DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS ESTABLISHED
Cincinnati, Ohio (JFK+50) On September 25, 1920, Disabled American Veterans of World War I was established at a national caucus held at Hamilton County Memorial Hall here in Cincinnati.
The caucus was organized by Cincinnati Superior Court Judge Robert Marx*, an army captain who had been wounded in the war. The idea for the caucus was sparked at a party held by the Judge on December 25, 1919 for 100 disabled veterans.
204,000 American soldiers were wounded in WWI and after the war were getting little to no assistance from the United States government. In response, small groups of disabled veterans across the nation formed social clubs and raised money for those in financial need.
Today, Disabled American Veterans is headquartered in Cold Spring, Kentucky and has 1 million members.
*Robert S. Marx (1889-1960) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio & graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He was severely wounded in France on the last day of WWI. RSM became a Superior Court Judge in 1920.
SOURCES
"Judge Robert S. Marx," by Robert Lawrence Levi, Michigan Lawyers in History, Michigan Bar Journal, December 2013, www.michiganbar.org/
"This Day in History...September 25, 1920," Mystic Stamp Company, www.mysticstamp.com/
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