The Allen County Council of Veterans Organizations was first started in 1945 by a group of veterans headed by Frank L. Barnett, Albert N. Smith, Corley L. Crouch, Art Wilkie, Henry Radke and a few others.
The first by-laws were ratified by the member organizations and put into effect in May of 1945.
The Charter Members of the Council were :
Henry W. Lawton Encampment #35, United Spanish-American War Veterans