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Listed below are the Detachments in seven geographical Regions within the Department of California.

This information is for official MCL business ONLY, please contact the appropriate officer. If you find any broken email links, please contact the Webmaster so he can make the appropriate corrections.

Region 1

Coordinator: Norman Ray Huggins oldfiredog@juno.com

655 Six Rivers

Meets second Tuesday of each month at 1200

VFW
10th St. & H St.
Eureka, CA 95501

Detachment Email: pedrottij@humboldt1.com

Commandant: Robert L. Gooch
(707) 445-0825
gunstk@aol.com
Adjutant: Gerald L. Bronder
(707) 442-7117
jjb2135@suddenlink.net
Paymaster: James C. Pedrotti
(707) 725-6404
pedrottij@humboldt1.com

936 Siskiyou

Meets second Thursday of each month at 1920
Call for meeting location

Various Meeting Places
Yreka, CA 96097

Commandant: Leon Damewood, Jr.
(530) 340-2644
damewood27@yahoo.com
Adj/Paymaster: James Joling
(530) 841-1610
bethjimbj@sbcglobal.net

1068 High Sierra

Meets second Tuesday of each month at 1900

Veterans Memorial Hall
1205 Main St.
Susanville, CA 96130
Detachment email: donmcmullen@myway.com

Commandant: Don McMullen
(530) 257-8006
donmcmullen@myway.com
Adjutant: Terry Ferguson
tjferguson@citlink.net
Paymaster: Lola Rae Ramey
(530) 257-8130
lolaraeramey@yahoo.com

 

1082 Redding

Meets second Tuesday each month at 1830

Redding Veterans Memorial Hall
1605 Yuba Street
Redding, CA 96001

Mailing Address:
PO Box 990598
Redding, CA 96099

Commandant: Hank White
(530) 357-3246
hank.white@hotmail.com
Adjutant/Paymaster: Mike Gutterrez
(530) 365-1194

1116 Trinity Alps

Meets first Wednesday each month at 1900 hours

Veteran's Memorial Hall
109 Memorial Lane
Weaverville, CA 96093

Detachment email: mikebagnod@yahoo.com

Commandant: Mike Bagnod
(530) 623-1142
mikebagnod@yahoo.com
Adjutant/Paymaster: Bill Dickie
(530) 623-5038
yogiebear1955@hotmail.com

1140 Tehama

Meets third Wednesday of the month at 1830

Veterans Memorial Hall
735 Oak St
Red Bluff, CA 96080

Commandant: Robert Wenger
(530) 347-54670190
commandant@MCL1140.org or
Adjutant: Judith Wenger
(530) 347-5467
Paymaster: Berth Morreira
(530) 585-2225

Region 2

Coordinator: Jerry Siegenthaler kumabear42@hotmail.com

10 Gen. J.C. Breckinridge

San Bruno American Legion Hall
757 San Mateo, Ave.
San Bruno, CA 94066

Meets third Saturday of every month
at 1100 hours

Commandant: Mike "Belmo" Belmessieri
ZippoF11@aol.com
Adjutant/Paymaster: Lysbeth Wren
(650) 758-4603
lyswren@yahoo.com

686 Santa Rosa

Meets Second Thursday of the month at 1930

Santa Rosa Veteran's Memorial Building
North Room
1351 Maple Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Commandant: Steve Bosshard
(707) 584-5886
stevebosshard@aol.com
Adjutant: Rich Robbins
(707) 578-1341
robbinswilm@comcast.net
Paymster: Doug Martin
(707) 570-2151
martin5979@sbcglobal.net

870 Sgt. Maj. Fred P. Lea

Meets third Saturday of the month at 0800

Veterans Home
160 California Dr.
Yountville, CA 94599

Commandant: Robert Sundin
(707) 224-1766
Adj/Paymaster: Donalt O'brian
(916) 550-7520

Region 3

Coordinator: Bill Harbin

919 Lt. Frank Reasoner

San Leandro Veterans Hall
1105 Bancroft Ave.
San Leandro, CA 94577

Meets second Saturday of each month at 0900 hours
Veterans Memorial Building
1105 Bancroft Ave.
San Leandro, CA 94577

Commandant: James Olson
(510) 568-8098
jilyjoha@yahoo.com
Adjutant: Michael Aubry
(510) 483-9586
Paymaster: Morgan Fizell
mfizell@aol.com

942 Mt. Diablo

Meets fourth Saturday of each month at 900

Lafayette Veterans Memorial Hall
3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Lafayette, CA 94549-3601

