Bel Air Legion Post 55 to Welcome National Commander

American Legion Post 55 Commander Hank Allen announced this week that National Commander Paul Dillard will be visiting Post 55 located at 115 N Bond Street in Bel Air on March 12, 2022. A program welcoming the Commander is planned for 9:00am and the public is welcome to attend.
“It’s an honor to have Commander Dillard visit our post. His visit is also a testament to the importance of memorializing SGT. Alfred B. Hilton,” Commander Hank Allen stated of the National Commander’s visit “If you have not seen the mural, we invite you to do so Saturday morning.”
Dillard is visiting Post 55 to see the mural that has been painted on the building. The mural depicts a battle scene that includes SGT. Alfred B. Hilton, Harford County’s only native Medal of Honor recipient. SGT. Hilton succumbed to injuries sustained during the battle at Chaffin’s Farm in Virginia. The mural is dedicated to the bravery and heroism of a tenacious colored soldier who fought to win the Civil War for the United States of America.
The mural, by artist Jack Pabis of Frederick, Maryland was completed and dedicated in 2021 and is part of the Bel Air Public Art Tour. The artwork was commissioned by American Legion Post 55 and was made possible through generous community contributions including those at the Commander level by the Bel Air Cultural Art Commission, Bel Air Downtown Alliance, Ralph and Shirley Klein Foundation, and the Klein families of Harford County.