Current 2023-24 Illinois MCL Officers and Committees-Revised 8-1-20232 (pdf)
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The purpose of the Department of Illinois is to promote the aims and purposes of the Marine Corps League by striving for the establishment and proper conduct of Detachment in all communities of the State of Illinois where the quantity of Marines residing therein are sufficient to legally constitute a Detachment.
The Department of Illinois Marine Corps League Officers and Board of Trustees are there to provide guidance and assistance to all Detachments in the state. The committees, that are an integral part of the Department, work for the assistance to organization that range from POW/MIA information and legislation to Veterans Affairs and Veterans Homes located in Illinois.
****The Department of Illinois 75th Anniversary Ribbon was approved by the Board of Trustee's at the 2019 National Convention. All Illinois members as of June 1, 2019 are authorized to wear the ribbon. The placement of this ribbon is junior to the Membership ribbon. As you view your ribbon rack, it will be placed on the bottom row to the right of the membership ribbon.****
DEPARTMENT OFFICERS
Comdt: PDC Ron Burns Sr., 525 N. Pearl St., Lebanon, IL 62254-
618 593-0533 ronburns45@live.com
Sr. Vice Comdt: Robert R. Weber, 1103 Haas Rd., Trenton, IL 62293 618 402-5655 311snakeandnape2@gmail.com
Jr. Vice Comdt: Victoria Cobbett, 733 Singer Ave., Lemont, IL 60439 630 330-2571 v.cobbett@comcast.net
Paymaster: PDC Mike Ruffner, 40557 N. Minena St., Antioch, IL 60002 847 370-4107 Mcldeptilpaymaster@outlook.com
Adjutant: Gary Hoeffken, 1881 Old Park Ln., Swansea, IL 62226- 618 900-1271 iladjutant@gmail.com
Judge Advocate: John Olejnicki, 1021 Garner, Wheaton, IL 60187- 630 665-8769 jk311mar@yahoo.com
Chaplain: Brent Bacon, 219 S. Locust St., Genoa, IL 60135 815 751-6211 bbaconusmc@gmail.com
Asst. Chaplain: (See Adjutant)
Sgt-at-Arms: Bill Schultz, 6 Pulaski St. Mahomet, IL 61853 217 418-1757
Asst. Sgt-at-Arms: (North) Brad Davidson, 33162 Carson Rd., Kingston, Il 60145 815 761-7232 bonedavidson@gmail.com
Jr. Past Comdt: PDC Mike Sturch, 27670 Madlyn Dr., Rock Falls, IL, 61071 815 441-2243 mlsturch@hotmail.com
Trustee #1 (PDC) HPDC Tom Geise, 1625 Lind St., Quincy, IL 62301
Trustee #2 (PDC) PDC Bruce Blackmer, 4530 W. Marquette Rd., Chicago, IL 60629 774 284-1212
Trustee #3 (R/F) Gary Hoeffken,
Trustee #4 (R/F) Dale Miller,
Quartermaster TBA
To contact The Illinois Marine: The Illinois Marine 1005 Prairie St. St. Charles, IL 60174 Phone: 630 564-1804 fax: 630 377-9638
The Illinois Marine Website 1005 Prairie St., IL
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