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American Legion Post 38 - Appleton, Wisconsin - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 9/3/2010 1:39 AM and is filed under Taverns Wisconsin, Friday Night Fish Fry.
While staying over in Appleton a couple weeks ago, I was of course on the lookout for a Friday fish fry. We noticed that the American Legion down from our hotel had a full parking lot...so they got the nod.
American Legion Post 38 in Appleton takes a page out of a different era that I remember when American Legions were far more vibrant than the background that culture has slipped into in recent years. There was a time when the World War II and Korean War generation facilitated the American Legion culture. The buildings were places of multi-uses. There were wedding receptions, a bar, perhaps even an eatery, and of course...Friday fish frys. In recent years some of the American Legion buildings sit idle other than monthly meetings.
Post 38 runs a 7-day-per-week bar. The kitchen is open on Tuesdays and Fridays. When we walked in we were face to face with the bar entertainment...an accordion player.
There is a large hall to serve up family style fish fry. Large tables accommodate several people each. The two of us did make our way to a smaller four-person table.
I have to remember to go easy on Haddock. It is usually served up in big pieces. Post 38 is no exception. They offer fried or baked. I tried the fried. The generous hunks were almost too big for me to negotiate. It came with a cup of melted butter. Heide went for the Sun Fish, an entree not often served for Friday fish frys. I tried a bit and it was a nice departure from the consummate Cod or Perch.
Of course I chose the potato salad. Heide went for a baked potato. The tatar was creamy and smooth. Our dinners came with light rye bread.
You've got to love love "Up-North." On our way out one of the bartenders headed us off and asked if I was an old classmate of his. Heide and I ended up having a nice conversation with bartender dude even though I had never seen him before in my life.
Find American Legion Post 38 at 3220 West College Avenue, Appleton, Wisconsin. Call (920) 733 - 9840 for more information; or, visit their Website at www.appletonpost38.org .
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
Army Corporal Kenneth Cross, 21, of Superior, Wisconsin, died Sunday, August 27, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was killed during combat operations when his Stryker Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. Corporal Cross was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), out of Fort Lewis, Washington. He was one of two soldiers killed in the attack during the combat operation. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned Cross wanted to follow a family tradition of military service citing his desire to drive a tank like his World War II veteran grandfather. Cross' father was a Vietnam Veteran. His mom's dad had been a Marine stationed in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941. Kenneth married in April of 2006 in Washington state. He met his wife, Heidi, on the Internet while stationed at Fort Lewis. He was shipped out to Iraq two months after the marriage. Cross planned to buy a home and start a family after he returned home from Iraq. He left Superior High School during his senior year so he could join the Army, earning his GED at a local vocational school. He enjoyed deer hunting, and driving snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. The Journal Sentinel went on to say, Kenneth is remembered for his affection for mischief. The Website komonews.com notes Cross and his wife lived in Steilacoom, Washington. He had served one year in the U.S. Army before his death. A Stars and Strips article posted on strykernews.com mentions Cross' Army roommate was also killed in the attack. Private First Class Daniel Dolan was 19 years old. They were members of 3rd Platoon, Company C of the unit mentioned above. Both soldiers were posthumously promoted - Cross to corporal, Dolan to specialist. They were the first casualties for the battalion since it arrived in Iraq in early August of 2006 to participate in Operation Together Forward, a mission to reduce sectarian violence in Baghdad. Cross was known for knowing everything about a Stryker vehicle there was to know, and would spend his free time reading notoriously boring Army technical manuals. But Army friends noted Kenneth also had a lively side as well. At the time of his death Cross was survived by his mother Betty Cross; five older brothers and a younger sister; and, articles did not mention if Kenneth's father was still alive. Corporal Kenneth Cross was the 61st Wisconsin military service person killed in Iraq since the spring of 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
97,568 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,654 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,421 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1269 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
788 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
31,929 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
7,820 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
102 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
20 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
142 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
21 journalists (various nationalities) have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
Wisconsin military service person special mention of the week, military casualty, and journalist casualty information sources: Committee to Protect Journalists; cnn.com; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; washingtonpost.com; thehighground.org; Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs; iraqbodycount.org; and, icasualties.org.
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