Ralph T. O'Neil

Ralph Thomas "Dyke" O'Neil was the National Commander of The American Legion from 1930 to 1931.

Biography

O'Neil entered the U.S. Army in 1917, and trained at Fort Sheridan, now the Sheridan Reserve Center. He served in the Western Front of World War 1, in France. He served in Vosges and Toul, the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse–Argonne offensive. He was a well known lawyer in Topeka, Kansas.

Personal life

O'Neil was born in Osage City, Kansas on August 8, 1888 to Thomas J. and Margaret O'Neil. He was a Freemason, Presbyterian, Democrat, and a member of Delta Tau Delta. He married Margaret Heiser on August 15, 1919, and had two sons with her, Robert H. and Ralph T. O'Neil died May 26, 1940 in Topeka.