January 12, 201412 yr #1 NATIONAL ORDER OF TRENCH RATS "The National Order of Trench Rats was conceived by a group of disabled World War I veterans who were patients in the United States Public Health Service Hospital No. 54 located at Arrowhead Springs, California. Because of the shortage of beds following WWI, this hospital, like many others, had been converted out of a building formerly used for other purposes. This particular building in which the hospital was housed had been a well known hotel located on the side of the mountain about seven miles from the city of San Bernardino. The name “Trench Rats” was adopted as it is symbolic of the rats which the World War I veterans encountered in the trenches in France." For a complete history of this Veterans Organization, please visit their website's History page. Kevin
January 12, 201412 yr Author #2 The following are reunion badges from several reunions known as National Rendezvous. 18TH NATIONAL RENDEZVOUS M.O.T.R. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY AUGUST 13, 1941
January 12, 201412 yr Author #3 IMPERIAL COUNCIL 37TH NATIONAL RENDEZVOUS NATIONAL ORDER OF TRENCH RATS ST. LOUIS, MO. AUGUST 23, 1961
January 12, 201412 yr Author #4 IMPERIAL COUNCIL 49TH NATIONAL RENDEZVOUS NATIONAL ORDER OF TRENCH RATS MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA AUG. 15. 1973
January 12, 201412 yr Author #5 PAST IMPERIAL GOLDEN RODENT 51ST NATIONAL RENDEZVOUS SEPTEMBER 2 1975
January 12, 201412 yr Author #6 IMPERIAL RODENT NATIONAL ORDER OF TRENCH RATS 54TH NATIONAL RENDEZVOUS SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA AUGUST 16, 1978
January 12, 201412 yr Author #7 IMPERIAL RODENT EDWARD F. JAMES 61ST NATIONAL RENDEZVOUS N. O. T. R. NEW ORLEANS JULY 24 1985
January 12, 201412 yr Author #8 IMPERIAL RODENT EDWARD F. JAMES 62ND NATIONAL RENDEZVOUS N.O.T.R. RENO, NEVADA JUL 23
January 12, 201412 yr Author #9 IMPERIAL RODENT 64TH NATIONAL RENDEZVOUS N.O.T.R. DALLAS, TEXAS JULY 27, 1988
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