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Chartered by Congress in 1958, The Military Order of the Purple Heart is composed of military men and women who received the Purple Heart Medal for wounds suffered in combat. Although our membership is restricted to the combat wounded, we support all veterans and their families with a myriad of nationwide programs by Chapters and National Service Officers.

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DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA
PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS

The Department of Minnesota was formed in 1933, at the Ryan Hotel, in Saint Paul, Minnesota
The first ex-officer was appointed by the MOPH National Organization was John E. Fitzerald, of
Minneapolis Chapter #8. The following is a list of the Department Commanders since that day:

YEARS SERVED	NAME	CHAPTER MEMBER
1933 - 1934	Walter Stram		5
1934 - 1935
1935 - 1936	Harry Huston		5
1936 - 1937	ThorvaldThomsen		8
1937 - 1938
1938 - 1939	Walter Stram		5
1939 - 1940	Arnold Bloeser		8
1940 - 1941	John J. Gallager		5
1941 - 1942	Merle Buck		8
1942 - 1943	Gilbert Coleman		5
1943 - 1944	Frank Smith		5
1944 - 1945	Frank DeMaligon		8
1945 - 1946	Herman Witte		5
1946 - 1947	Peter E. Berg		56
1947 - 1948	Al Hammersten		8
1948 - 1949	Ernest Bowman		5
1949 - 1950	Herman Ratelle		268
1950 - 1951	O.V. Phillips		308
1951 - 1952	Robert G. Boyer		5
1952 - 1953	Ben Van Campen		268
1953 - 1954	Elmer Hegland		5
1954 - 1955	John Brolsma		8
1955 - 1956	Cyril Wenner		308
1956 - 1957	H. Boyd Teig		5
1957 - 1958	EinerSorenseon		8
1958 - 1959	Angus Osborne		56
1959 - 1960	Richard Dorer		8
1960 - 1961	Carl Falkowski		5
1961 - 1962	Joseph Pavlik		268
1962 - 1963	Marshall Bush		5
1963 - 1964	William Thorpe		268
1964 - 1965	Joseph Jeanette		56
1965 - 1966	AnsonHalloway		8
1966 - 1967	Vernon Richter		5
1967 - 1968	Ray Franceschina		8
1968 - 1969	C. Van Regenmorter		268
1969 - 1970	Edward Misho		8
1970 - 1971	WaldermarLedin		56
1971 - 1972	Frank Starr		308
1972 - 1973	Kenneth Mishler		268
1973 - 1974	Robert Michels		5
1974 - 1975	Merlin McKelvey		8

1975 - 1976	Rudy Melquist		8
1976 - 1977	Jerry L. Searles		5
1977 - 1978	Richard Kelly		268
1978 - 1979	Raymond Egan		194
1979 - 1980	Leonard Carlton		8
1980 - 1981	Frank Thompson		194
1981 - 1982	Frank Cajune		8
1982 - 1983	Joe Nicosia		5
1983 - 1984	Howard Mortensen		268
1984 - 1985	Ernest C. Woods		5
1985 - 1986	Leonard Hamlin		1977
1986 - 1987	Russell Wester		268
1987 - 1988	Moses Carr		8
1988 - 1989	William Friday		194
1989 - 1990	John Dagle		268
1990 - 1991	Stewart Gross		308
1991 - 1992	EuGene McDonnell		5
1992 - 1993	Larry German		987
1993 - 1994	Donald Jurgs		268
1994 - 1995	Louis Penna		987
1995 - 1996	George Constans		8
1996 - 1997	William Wroolie Jr.		194
1997 - 1998	Michael Richardson		987
1998 - 1999	Carl Goodermont		268
1999 - 2000	Gerald Bender		268
2000 - 2001	Dennis Wells		8
2001 - 2003	Patrick Murphy		8
2003 - 2005	Alfred Holtan		1977
2005 - 2007	Clayton Irmen		268
2007 - 2009	Richard Jenkins		5
2009 - 2010	Gary Kinser		987
2010 - 2011	Wallace Lind		268