The American Legion
American Legion Post 460 Marion Fitzsimmonds
Legion Post #460 — Hill City, SD. A post since 1939 — Hill City, SD.
- Legion Post #460
- Hill City, SD
American Legion Post 460 Marion Fitzsimmonds. Its post has met since 1939 — Hill City, SD. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, and the Legionnaires who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Hill City. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — Hill City, SD.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Hill City, SD. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community table
Memorial observance
Honor detail
87
Years on the calendar — Hill City
50 hours
Given to local projects
26
Neighbors helped
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 460 Marion Fitzsimmonds, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — Hill City, SD. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Hill City. |
| Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
- Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 460 Marion Fitzsimmonds. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Hill City, SD. - Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Hill City
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 460 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Hill City. - Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Hill City, SD.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 460 — Hill City, SD. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Hill City, SD.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Hill City, SD. American Legion Post 460 Marion Fitzsimmonds. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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