1933 - 1938 15th National Convention October 2-5, 1933 Chicago, Illinois Louis A. Johnson National Commander 1932-1933The American Legion 15th National Convention: 1933 Official Program.16th National Convention October 22-25, 1934 Miami, Florida Edward A. Hayes National Commander 1933-1934The American Legion 16th National Convention: 1934 Official Program.17th National Convention September 23-26, 1935 St. Louis, Missouri Frank N. Belgrano Jr. National Commander 1934-1935The American Legion 17th National Convention: 1935 Official Program.18th National Convention September 20-24, 1936 Cleveland, Ohio Ray Murphy National Commander 1935-1936The American Legion 18th National Convention: 1936 Official Program.19th National Convention September 20-23, 1937 New York City, New York Harry W. Colmery National Commander 1936-1937The American Legion 19th National Convention: 1937 Official Program.20th National Convention September 19-22, 1938 Los Angeles, California Daniel J. Doherty National Commander 1937-1938The American Legion 20th National Convention: 1938 Official Program. ← 1925 - 1932 World War II (1939-1947) → First Decades (1919-1938)1933 - 1938 National Convention Badges IntroductionFirst Decades (1919-1938)1919 - 19241925 - 19321933 - 1938World War II (1939-1947)Post World War II (1948-1983)1953 - 19561957 - 19621963 - 19691970 - 19751976 - 1983Modern Conventions (1984-2012)1984 - 19881989 - 19931994 - 19981999 - 20042005 - 2012100 Years in the Making (2013-2019)Further Reading