American Legion Post 205 is in District 16 in the Department of South Carolina. The district is comprised of seven posts in Beaufort, Jasper, and Hampton Counties. Those posts are:
- Post 9 Beaufort - http://bftamlegpost9.org/
- Post 42 Hilton Head - http://arthurewiley49.wix.com/arthurewiley- contact Benjamin Perry - 916-716-3689
- Post 95 Jasper County - No website - contact Robert Flitcraft, golfking11@gmail.com, 843-208-2791
- Post 108 Hampton County - No website - contact Charles D Dean, romeo80157@yahoo.com, 803-943-8021
- Post 185 Hilton Head - No website - contact Warren A Graves - no email - 315-882-6847
- Post 205 Bluffton - You are currently in the website
- Post 207 Beaufort - No website - contact John L Coaxum, 843-379-7084
You can get to a post's website by clicking on the link that starts with http. Each of those websites has contact names and phone numbers. For those posts with no website, the email address and/or phone number (if available) will put you in contact with an official of that post.
The current district commander is Jim DeFrehn of Post 95. District Commanders are elected for two-year terms by the commanders of the constituent posts who cast votes consistent with the number of members of the post.
District 16
Department of South Carolina
Michael Strauss
​Department Adjutant
Jim DeFrehn​
District 16 Commander
Bruce Donegan
Department Commander
The American Legion Department of South Carolina headquarters is located in Irmo, S.C., which is just northwest of Columbia off I26. The current Department Commander is Bruce Donegan. He was elected at the SC Department convention in May 2024. The Department Adjutant is Michael Strauss. The Department Executive Director is Maggie May who is headquartered at the department headquarters in Irmo. Click here to go to information on how to contact the named officials.
The Department Adjutant publishes news and information via The Connector on a six-times-a-year basis. Click here to read The Connector on-line.