Membership in the Auxiliary is limited to women who have direct personal connection with World War I and II, Korean War, Vietnam War, or the conflicts in Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, or the Persian Gulf.   This service is through a member of one’s immediate family who served in the Armed Forces during those wars or conflicts, or through their own service with the Armed Forces. Upon establishment of eligibility, such women may become members of the Auxiliary.  

(As a member of a local Unit she is also a member of the Department and the National Organization.)

By the payment of dues in the local Unit a member also contributes to the support of the Department and National Organizations.

All women who are eligible to membership in the Auxiliary

come under one of the following classifications:

1. The mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters and grandmothers of members of The American Legion.
2. The mothers. wives, daughters, sisters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters and grandmothers of those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during any of the eligibility periods listed below and who died in the line of duty during such service, or who, having received an Honorable Discharge, died after such service.
3. The mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters, and grandmothers of those who were citizens of the United States and who served during any of the eligibility periods listed below in the Armed Forces of any of the governments who were allies of the United States and who died in the line of duty during such service, or who, having received an Honorable Discharge, died after such service.
4. Women who are eligible for membership in The American Legion in their own right.

This eligibility includes step-relatives.

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