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Missouri Society Sons of the American Revolution

The Harry S. Truman Chapter in Independence, Missouri is part of the Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (MOSSAR).  The Harry S. Truman Chapter was organized on August 4, 1984 as a membership organization of men whose lineal ancestors supported the Patriot cause during the War for Independence. The private, non-profit organization is a society of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) and its purposes, as outlined in its constitution, are patriotic, educational, and historical. An all-volunteer organization, the Harry S. Truman Chapter takes its responsibility as a guardian and interpreter of history seriously.

The planning meeting to organize a chapter in Independence was conducted by MOSSAR President Charles Rainwater Wollard on July 7, 1984 at the Van Horn High School Library.

The Chapter was officially presented it charter at a meeting held at the Howard Johnson’s in Independence on August 4, 1984. The first officers appointed by MOSSAR President Charles Rainwater Wollard to serve from August 4, 1984 to November 3, 1984, were: Jerry C. Gilchrist, President; Rodney C. Tarter, Vice President; Lawrence L. Loker, Secretary-Treasurer; Clay H. Glenn, Registrar; and Paul V. Sawyer, Chaplain.

 

FPG Arthur M. King spoke on the history of SAR, the National Headquarters, the Eagle Scout Program and the Douglass G. High Historical Oration Contest.  

 

These men mentioned below are the original charter members that  organized the Harry S. Truman Chapter to be part of the Missour Society Sons of the Revolution. 

Name

National Number

State Number
Barnes, Jake W.
Boney, William C.
Closson, Glenn B.
Cummings, Franklin Kei
DeLapp, George L.
Dodson, Albert L.
Drake, Charles G.
Gilchrist, Jerry C.
Glenn, Clay H.
Goddard, Sterling E.
Grover, Robert LaVern
Hedenberg, David E.
Hedenberg, Raymond Earl
Loker, Lawrence L.
Magan, William Glenn
Mayo, Kevin Rene
McCann, Hugh L.
Merrifield, Wade A.
Rogers, Fred H.
Sawyer, Paul Vinal
Siegfried, Cedric
Simpson, Harry H.
Singleton, Donald R.
Smith, Russell E.
Sparks, William Thomas
Strieby, Francis L.
Swann, Ernest
Tarter, Rodney C.
Thornhill, John O.
Toms, Gary R.
Welch, Samuel G.
Wesner, Sr., Charles T.
Zumwalt, Kenneth C.
125215
103077
119000
122515
126503
115658
125527
  80330
119552
120660
115651
124968
123339
129245
124584
121573
122406
119354
126593
116004
  96931
126572
108107
121893
124801
102941
126660
116251
121693
125084
126055
    8889
122803
1459
1203
1453
1360
1510
1474
1467
1326
1454
1476
1250
1446
1394
1249
1432
1308
1357
1205
1513
1502
1035
1512
1032
1479
1443
1217
1514
1475
1448
1452
1485
1472
1477


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