President: CLIFF GRIFFIN

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The idea of a Connecticut Chapter of the National Guardsmen originated out of friendship of three former schoolmates, Sam Bullock, a member of the Washington Guardsmen, Frank Elliott and Nelson Johnson. In 1952 during a visit with Frank and Nelson, Sam suggested the formation of a Connecticut chapter, under the sponsorship of the Washington chapter. A group of friends in Connecticut communities from New Haven to Greenwich were convened with the first meeting being held in November 1952. The first officers elected were Frank Elliott, President; Nelson Johnson, Vice President; and John Lancaster, Secretary-Treasurer. The Connecticut Chapter was admitted to the National Association Of Guardsmen in 1953.

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CHARTER MEMBERS

Jake Brittain, Joseph Carwin, Melvin Davis, Frank elliott, Bob Freeman, Roy Gilmer, Fred Green, George Johnson, Nelson Johnson, John Lancaster, Bob Ray, Charles Raysor, Herman Scott, Fred Smith

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