- As Commander of American Legion Post 526, he instituted a program to recognize, with Life Memberships in the American Legion, all veterans confined to the VA
- Serving as co-chairman of the Ways and Means Committee for the Fairborn All Veterans Memorial; he helped raise over $68,000.00
- Served on the Miami Valley Military Affairs Committee
- Chairman of a fund raising committee to restore several Civil War statues located at the Dayton VA Medical Center/National Cemetery; he engineered a campaign that raised almost $500,000.00 for the restoration
- Was serving as a National Vice Commander of the American Legion at the time of his death