Commandant: Alan F. P. Cruz
(925) 899-3488
allanfpcruz@aol.com
Adjutant: J. D. Farmer
(415) 265-2423
jfarmer@MCL942.org
Paymaster: Lee Halverson
(925) 837-7493
lhazmateer@aol.com

1122 San Jose

Meets third Saturday of the month at 0900

Santa Clara Elks Lodge
1680 Martin Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Commandant: Kevin Kimma
(408) 623-1295
kkimma@comcast.net
Adjutant: Toni Marte
(406) 288-5544
toni142@sbcglobal.com
Paymaster: Dave Williams
(408) 554-1755

1155 Delta Diablo

Meets third Thusday of each month at 1900

Brentwood Veterans Memorial Hall
757 First St.
Brentwood, CA 94513

Commandant: Donald Hester
(925) 325-2575
donaldh@mazeassociates.com
Adjutant: William Putman
(925) 516-1079
W_Putman@pacbel.net
Paymaster: Chris Hunt
(925) 698-4655
chrish@mazeassociates.com

Region 4

Coordinator: Tom Shine shine8758@frontiernet.net and Russ Lindquist russlindq@hotmail.com

19 Bill King Modesto

Meets first Saturday of each month at 1000

American Legion Hall
1001 S. Santa Cruz Ave
Modesto, CA

Detachment email: geraldhumphrey@aol.com

Commandant: Jerome Sarkovics
(209) 883-1092
jsarkovics@sbcglobal.net
Adjutant:John Treantos
(209) 832-8330
treantosjr@gmail.com
Paymaster: Gerald A. Humphrey
(209) 832-8706
geraldhumphrey@aol.com

23 Sacramento

Meets fourth Thursday of each month at 1900

Elks Lodge #6
6446 Riverside Bl
Sacramento, CA 95931

Commandant: James Mead
jmead1775@gmail.com
Adjutant: Gail Stuker
(916) 689-4217
Paymaster: John M. Adema
(916) 648-1788
jmadema@sbcglobal.net

627 Yolo County

Meets third Saturday of each month at 0900

Elks Lodge
500 Bush St.
Woodland, CA 95695

Commandant: Allen Hall
(530) 668-9190
Adjutant/Paymaster: Billy Wagster
(530) 406-4850
billy.wagster@yolocounty.org

1238 Elk Grove

Meets first Thursday of each month at 1900

Elk's Lodge
9240 Survey Rd.
Elk Grove, CA 95624

Mailing address:
Elk Grove Detachment #1238
Marine Corps League
PO Box 582624
Elk Grove, CA 95758-0045

Commandant: James Butler
(916) 709-5678
jamesbutler@mail.com
Adjutant: Hank D. Pezzetti
(916) 687-4792
hapezz@frontiernet.net
Paymaster: Mark Hite
(916) 687-8208
markhite@frontiernet.net

Region 5

Coordinator: Hap Arnold

697 Hangtown

Meets first Friday of each month
Social Hour: 1730-1830
Dinner: 1830-1930
Meeting: 1930

Veterans Memorial Building
130 Placerville Rd.
Placerville, CA 95667
Adjacent to the El Dorado Co. Fairgrounds
and south of Raley's Super Store

Commandant: Jack L. Warf
(530) 677-8596
jackncarolewarf@hotmail.com
Adjutant: Jim Denmark
(530) 676-0757
rdrunnerjim@sbcglobal.net
Paymaster: John Tuttle
(530) 672-1808
Tuttle2804@sbcglobal.net

885 Gold Country

Meets first Monday of each month at 1800

Grass Valley Veterans Building
255 South Auburn St.
Grass Valley, Ca 95945

Detachment Mailing Address:
664-A Freeman Lane #255
Grass Valley, CA 95949

Detachment email: staff@mcl885.org

Commandant: David Voors
(530) 615-0060
dvoors@sbcglobal.net
Adjutant/Paymaster: Gary Miller
joftaa@hughes.net

940 W.H. Nichols

Meets thrid Monday of each month at 1900

Folsom Veterans Hall
1300 Forrest St.
Folsom, CA 95630

Commandant: Greg McNeill
(916) 485-9910
wa500@sbcglobal.net
Adjutant: John Cordova
(916) 933-0832
financialservices@sbcglobal.net
Paymaster: David Tully
(916) 933-4786
ddtully@pacbell.net

1080 Motherlode

Murphys
216 Tom Bell Rd.
Murphys, CA 95247

Commandant: Mike S. Lemasters
LTMIKE@comcast.net
Adjutant: Richard Darby
(209) 728-8584

