Leadership
Americal Legacy Foundation Board of Directors:
President: J. Roger Gilmore
J. Roger Gilmore is a combat Veteran of Company C, 4th/21st Infantry Battalion, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, in Vietnam during 1971. Gilmore has served in a variety of leadership positions for the Americal Division Veterans Association to include its National Adjutant, member of the Executive Council and Chairman of the association’s Legacy Committee prior to the formation of the Americal Legacy Foundation.
First Vice-President: Gary L. Noller
Gary L. Noller is a combat Veteran of Company B, 1st/46th Infantry Battalion, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division in Vietnam from June 1970 to May 1971. He has worked for the Texas Veterans Commission for five years. Noller has served in a variety of leadership positions in the Americal Division Veterans Association to include National Commander, Executive Council Chairman, americal.org website creator, and Editor-in-Chief . Noller is the website coordinator for the Foundation.
Second Vice-President: Ronald R. Ellis
Ronald R. Ellis is a combat Veteran of Company C, 1st/46th Infantry Battalion, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division in 1971. Ellis has served in the Americal Division Veterans Association in a number of positions, including National Commander, its Executive Council and, for many years has been the association’s Assistant National Finance Officer.
Finance Officer: Spencer M. Baba
Spencer M. Baba is a combat veteran and served as the Civil Affairs Officer (S-5) for the 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, the Americal Division in Vietnam from December 1968 to December 1969. He has been the Americal Division Veterans Association National Finance Officer for the past twenty years.
Scholarship Chairman: William Bruinsma
William “Bill” Bruinsma a combat veteran and was a Section Chief in A Battery, 6th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, the Americal Division, in Vietnam from 1970 to 1971. Bill has been chairman of the Scholarship Fund for the past ten years.
Director At Large: Robert G. Short
Robert Short is a combat Veteran of Company C, 1st/46th Infantry Battalion, 196th Light Infantry Brigade in 1969. Bob has been past Scholarship Chairman under the Americal Division Veterans Association.
Director At Large: David D. Eichhorn
David Eichhorn is a Veteran of Company C, 3rd/21st Infantry Battalion, 196th Light Infantry Brigade. David has served as National Commander for the Americal Division Veterans Association, past Commander of the 196th LIB Association and is the secretary for the 196th LIB Chapter of the Americal Division Veterans Association.