Warren Atherton, Commander of the American Legion, standing at a podium, California, 1930s

Title: Warren Atherton, Commander of the American Legion, standing at a podium, California, 1930s
Date Created: [1930s]
Date: 1930/1940
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: Warren Atherton, Commander of the American Legion, standing at a podium and holding an oversized gavel.
Warren Atherton was an American attorney who served as the National Commander of The American Legion from 1943 to 1944. He is widely recognized as a designer of the G.I. Bill, officially known as the Warren Atherton, Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Atherton, Warren

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_11150
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002h949x
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