District 8
Past National Officers-Minnesota
1933-35 NEC Gerald V. Barron Cloquet
1943-46 Alt NEC Glen Locker Duluth
1950-51 Alt NEC Lawrence Randall Grand Rapids
1959-60 Vice Commander Nate Keller Virginia
1960 Vice Commander Frank Gianotti Gilbert
1963-68 Alt NEC George Abalan Duluth
1979-80 Alt NEC Edward Cohn Virginia
1981-82 Historian Bernard J. Chisholm Duluth
1995-97 Alt NEC Raymond L. Galazen West Duluth
1997-01 NEC Raymond L. Galazen West Duluth
8th District
Past Commanders
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1921-22 Commander M. O. LeFleur* Two Harbors
1922-23 Commander John T. Nolan* Gilbert 1923-24 Commander Dr. Paul O. Stone* Aurora 1924-25 Commander I. R. Sher* Hibbing 1925-26 Commander C. C. Keller* Cloquet 1926-27 Commander N. W. Mongrain* Duluth 1927-28 Commander A. B. Kaplin* Duluth 1928-29 Commander Lewis Eckenrod* Eveleth 1929-30 Commander N. V. Keller* Virginia 1930-31 Commander Royal Huber* Chisholm 1931-32 Commander Earl McGilvary* Cloquet 1932-33 Commander William Furlong* Hibbing 1933-34 Commander George Vivian* Duluth 1934-35 Commander W. M. Nellis* Robbinsdale 1935-36 Commander O. M. McLvenna* Virginia 1936-37 Commander Glen S. Locker* Duluth 1937-38 Commander Carl Frisk* Chisholm 1938-39 Commander Horace D. Craun* Eveleth 1940-41 Commander Harold Dillon* Ely 1941-42 Commander I. Frank Gianotti* Ely 1942-43 Commander Herman Banks* Duluth 1943-44 Commander O. A. Ohlund* Two Harbors 1944-45 Commander J. O. Rivall* Hibbing 1945-46 Commander George Hefferman* Duluth 1946-47 Commander Iver B. Sockness* Virginia 1947-48 Commander Dr. Alvin Sach-Rowit* Moose Lake 1948-49 Commander L. O. Randall* Grand Rapids 1949-50 Commander J. Morris Johnson* Duluth 1950-51 Commander James Gebault* Tullahoma, TN 1951-52 Commander Patrick A. Dolan, Jr.* Mt. Iron 1952-53 Commander John W. Lundberg* Two Harbors 1953-54 Commander John Skule* Ely 1954-55 Commander George Abalan* Duluth 1955-56 Commander Francis R. Bye Chisholm 1956-57 Commander James Irving Duluth 1957-58 Commander Edward Cohn* Virginia 1958-59 Commander John W. Andrews* Duluth 1959-60 Commander Richard Saccoman* Pengilly 1960-61 Commander Hughlin C. Cole* Two Harbors 1961-62 Commander Arnold Ahomen* Chisholm 1962-63 Commander Joesph Babbini Mt. Iron 1963-64 Commander Wesley Kuoksa* Grand Rapids 1964-65 Commander Wallace Johanson Sturgeon Lake 1965-66 Commander Vern Strehlow* Aurora 1966-67 Commander George Nephew* Duluth 1967-68 Commander Didace Venne* Mt. Iron 1968-69 Commander John Prola* Ely 1969-70 Commander J. Paul Arneson Bemidji 1970-71 Commander Earl Hoshal* Coleraine |
1971-72 Commander Lester Maki* Virginia
1972-73 Commander Archie Thibault* Duluth 1973-74 Commander Warren “Bud” Edwards* Cloquet 1974-75 Commander Mel Jacobson Orr 1975-76 Commander Joseph J. Kelly Duluth 1976-77 Commander Carl R. Brandt* Duluth Commander Bernard Chisolm* Duluth 1977-78 Commander Murnice Wait* Cloquet 1978-79 Commander Neil Erickson* Grand Rapids 1979-80 Commander Robert Langenbrunner* Cloquet 1980-81 Commander Roland Royer Duluth 1981-82 Commander John Bogdanovich* Bovey 1982-83 Commander Art Johnson Duluth 1983-84 Commander Carl Manginen* Bovey 1984-85 Commander Bob Aronen Virginia 1985-86 Commander Bernard Draeger* Duluth 1986-87 Commander Donald O. Nelson Duluth 1987-88 Commander Ray Galazen* Duluth 1988-89 Commander William Mealey* Two Harbors 1989-90 Commander Jack Brandt Tower 1990-91 Commander Wilbert Forte* Duluth 1991-92 Commander Donovan Goblirsch Gilbert 1992-93 Commander Dale Holm* Babbitt 1993-94 Commander E. Jerry St. Michel Grand Rapids 1994-95 Commander D. Wm. “Spike” Fierek Makinen 1995-96 Commander Mark K. Anderson Aurora 1996-97 Commander Sigfred Dahlberg* Moose Lake 1997-98 Commander Jerry Plieseis Marcell 1998-99 Commander James Lustig* Mt. Iron 1999-00 Commander Walter Petersen Duluth 2000-01 Commander Vincent P. Lacer Aurora 2001-02 Commander Donald L. Snow Grand Rapids 2002-03 Commander Darrell Rajavuori* Duluth 2003-04 Commander Arthur F. Mertes* Deer River 2004-05 Commander Mark Stratioti Duluth 2005-06 Commander Marvin Ott Grand Rapids 2006-07 Commander Richard Zahn Ely 2007-08 Commander D. Marvin Hill Virginia 2008-09 Commander Robert King Orr 2009-10 Commander Barbra Koski Grand Rapids 2010-11 Commander Larry Pocrnich Hibbing 2011-12 Commander Carl Hendrickson Duluth 2012-13 Commander Wayne Patras Nashwauk 2013-14 Commander E. Jerry St. Michel Grand Rapids 2014-15 Commander Wilson Spence III West Duluth 2015-16 Commander Jennifer L. Havlick Two Harbors 2016-17 Kenneth Oliver Jr. West Duluth 2017-18 Donovan Goblirsch Virginia 2018-2019 Wilbur Swanson West Duluth 2019-2020 Ann Koskinen Ely 2020-2021 D. Marvin Hill Virginia 2021-2023 Larry Pocrnich Hibbing |
