Morell Smith Post 440, Newtown, PA

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Welcome to American Legion Post 440 in Newtown, PA. We are a progressive post, actively involved in our community and committed to Veterans & family. We are almost 300 members strong, and of course, we are always seeking new members. If you are a Veteran or are just interested, please contact us – ask a question or better yet – come down to one of our meetings - ALL Veterans are welcome. We’re at 41 Linden Ave. in Newtown, PA.

“We are still serving our country”

Today is Sunday, August 19, 2018.
The website was last updated on Friday, August 17, 2018.

Hall Rental	All Photos	~ Membership 2019 ~ Renew online! Click Here
Contact Us	Members in Arrears	Leadership
Directions	2017 Color Guard at the traveling Wall	POW-MIA Chair
Phone Numbers	NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: Post440Newtown @gmail.com	OUR NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: Post440Newtown@Gmail.com
Military Reports Updated Benefits!	Site Map
District 9 Newsletter May. 2018	History	Obituaries

Letter from the Commander

Post Bulletin

Taps: In Memoriam

20/20 Fundraiser
UPDATED 5/2/18

Get your DD-214

Legion Baseball
2018 FINAL RESULTS.
Many Thanks to Brian Mills for stepping up to the plaste!

PA Veterans
License Plate

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or manage your VA Benefits

DROP OFF YOUR USED, WORN OUT AND TATTERED AMERICAN FLAGS AT OUR NEW DROP BOX IN FRONT OF THE LEGION HALL. PASS IT ON!

2019 Membership cards are in. We would like to get as many renewals as possible before the end of Sept. Pay online (the best way) or send a check for $35 to the Post at 41 Linden Ave., Newtown PA, 18940 and mark it ATTN: Membership. If you have ANY questions or issues or doubts, PLEASE contact Dave.

215.968.2706

- Dave Matthews -
And don't forget to ignore all those red, blue or pink reminders that you get in the mail. If you aren't sure - CONTACT ME.
EMAIL: Post440Newtown@Gmail.com

Get Your Veteran's
Discount Card!

PHOTOS/PICTURES/VIDEOS

Removing the Tree

Painting the Interior

Memorial Day Parade 2018

CRHS Memorial Day 2018

Color Guard

Bill Harper at Normandy Beach

New Chair Lift

Commander's Dinner - 2018

More . . .

Please Note: When you are finished viewing pictures, simply close the tab or window they are in and you will be back at our web site.

A New Chair Lift has been installed on the stairs leading down to our meeting area. This is for the convenience of our elderly or disabled members.
Please be aware that there MUST be a member with you if you use the Lift. Thanks. - The Commander

Don't forget to notify our Service Officer if you know
of any post member who is sick, ill or otherwise indisposed.

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Morell Smith Post 440 Bulletin
August 2018

Aug. 7	JOINT EXECUTIVE BOARD/VETERANS ASSOCIATION MEETING	7:30 PM
Aug. 6	FIRST ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA	1945
Aug. 9	2nd ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON NAGASAKI	1945
Aug. 21	GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING	7:30 PM
Aug. 30	UNATTENDED BURIALS AT THE WASHINGTON CROSSING NATIONAL CEMETERY. (Meet at Legion 1:30 PM)	2:00 PM

Letter from the Commander

Tickets for the 20-20 have been mailed to all members. Please return your tickets and money to Tom Morris. As this is our principle fund raiser for the Post, your participation is appreciated.

Your attendance at our monthly meetings has been steady even with the hot weather we have experienced…we must be doing something right. Encourage your friends who are members to stop over and enjoy the comradeship here at the Post.

Membership Chairman Dave Mathews will be sending out the new membership cards as he receives your dues. He would like you to try it online and if you are without a PC he will help you prior to the next meeting at the Post. Let’s break last year’s membership record…would be four years in a row.

Please inform your friends and neighbors about our Post and our Post Home. The hall is available for many affairs and we have a great caterer in Jean. As always we hope you “enlist” new members for our growing Morell Smith family. We have met our 2018 membership goal and our new cards for 2019 have arrived. Thanks to Jim G .for his work with our membership renewals and reports.

The Officers of Your Post hope you have good and safe vacations (What’s left of them) with your families and return to the meeting when you return.

Mike Errico
Commander
267-690-7266
It’s your flag, honor it, defend it, love it and fly it!!

