AFTER THE WAR

In August of 1946, a group of about twenty veterans held several meetings in Steamboat Rock, with plans to organize another Legion Post. 

A temporary charter was granted on August 12,1946, and a permanent charter was issued in April 1947. The post was named Hoover-Eiserman. 

Hoover was the name of the World War I veteran that the original post had been named for, and Eiserman, was Russell Eiserman, a local veteran killed in World War II. 

Eiserman was born near Robertson on May 31, 1923. Shortly after joining the Navy he left New York City on the merchant ship SS Henry R. Mallory bound for Iceland. The ship was torpedoed February 7, 1943, off the coast of Greenland. Severe weather conditions hindered rescue attempts and Eiserman drowned. His body was recovered and returned for burial at Hazel Green Cemetery. 

The first Legion Commander, Richard Green, met with a group of women to form an auxiliary. The auxiliary was chartered in June 1947. 

The post received the Colflesh award, a state Legion trophy, as the result of a membership drive in 1947. 

Two day celebrations were held in October of 1946 and 1947 and approximately $6,000 was raised for the purchase of a building. In March of 1949 the post voted to purchase the now closed hotel building. After extensive remodeling, it was converted to a meeting hall with kitchen and recreation room. There was also an upstairs apartment, which was rented.