Texas native served as American Legion national commander from 1972 to 1973.
Joe L. Matthews, national commander of The American Legion from 1972 to 1973, passed away Monday at age 97. Matthews was a member of The American Legion for 66 years, serving in dozens of positions during his membership.
A profile of Matthews, including comments from many of his friends within the Legion, will appear this week on Legion.org. To view Mr. Matthews' obituary online, click here.
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