The post was named in honor of a former Aransas Pass and Ingleside boy who as a Navy flier was lost in the Pacific during World War JI.Officers of the post are Doug-Jas McCarty, commander; Abel Vascjuez, senior vice-commander; Arnold Ramirez, junior vice-commander; Rudolfo Ramirez, quartermaster; W. H. Womack, judge advocate; Arthur DeLeon, chaplain; Carl Julian, post surgeon; E. A. Walding, three-year trustee; Fernando Villarreal, two-year trustee; Ray Salinas, one-year trustee; J. I. Braswell, officer of the day; Douglas McCarty, service officer; Preston Perry, adjutant; and Elmo Albin, guard.-o-