It’s your flag. Honor it, defend it, love it and fly it!!

LEADERSHIP
OFFICERS

Commander:
Mike Errico

Sr. Vice Commander:
Vic Teat

Jr. Vice Commander:
Dick Lima

Adjutant:
Jim Gieseke

Finance Officer:
Tom Morris

Judge Advocate:
Don Marshall

Sergeant-At-Arms:
Larry Kerwood

Historian:
Jerry DeYoung

Chaplain:
Chuck Resch

Service Officer:
Skip Scarborough
267-968-6146

Membership Chairman
Dave Mathews

Webmaster/Plaque guy/IT guy:
Jim Gieseke
215.631.2895
Email

PLEASE NOTE: If you get a kickback or your email to Jean doesn't go through, copy and paste the email address into your normal email program or call her. Not everyone's default email will work via the web site. JFVG55@YAHOO.COM

ALL HALL RENTALS AND APPOINTMENTS MUST BE CLEARED THRU JEAN.

~ NO EXCEPTIONS ~

GET YOUR VETERAN'S DISCOUNT CARD!

You will need to go to Doylestown to the Registrar of Deeds to get your card.

You must bring a copy of your DD214.

The card is good for discounts at many businesses in Bucks County. If the date sounds familiar it the date to sign up for the Bucks County Honor Flight (will start at 10:30).

This is not something you want to miss out on!

POST 440 SUPPORTS 3 LEGION BASEBALL TEAMS.
Let's get out and show some support this year.

American Legion 2018 Baseball Schedule

Lower Bucks American Legion

Final Standings

Wins

Losses

Ties

Pct.

GB

GP

RF

RA

Falls

18

1

2

0.905

21

144

47

Northamption

13

7

1

0.643

5.5

21

126

76

Yardley-Morrisville

13

7

1

0.643

5.5

21

108

68

Lower Southampton

11

8

2

0.571

7

21

101

97

Bristol

8

13

0

0.381

11

21

103

95

Langhorne

8

13

0

0.381

11

21

82

120

Bensalem

6

15

0

0.286

13

21

82

150

Newtown

4

17

0

0.190

15

21

81

174

Playoffs:

Round 1 July 11

Falls 10

Newtown 0

Round 2 July 12

Newtown 8

Bristol 2

Round 3 July 13

Bensalem 9

Newtown 2

Newtown Eliminated

Falls Team defeats Yardley/Morrisville 2-0 to win Lower Bucks League Championship. Both teams advance to the Regional Tournament in Downingtown

Junior Legion (14-15):

Finished up the regular season in 4th place with 15 wins and 9 losses. Went deep in the playoffs with 3 wins before being eliminated from contention in the semi-finals.

Junior Prep (13):

Also finished the regular season in 4th place with 17 wins and 7 losses. The team has progressed well after a start of the season where they did not score a run until the 20th inning of season play. The team won 16 of their last 18 games and currently remain inthe winners bracket of their District Tournament. They will continur to play every night until they win the Championship or lose two games. They expect to play Wednesday in Northamption and will also have play on Thursday.

PA Veterans License Plates

PennDOT will begin issuing a new series of military-themed license plates to honor and remember the sacrifices of our service members and veterans. These license plates will include special designations for a variety of combat-related decorations and expand the criteria to qualify for the Merchant Marines plate. The license plates were authorized by Act 109 of 2014 and are now available for qualifying service members and veterans.

PennDOT now offers 34 different types of registration plates recognizing veterans. For a full list, click on the web link below. The fees for these special plates vary.

Click here to go to the PennDOT website.

2019 MEMBERSHIP IS NOW $35

You can pay your dues online by clicking here or
use the Legion's invoice and send a check to us at:

American Legion Post 440
41 Linden Ave.
Newtown, PA 18940

ATTN: Membership

PLEASE NOTE: If you are receiving reminders from the American Legion to pay your dues, AND you have already PAID your dues OR you have a recent card (2019) - you can ignore those blue & white or pink & blue reminder forms that the National American Legion sends out. Please do not double-pay. Check your bank account to see if the check has been returned yet. If you are not sure please contact the Membership Chairman Dave Matthews at 215.968.2706 and leave a message.

~~ CHECK YOUR CARD ~~
It should have 2019 printed on it.

