980 - 1981 *
Marie Dwyer 1981 - 1982 * Hon.
Estelle Mohr 1981 - 1982 *
Victor Prevosti 1982 - 1983 *
William O'Brien 1983 - 1984
Nicholas Greten 1984 - 1985 *
Donato Carucci 1985 - 1986
Harry Krone 1986 - 1987
Sebastian Barchitta 1987 - 1988 *
Phillip Frazzeto 1988 - 1989 *
Herman L. Edwards 1989 - 1990 *
Elias Arout 1990 - 1992
Richard V. Reichart, Sr. 1992 - 1993 *
Joseph Chociemski 1993 - 1994
Andrew J. Sekel 1994 - 1995 *
David Jenkins 1995 - 1996 *
Ferdinand J. Salvatore 1996 - 1997
Daniel E. Stoddard 1997 - 1998
Frank J. Peters 1998 - 1999
James Smith 1998 - 1999 Hon.
Frank LaMarsh 1999 - 2000
Lawrence W. Lee 2000 - 2001
Fred Black 2001 - 2002
William Blaine 2002 - 2003 *
Larry Hartnett 2003 - 2004
William Magnuski 2004 - 2006
Timothy Kuhn 2006 - 2007
Peter Torino 2007 - 2008 *
Anthony Pergola 2008 - 2009
Joseph Cammarata 2009 - 2010
Leonard Gaeta 2010 - 2011 * Hon.
Mary P. LaManna 2010 - 2011
| Date | Event | Location | Collation | Time |
| 5/16 | RCAL Meeting | Gold Star Post | Post 1296 | 7pm |
| 5/26 | Memorial Day Parade | |||
| 6/20 | RCAL Convention | Gold Star Post | RCAL | 6pm |
| 6/27 - 7-3 | Boys State | SUNY Morrisville State College | ||
| 7/4 | Parade | Travis | ||
| 7/15 | Department Convention | Syracuse | ||
| 7/25 | RCAL Meeting | Gold Star Post | Post 277 | 7pm |
| 8/15 | RCAL Meeting | Gold Star Post | Post 126 | |
| 8/19- 8-28 | National Convention | Tampa Bay Florida | ||
| Beauvais Hudson Post 126 | Jaime Gonzalez |
| Watkins - Kellett Post 277 | Anthony Giuliani |
| Kells - Grennie Post 316 | Jim Olive |
| Granito - Smith Post 1296 | Charles Navarino |
| Patrick J. Dalessio Post 1310 | George Balletto |
| Gold Star Post 1368 | Frank Saladis |
| Joseph F. Merrell, Jr Post 1368 | William J. Magnuski |
| Cespino - Russo Post 1544 | John G. Hoovert |
| James J. Tappen 125 | |
| 1st NY Cavalry Post 296 | |
County Chaplain
Mary McLoone