Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 1381 John Mcelroy
VFW Post #1381 — Crescent City, CA. A post since 1930 — Crescent City, CA.
- VFW Post #1381
- Crescent City, CA
VFW Post 1381 John Mcelroy, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 1381 — Crescent City, CA. The post dates to 1930, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The comrades keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
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 — Crescent City, CA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Crescent City, CA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community table
Honor detail
Scholarship evening
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Years on the calendar — Crescent City
40 hours
Given to local projects
29
Neighbors helped
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 1381 John Mcelroy, 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 comrades read the names they have been given — Crescent City, CA. |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Fri, Jun 5, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 1381. |
News
News
- Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 1381 John Mcelroy. 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 comrades voted to keep the winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Crescent City, CA. - Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Crescent City
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1381 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 — Crescent 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 — Crescent City, CA.
Officers
Officers
Commander
Senior Vice Commander
Quartermaster
Chaplain
Adjutant
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 1381 — Crescent City, CA. 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 — Crescent City, CA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Crescent City, CA. VFW Post 1381 John Mcelroy. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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