American Legion Toledo Post 335

09/11/2026

Post members that included Nelson Shaffer, Christopher Dziubek and Roger Moore, attended the annual 9/11 ceremony at Toledo Memorial Park Cemetery & Mausoleum. On this day, twenty-five years ago, 2,977 victims lost their lives as a result of the attacks. Today's ceremony took place at the 911 First Responders Memorial, which has a 13,000 pound surviving beam from the World Trade Center.

08/17/2026

At our July 24, 2026 meeting, our Post was presented a T-shirt by Scouting America - Erie Shores Council. Pictured is Nelson Shaffer of Scouting America – Erie Shores Council, along with John Gentle of American Legion Post #335. Nelson is presenting John with a Miakonda Day Camp T-shirt that shows all of the sponsors for this year’s day camp. Post #335 gave a donation of $2,500 to assist Scouting America – Erie Shores Council and the Buffalo Soldiers in their initiative to send youth to camp for free.

05/26/2026

We welcome home this Ohioan who was declared MIA in 1950. The US Department of Defense works consistently to find all those servicemembers declared as missing in action during wars and in a small number of instances, in training accidents. For more information go to http://www.dpaa.mil/

As Dept. Of Ohio Pow/Mia Chairman I am posting this for a true American Hero that has waited for 76 years to make his final flight home.... Veterans of Foreign Wars has never forgotten Cpl. Smith and we Celebrate.... Remember and Honor Cpl. Lawrence A. Smith's return home... welcome home Cpl. Smith... God Bless

12/13/2025

On December 12, we had our annual Christmas party at the Toledo club. A big thank you to  in helping to get us into the Christmas spirit!

12/07/2025

Board of Lucas County Commissioners WTOL 11 13abc The American Legion - Department of Ohio Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce UToledo Military Service Center

Today we commemorate Pearl Harbor day by sharing the story of a Lucas County veteran who was killed 84 years ago today, James Winford Berry.

Fireman Second Class James Winford Berry entered the U.S. Navy in October
1940, he attended Burnham High School in Sylvania, Ohio.

On December 7, 1941, Japanese carrier-based aircraft launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base and ships at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. During the attack, the USS Arizona (BB-39) was struck by eight armor-piercing bombs.

More than 1,100 sailors and Marines were
lost along with the ship.

Lucas County residents Nellie Garvison Berry and George Clark Berry sent at least seven of their sons off to war. Two, James Winford and Max Wayne, were Navy men killed in World War II.

James Winford, nicknamed Windie, was a fireman second class on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.

Max Wayne, older by about four years, was a seaman first class when he was killed in April 1944. He was initially buried in Australia but after the war was moved to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, not far from where his brother's body remains on the sunken battleship
Arizona.

Today we remember all veterans of Lucas County, who have helped ensure our freedoms by their service.