The charter members of Wilson-Conklin Post No. 579 included David E. Anthony of the Field Artillery; Christy Atherton of the Quartermaster Corps; Howard L. Barnes of the Infantry; Lawrence A. Barnes of the Field Artillery; George Best of the Field Artillery; William F. Breslin of the Air Service; Benjamin W. Carr of Motor Transport; Russell L. Conklin of the Medical Corps; John Costick of the Medical Corps; Austin S. DePew of Motor Transport; Frederick C. Dierolf of the Engineers; Julian Ewrgood of the Field Artillery; William L. Ewrgood of the Field Artillery; Theodore Freeman of the Veterinary Corps; Richard Glocker of the Engineers; William Havenstrite of the Infantry; Richard J. Heffernan of the Engineers; Herbert O. Hess of the Navy; Theodore J. Hunsinger of the Field Artillery; Edward P. James of Motor Transport; Clare T. Johnson of the Air Service; Frank X. Kearns of the Infantry; Howard Keesler of the Field Artillery; Bruce D. Keller of the Air Service; Andrew F. Kelley of the Signal Corps; Mathew E. Kelley of the Field Artillery; Phillip D. LaBarre of [?] Transportation; George W. Lane of the Field Artillery; Henry W. Loveland of the Navy; George K. Makis of the Engineers; Lewis McCarty of the Infantry; Samuel M. McCarty of the Infantry; Louis W. Mead of the Medical Corps; Daniel A. Noack of the Infantry; Maxwell R. Noack of Motor Transport; Richard C. Parry of the Medical Corps; Morton S. Pennell of the Engineers; Donald Price of the Quartermaster Corps; Austin L. Prynn of the Medical Corps; George W. Quick of the Engineers; Harry J. P. Rhodes of the Infantry; Oscar R. Rozell of the Infantry; M. W. Sewell of the Quartermaster Corps; Wallace H. Sheerer of the Infantry; Theodore E. Silfie of the Air Service; Walter J. Silich of the Infantry; James Simpson of Motor Transport; Willard K. Surplus of the Infantry; George W. Swartz of the Infantry; Sylvester B. Swartz of the Infantry; Fred Wall of the Infantry; Martin L. Wheeler of the Infantry; William H. Williams of the Infantry; and Albert E. Wright of the Navy.