1247 Placer Bulldogs

Meets fourth Thursday of each month at 1930
Social hour at 1800, Potluck at 1830

Veteran's Memorial Hall
100 East St.
Auburn, CA 95603

Detachment e-mail: Morrisey432@msn.com

Commandant: Robert Morrisey
(916) 218-5980
Morrisey432@msn.com
Adjutant: Bill Broders
(916) 780-3353
Paymaster: Lional Groves
(916) 652-0931
shelion.g@calwisp.com

Region 6

Coordinator: TBD

14 Fresno

Meets fourth Saturday (check the 14 website) of each month at 0900

Clovis Memorial Building
453 Hughes Ave.
Clovis, CA 93612

Commandant: Dick Holliday
(559) 323-3850
dickholliday@att.net
Adjutant: Bradley Otto
(559) 266-2250
Paymaster: Mary Parsons
(559) 314-4204
parsonsmarvey@comcast.com

455 Kings County

Meets: Second Monday of odd months at 1800

Fatty Albert's Pizza Co.
110 E. 7th St.
Hanford, CA 93230

Commandant: Thomas Cauble
(559) 924-2166
Adjutant/Paymaster: O. R. MacFarlane
(559) 582-2773
corkynedith6teen@comcast.net

Det 714 Golden Empire

Meets: Meetings second Wednesday each month at 1830

Veterans Memorial Building
1905 Wilson Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93304

Commandant: Joe Jaquez
(661) 333-2514
jjaquez@grimway.com
Adj/Paymaster: Jesus Navarro
(661) 619-3805

1121 Griswold Mountain

Meets second Saturday of each month at 0930
The Positive Living Center
49269 Golden Oak Dr. #103
Oakhust, CA 93644

Mailing Address:
MCL Mountain Det., 1121
PO Box 141
Oakhurst 93644

Detachment email: mclmd1121@sierratel.com

Commandant: Gary Powell
(559) 658-5183
gnpowell@sti.net
Adjutant: Carol Derry
(559) 683-3281
dberry@sti.net
Paymaster: Lynn Russell
(559) 683-8119
lynnbud@sti.net

Region 7

Coordinator: Selena Pruitt Selena_scrapbk@yahoo.com

597 President Ronald Reagan

Meets first Thursday of each month
Supper 1800 hours
Meeting at 1930

Simi Valley Elks Lodge #2492
1561 Kuehner Drive
Simi Valley CA 93063

Detachment email: mcl597@yahoo.com

Commandant: Jerry Anderson
marinevet6973@gmail.com
Adjutant/Paymaster: Glenn Fiery
mcl597@yahoo.com

930 Antelope Valley

Palmdale Cultural Center
38350 Sierra Highway
Palmdale, CA 93550

Meets Second Monday of each month at 1930
VFW 3552 Annex
39463 10th St.
Palmdale, CA 93550

Commandant: Christopher Chandler
(661) 722-9028
lurchenstein@yahoo.com
Adjutant: Yvette Goings
(661) 273-7525
goingsyp@worldnet.att.net
Paymaster: Karlos Johannes
(661) 944-2174
karlosrj@sbcglobal.net

1277 San Fernando Valley

Meets third Thursday of each month at 1900

American Legion Post 308
602 Pico St.
San Fernando, CA

Detachment email: usmcsgt7@aol.com

Commandant: Rudy Cordero
(818) 367-2782
tunnelrat1968@yahoo.com
Adjutant: Tony Olea
(661) 644-2780
Paymaster: Samuel Castrellon
(818) 621-3920

Region 8

Coordinator: Dave Rendek, d.rendek@verizon.net

24 Santa Barbara

Meets second Wednesday of each month at 1400

Veterans Memorial Building
112 W. Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Commandant: Keith Perkins
(805) 455-3365
Adjutant: Daryl Skare
(805) 962-3966
Paymaster: Marie Mackey
(805) 967-7990
f.h.mackey@att.net

680 Central Coast

Meets second Tuesday of each month at 1900

Veterans Hall
801 Grand Ave.
Grand & Monterey
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Mailing Address:
1609 Huasna Drive
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

Commandant: Budd Dressler
(805) 801-7476
bdressler1@gmail.com
Adj/Paymaster: Elizabeth Cook
(805) 541-0456
ecook1609@aol.com

711 Monterey Bay

Meets: First Saturday of each month at 1300. Call for information

Commandant: Robert Allen
(831) 426-1160
rallen@cruzio.com
Adjutant/Paymaster: Dan Harvey
(831) 394-0971

1340 Coastal Valleys

Meets: Fourth Tuesdays of the month at 1900

Luis Oasis Senior Center
420 Soares Ave.
Orcutt, CA

Commandant: Richard Pushies
(805) 925-9144
rick@pushies.com
Paymaster: Ardis Noel
paymaster@cvdmcl.org

Region 9

Coordinator: John Kagy Jkagy2@aol.com

11 Chosan

Meets third Thursday of each month at 1900.

