Marine Corps League
Herbert J Thomas #947
MCL Detachment #947 — South Charleston, WV. Marine Corps League Detachment 947, meeting — South Charleston, WV.
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Meetings: 1st Thursday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #947
- South Charleston, WV
- 1st Thursday, 7:00 PM
Herbert J Thomas #947, the Marine Corps League Detachment 947 — South Charleston, WV. The detachment dates to 1960, when veterans home from the Second World War and Korea wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — South Charleston. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is 1st Thursday, 7:00 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the members stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — South Charleston, WV.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — South Charleston, WV. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — South Charleston, WV.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — South Charleston, WV.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 947 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — South Charleston, WV.
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Years on the calendar — South Charleston
Charter story set in 1960
70 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
20
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 9, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Herbert J Thomas #947. The public directory lists it as 1st Thursday, 7:00 PM. Confirm before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The members read the names they have been given — South Charleston, WV. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 947. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Herbert J Thomas #947. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the detachment already knows. The members voted to keep the Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — South Charleston, WV.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — South Charleston
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 947 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — South Charleston.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the detachment looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is 1st Thursday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — South Charleston, WV.
Officers
Officers
Commandant
Senior Vice Commandant
Adjutant
Paymaster
Chaplain
Sergeant at Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Detachment 947 — South Charleston, WV. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st Thursday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — South Charleston, WV.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — South Charleston, WV. Herbert J Thomas #947. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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