MEMBERSHIP
Click Here to contact the Membership Chairman
Membership in the American Legion is limited to veterans who served during the following periods:
World War I	April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918
World War II	December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946
Korean War	June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955
Vietnam War	February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975
Lebanon	Aug. 24, 1982 to July 31, 1984
Panama	Dec. 20, 1989 to Jan. 31, 1990
Operation Desert Storm/Shield/Gulf War on Terrorism	August 2, 1990 to today
You will also be required to provide a copy of your DD-214.
STOP BY ANY MEETING ON THE 3RD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7:30 PM

20/20 RESULTS
WEEK 1	#201	Melvin Benson
WEEK 2	#68	Ted Kuhn
WEEK 3	#278	Vic Teat
WEEK 4	#119	Linda Gall
WEEK 5	#962	John Lee
WEEK 6	#252	John Rosella
WEEK 7	#446	Kristen Sebesky
WEEK 8	#359	Richard Weaver
WEEK 9	#057	Dick Lima
WEEK 10	#031	George Dutton
WEEK 11	#962	John Lee
WEEK 12	#252	John Rosella
WEEK 13	#52	Tom Morris
WEEK 14	#759	Sam Evans
WEEK 15	#426	Rachael Barrans
WEEK 16	#107	George Spahn
WEEK 17
WEEK 18
WEEK 19
WEEK 20
Results for our ongoing 20/20 Fundraiser.
Tickets are always available - see Jerry DeYoung

******** DD-214 NOTICE ********

Get your FREE DD-214 replacement forms from the government's National Archives.

Click here to go to the web site to request your DD-214's.

******** DD-214 NOTICE ********

Get your official veteran's discount picture ID card!

Go down to the Doylestown Court House, go to the "Recorder of Deeds" on the 2nd floor of the main courthouse bring your DD-214 with you and a photo ID.

You can use your new ID card to get discounts at many stores and businesses.

COMMUNITY

9-11 Bucks County Memorial Garden

Lower Makefield Veterans Monument

County Veterans Office

Official Page Bucks County

Newtown Borough

Newtown Township

Newtown American Legion Ambulance Squad

Newtown Historic Association

Joint Downtown Newtown Corporation

Newtown Business & Professional Association

AREA BUSINESSES

Businesses are listed only as a courtesy to local merchants.
Post 440 does not receive compensation for listing websites. If you would like to add your site, Click here.

Meglio - Wood Fired Pizzeria

Shady Brook Farm

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Costic F. "Ike" Borsavage

Henry Conroy

Robert Kenderdine

Robert Brodie

William Craighead

Joseph Watts

Merwyn Claar

Bruce Mitchell

Mike Donovan

Robert Novotney

Charles F. Schattler Jr.

Costic Borsavage

Albert M. DiGregorio

Charles Morell Brown

Paul Hashagen

Taps in Perpetuity

Joe Carr

Morell Smith

VA Regional Office:
1-800-827-1000

Benefits Counselor:
215-842-2000

Philadelphia VAMC:
1-800-949-1001

Willow Grove Clinic:
215-823-6050

Burlington County VA Clinic
3000 Lincoln Drive E,
Marlton, NJ 08053
844-441-5499

Pharmacy Automated Refills:
1-888-338-5525

Pharmacy Customer Service:
215-823-6361

Appointment Confirmation:
1-888-338-5525

Patient Advocate:
1-800-949-1001

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American Legion

Morell Smith Post 440

41 Linden Ave.

Newtown, PA 18940

The official text for the naming of Morell Smith Post 440

Newtown Enterprise	December 1919
Whereas, Lieutenant Morell Smith, having been an honored citizen of Newtown, and having entered the war against Germany in support of the highest ideals of justice and freedom, and with a keen sense of their meaning to his beloved country; and Whereas, Lieutenant Morell Smith, having nobly fought, and having proven his deep devotion to his lofty principles by the supreme sacrifice upon the field of battle: be it therefore Resolved, in recognition of this single-minded devotion, that this post be named The Morell Smith Post, Number 440, of Pennsylvania, of the American Legion; and be it Resolved, As a token of our deep sense of loss and of our sincere sympathy with them, that a copy of this resolution be sent to the parents of the late lamented Lieutenant Morell Smith.
The above resolution was proposed by Dr. G.A. Parker, Jr. and Morris Savidge
This is a grave marker circa WW1. It is made from brass.