Commanders & Officers

Department Commander

Kevin Hempel

Kevin Hempel of Watertown, (Chester Post) SD

The American Legion, Department of South Dakota, Commander

Department Vice Commander

Department Vice Commander

Marv Tisdall

Marv Tisdall of Box Elder, SD

Districts 1, 2, 3

Shane Lamer

Shane Lamer of Hartford, (Montrose Post) SD

Districts 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8

 

Department Officers

C. P. Van Delist

C. P. "Van" Van Delist

Adjutant

Fred Nelson

Fred Nelson

National Executive Committeeman

Krisma DeWitt

Krisma DeWitt

Finance Officer

 

Carol Howitz

Carol Howitz

Americanism Officer

 

Bill Peters

Bill Peters

Membership

Doug Feltman

Doug Feltman

Alternate National Executive Committeeman

Fred Lee

Fred Lee

Historian

Greg Geiman

Greg Geiman

Sergeant-at-Arms

Harry Boner

Harry Boner

Children and Youth

Matt Pillar

Matt Pillar

Service Officer

Jay Leibel

Jay Leibel

Judge Advocate

Mike Kumm

Mike Kumm

Chaplain

 

District Commanders

Marv Tisdall

Marv Tisdall

District 1 Commander
Butte, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Corson,
Dewey, Perkins, and Ziebach

Christopher Rendon

Christopher Rendon

District 2 Commander
Bennett, Haakon, Jackson, Jones, Mellette, Todd,
Custer, Fall River, Pennington, and Oglala Lakota

Steve Stier

Steve Stier

District 3 Commander
Hughes, Hyde, Potter, Stanley, Sully,
Gregory, Lyman, Tripp, and Hand

Ted Kimball

Ted Kimball

District 4 Commander
Brown, Campbell, Edmunds, McPherson,
Walworth, Spink, and Faulk

Arlo Jurrens

Arlo Jurrens

District 5 Commander
Day, Grant, Marshall, Roberts, Clark,
Codington, Deuel, Hamlin, and Brookings

Jim Pekron

Jim Pekron

District 6 Commander
Beadle, Kingsbury, Miner, Aurora, Brule, Buffalo,
Davison, Hanson, Jerauld, and Sanborn

Andy Lyngen

Andy Lyngen

District 7 Commander
Lake, Moody, McCook, Lincoln,
Union, and Minnehaha

Steve Mueller

Steve Mueller

District 8 Commander
Turner, Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Clay,
Douglas, Hutchinson, and Yankton