AmVets 113
14910 Los Angeles St.
Irwindale, CA 91706

Mailing Address:
MCL Chosan Det. 11
PO Box 2487
Covina, CA 91772

Commandant: Joseph White
(626) 335-1257
Adj/ Paymaster: Russell Lindquist
(626) 252--1759
russlinq@hotmail.com

17 MCAS El Toro

Meets second Wednesday of each month (except December) at 1930 hours

American Legion Post 132
142 S. Lemon St.
Orange, CA 92868

Commandant: John F. Kagy
(714) 898-4794
Jkagy2@aol.com
Adjutant: Kimberly Skelton
(949) 854-7924
marinesgtkim@sbcglobal.net
Paymaster: William R. Marceilles
(562) 425-6975
billmars3410@verizon.net

696 Inland Empire

Meets third Saturday of each month at 1000

American Legion Post 299
13759 Central Ave
Chino, CA 91710

Detachment email: MCLdet696@gmail.com

Commandant: W. C. "Bill" Kruger
(909) 597-4319
b.kruger@earthlink.net
Adjutant/Paymaster: Edward Denzin
(909) 973-3350
free4computers@yahoo.com

965 Sgt. Maj. Jack G. Chalcraft

Meetings are held at 1900 on the last Monday of each month.  

Cable Airport
1749 W. 14th St.
Upland, CA 91786

Commandant: Robert Spradley
(909) 946-0718
Adjutant: Marian Llewellyn
(909) 467-1394
marlew4@yahoo.com
Adj/Paymaster: Robert Larson
(909) 987-3944
rmlarsmc@aol.com

1347 PFC Eugene A. Obregon (MOH)

Information TBD

Commandant: Daniel Zapeda Jr.
zepeda012@msn.com

1360 Teufel Hunden

Meetings are held at 1900 on the third Thursday of each month.  

VFW #8620
2328 N. Merced Ave
West Covina, CA 91790

Commandant: Rene Fimbres
reneib0920@aol.com
Adjutant: TBD
Paymaster: Michael Pearce
(909) 728-0859

1383 Apple Valley

Meetings are held at 1800 on the third Tuesday of each month.  

Amy's Restaurant
19123 Outter Hwy 18
Apple Valley, CA 92307

Detachment email: cegoodwin@aol.com

Commandant: Michael Brewer
(760) 550-8083
Adjutant: Gary Townsend
(760) 530-7030
Paymaster: TBD

Region 10

Coordinator: Martin Vogt desistrucing33@yahoo.com

1038 Big Bear Valley

Meets second Saturday of each month at 0930

BAWA
Administration Building
121 Palomino Dr.
Big Bear Lake, CA 92314

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 6164
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315

Commandant: Steven Schindler
(909) 261-1269
Adjutant/Paymaster: Donald E. Brown
(909) 585-2914
debrownlapdog@charter.net

1156 Cpl. Jason L. Dunham MOH

Meets second Wednesday of each month at 1100

Woodhaven Country Club
4155 Woodhaven Drive East
Palm Desert, CA 92260

Mailing Address:
MCL, Jason L. Dunham MOH, Det. 1156
PO Box 3282
Cathederal City, CA 92235

Detachment e-mail: frankgillette@verizon.net

Commandant: Carl A. Lewke
(760) 322-5185
ltclewke@msn.com
Adjutant/Paymaster: Len Henderson
(760) 469-7422
lenmargh@aol.com

1224 Morongo Basin

Meets second Saturday of each month at 1100
Yucca Valley VFW #431
7426 Elk Trail
Yucca Valley, CA 92284

Commandant: Gerry Reviea
PO Box 282
Yucca Valley, CA 92286
(760) 365-2549
Adjutant/Paymaster: David Lewis
7030 Prescott Ave.
Yucca Valley, CA
(760) 369-7392
Lewis3388@msn.com

