ALL Corps Listed Are Senior Corps Unless Otherwise Noted
Listing is alphabetical by city-ish
Links to More Data
Washington State VFW Champions rev 01-07-22
Wash State VFW In the News
Bellevue VFW Post #2995 – Bellevue, WA
Junior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: 1938
Earliest Documentation: 1938
Manager: Unknown
Last Documentation: 1939
Disbanded: Unknown
Photo: 1939
4th District (Bremerton) VFW – Kitsap County, WA
Senior Drum & Bugle Corps
AKA: Bremerton Grenadiers Sr
Corps Established: 1953
Co-Founder / Manager: Jack Avery
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1957 thru 1962
Washington State Sr. VFW Champions: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
Washington State American Legion Champions 1970
Last Documentation: 1982
Disbanded: Unknown
See “Senior Corps” link in the header to find more complete information about this corps.
Carbon Glacier VFW Post #1414 – Carbonado, WA
Junior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: Unknown
Earliest Documentation: Unknown
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1936
Washington State Jr. VFW Champions: 1936
Last Documentation: 1936
Disbanded: Unknown
Clarkston VFW Post #1443 – Clarkston, WA
Junior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: Unknown
Earliest Documentation: 1938 Idaho appearance
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1939
Last Documentation: 1942 Lewiston Idaho Flag Day
Disbanded: Unknown
Herbert Irwin VFW Post #1373 – Cle Elum, WA
Junior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: Unknown
Earliest Documentation: 1934
Manager: Unknown
National VFW Junior Champions: 1934
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1936 and 1937
Washington State Jr. VFW Champions: 1937
Last Documentation: 1939
Disbanded: Unknown
Photo: 1934 Chicago
“Old Guard” VFW Post #2100 – Everett, WA
Senior Drum & Bugle Corps
Post Chartered: 1931
Corps Established: ca1950
Earliest Documentation: 1950 VFW State Championships
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1950 and 1951
Washington State Sr. VFW Champions: 1950 and 1951
Noted Members:
Bobby Briggs – drums (Founder/manager/director of the Longview-Kelso Corps)
Al Whitman – bugle (Manager of the Seattle Shamrocks)
Last Documentation: 1951
Disbanded: Unknown
Photo: 1951
Hoquiam VFW Post – Hoquiam, WA
Senior Dum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: Unknown
Earliest Documentation: July 1952 VFW Parade
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1954, 55, and 1958
Last Documentation: 1959
Disbanded: Unknown
Morton VFW Post #2127 – Morton, WA
Senior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: Unknown
Earliest Documentation:1939
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Conventions:
Last Documentation: 1939
Disbanded: Unknown
Renton VFW Post – Renton, WA
Junior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: Unknown
Earliest Documentation: Unknown
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1940
Washington State Jr. VFW Champions: 1940
Last Documentation: 1941
Disbanded: Unknown
Richland VFW Post #7952 – Richland, WA (Tri-Cities)
Senior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: 1953
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1954, 1955
Washington State VFW Champions: 1954
Disbanded: End of 1956
Richland VFW pin – The atom insignia is for the nuclear power plant and the development
of the atomic bomb that put an end to World War II
Ballard VFW Post #3063 – Seattle, WA
Senior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: Unknown
AKA: Ballard Post
Earliest Documentation: 1941
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1942
Washington State Sr. VFW Champions: 1942
Last Documentation: December 4, 1963 Drum Corps News
Disbanded: Unknown
Photo: August 1941
In 1994, Post #3063 and Post #1416 would merge into Post #3063 with the namesake of Post #1416; James B. Eagleson
James B. Eagleson VFW Post #1416 – Seattle, WA
Senior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: Unknown
Earliest Documentation: Unknown
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1933 and 1937
Washington State Sr. VFW Champions: 1937
Last Documentation: 1937
Disbanded: Unknown
in 1994, Post #3063 and Post #1416 would merge into Post #3063 with the namesake of Post #1416; James B. Eagleson
George Farwell VFW Post #2713 – West Seattle, WA
AKA: West Seattle Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: October 1935
Earliest Documentation: 1936
Manager: Major William L. Thibadeau
1936 – 1939: Co-Sponsored by West Seattle American Legion Post #160.
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1937, 38, and 1939
Washington State Jr. VFW Champions: 1938 and 1939
Last Documentation: 1939
Disbanded: Unknown
AKA: Seattle (Second) District
Established: Unknown
Washington State Senior VFW Champions: 1955, 56, 57, and 1958
Last Documentation: 1958
Photo: 1936 VFW Post #2713 Junior D&BC
Rainier VFW Post #2289 – Seattle, WA
Junior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: Unknown
Earliest Documentation: 1937
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1937
Last Documentation: 1938
Disbanded: Unknown
John R. Monaghan VFW Post #51 – Spokane, WA
Senior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: Unknown
Earliest Documentation: Unknown
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1932, 33, and 1935
Last Documentation: 1935
Disbanded: Unknown
John R. Monaghan VFW Post #51 – Spokane, WA
AUXILIARY Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: 1934
Manager: Unknown
Last Documentation: 1934
Disbanded: Unknown
William C. Thompson VFW Post #3053 – Steilacoom, WA
Junior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: Unknown
Earliest Documentation: 1938
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Junior Champions: 1938
Last known Documentation: 1941
Disbanded: Unknown
Photo: June 1939, “Kilties”
Wild West VFW Post #91 – Tacoma, WA
Senior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: Unknown
Earliest Documentation: 1929
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1929, 30, 32, 33, and 1937
Washington State Sr. VFW Champions: 1933
Last Documentation: 1947
Disbanded: Unknown
Wilber E. Simmons VFW Post #3472 – Tekoa, WA
Junior Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps Established: Unknown
Earliest Documentation: Unknown
Manager: Unknown
Washington State VFW Conventions: 1939
Last Documentation: 1939
Disbanded: Unknown
Wapato VFW Post #xx – Wapato, WA
Junior Drum & Bugle Corps
Established: 1939
Manager: N.K. Sather
Last Documentation: 1939
Disbanded: 1939