American Legion Post 72 :: Town Of Saugerties

American Legion Post 72

Address: 30 John Street
Saugerties, NY 12477

Description: Nationally, the American Legion organization was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, war-time veterans organization, devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is a not-for-profit community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members, men and women, in nearly 15,000 American Legion posts worldwide.

The full name of this American Legion Post is Lamouree-Hackett American Legion Post 72. It is located between John and Partition Streets. For more on the name, see the "Lamouree-Hackett Naming History" section below. The front of the building faces John Street and there is a parking lot and park accessible from either the John Street or the Partition Street side.

Here is a map showing the location of the Saugerties American Legion:

The American Legion Building Is Ideal for Renting for Parties/Events

The Saugerties American Legion Post 72 is a not-for-profit Veteran organization. The Post 72 building is available for rental to those in the Saugerties Community or to anyone who wants to host an event there. There is plenty of parking in their lot (accessible from John Street or Partition Street) and on the nearby Village streets, for especially large events.

A good estimate for the number of people it will hold at maximum is 90.

When you rent it, you get full use of the kitchen for your requirements. You can bring in your own food or have your event catered by a third party.

The image below covers the specifics. The fine people who run this operation have a lot of experience, as they've hosted countless receptions, reunions, training events, parties ... you name it, they've handled it!

As the image below shows, if you want to find out more, contact Warren Whitaker at 845-514-5022.

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Lamouree-Hackett Name History

The Saugerties American Legion Post 72 is named Lamouree-Hackett in honor of 2 World War 1 soldiers who were among the last soldiers in WW 1 to die.

World War 1 ended at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918.

Adelbert L. Lamouree enlisted on June 1, 1917. He trained at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina, and at Van Cortlandt Park in New York City. He belonged to Company K 105th Infantry of the 27th Division, a New York National Guard unit. He left for France on May 18, 1918. He served in all the battles the 105th was engaged in and was killed in the last battle; on October 17th, 1918. He had achieved the rank of Corporal and died at Aubre Guernon, near the LaSalle River. His unit left the battlefield, never to return. The war would end in just 25 days.

Corporal Patrick Hackett was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hackett of Ulster Avenue, Saugerties. A letter published in the Saugerties Telegraph newspaper of February 14, 1919, was written by his military chaplain, Father Thomas Dunn of the 306th Infantry, of the 77th Division, the "Statue of Liberty Division," organized at Camp Upton, NY, on August 29th, 1917. Father Dunn said that they were together on the morning of September 26th (1918) at 5:30 a.m. and that he went "over the top" with him in the "famous Argonne Woods." Patrick was wounded twenty feet away from the Chaplain; "his left hand blown off completely and a wound on his left hip about five inches long and three inches deep." The priest administered the last rites on the field and heard Patrick's last words to his parents. He was evacuated to a base hospital but had lost a lot of blood and he died the next day. He is buried in grave #6, Section Hat Villers Daucourt, France. The war ended just 45 days later.

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