Region 11

Coordinator: TBD

21 Camp J. H. Pendleton

Meets second Thursday of each month at 1900 hours

VFW Post #7041
1717 East Vista Way
Vista, CA 92084

Commandant: Franklin Moravec
(760) 729-2023
Pshanley@cox.net
Adj/Paymaster: Dan Spalding
(760) 439-7817

danspal@cox.net

22 South Coast

Meets Second Tuesday of each month
Attitude Adjustment 1800
Meeting 1900

San Clemente Elks Lodge
1500 N. El Camino Real
San Clemente, CA 92672

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3775
San Clemente, CA 92674

commandant@mclsouthcoastdet022.org

Commandant: Duane Matthews
(949) 443-1444
Adjutant/Paymaster: Paul Smith, Jr.
(949) 233-8410

1057 Southwest Riverside County

Meets last Saturday of each month at 0900 hours

VFW Post 1508
21180 Waite St.
Wildomar, CA 92595

Detachment email: Schrader@murrieta.net

Commandant: Steve Parker
(951) 326-4356
Adjutant: Alan Bergstrom
(951) 303-5450
Paymaster: Bill Schrader
(951) 698-1265
red.schrader@verizon.net

Region 12

Coordinator: TBD

835 San Diego Bulldogs

Meets third Thursday of each month at 1930 hours

VFW Post 3787
4370 Twain Ave.
San Diego, CA 92120

Commandant: Roger Siebert
(619) 392-5916
ropa2001@gmail.com
Adjutant: Jocelyn Parenteau
(503) 550-6323
jocelyn parenteau@gmail.com
Paymaster: Richard A. Williams
(619) 977-4799
sdrich7777@aol.com

886 Scuttlebutt

Meets second Wednesday of each month at 1900

VFW Post 7420
2100 Logan Ave.
San Diego, CA 92113

Commandant: Henry Murphy
(619) 445-5701
Adjutant: Dottie Fieger
(619) 462-2518

Paymaster: Ed Cervantes
(619) 271-2645
Ed.delia@cox.net

1032 Cpl. M. Lee Wynne

Meets second Thrusday of the month at 1800

VMA
136 Chambers St
El Cajon, CA 92020

Commandant: Frank Pedersen
(619) 422-4080
fpedersen57@hotmail.com
Adjutant: Richard Newmann
(858) 232-1275
richard7762@gmail.com
Paymaster: David Brokiewicz
(619) 479-8905
davbrok@cox.net

1171 Desert Leathernecks

Meets third Wednesday of each month at 1900

Veterans Memorial Bldg
247 S. Imperial Ave.
Imperial, CA 92251

Commandant: Rac Castillo
(760) 960-5621
Rac6971@hotmail.com
Adjutant/Paymaster: Anthony Milanes
(760) 693-6741
MCL1171@yahoo.com

1207 Col. Mitchell Paige

Meets last Tuesday of each month at 1830 hours

Chula Vista Veteran Home, Bldg F
700 East Naples
Chula Vista, CA 91911

Commandant: Michael Reddy
(619) 470-1613
mpreddy1@cox.net
Adjutant: Virgil Whitehead
(619) 691-0534
virgilwhitehead@yahoo.com
Paymaster: Christine Hulsizer
christine.hulsizer@cdva.ca.gov

Military Order of Devil Dogs California Pack

CA Worthy Pack Leader: PDD John Vorhies, jvorhies@cox.net
CA Pack Worthy Dog Robber: DD Michael Magee, sgtmajE9@sti.net

Mt. Diablo Dawgs Pound 47

Sir Dog Robber: DD Booth Myers
(925) 634-0649
brmyers@sbcglobal.net

Yosemite Pound 49

Sir Dog Robber: DD Gerald Humphrey
(209) 823-8706
GERALDHUMPHREY@aol.com

Folsom Bulldog Pound 71

Sir Dog Robber: PDD Bob Villalobos
(530) 642-8536

Grass Valley Pound 129

Sir Pound Keeper: DD Jim Brodeur
(530) 477-5120
brodeur@theunion.net

San Diego Bulldog Pound 240

Sir Dog Robber: PDD Ted Corbett
(858) 279-4768
ecorbet1@san.rr.com

Sonoma Pound 257

Sir Dog Robber: PDD Stephen Bosshard
(707) 584-5886
stevebosshard@aol.com

Chesty Bulldog Pound 272

Sir Dog Robber: DD Selena Pruit
selena_scrapbk@yahoo.com

MCAS El Toro Devil Dogs Pound 323

Sir Dog Robber: DD William A. Straddeck
(949) 586-7987
BillUSMCRT@aol.com

Ventura County Devil Dogs Pound 325

Sir Dog Robber: PDD Glenn Fiery
mtnskier@earthlink.net


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