La Société des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, commonly known as the Forty and Eight, is a patriotic organization of U.S. veterans headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is made up of state, U.S. territory, and overseas grande, and these are in turn made up of locale. It was founded in March 1920 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as an honor society of The American Legion, by World War I veteran, and Legionnaire, Joseph W. Breen.
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Indianapolis
- Inception
- March 1920
- Website
- https://www.fortyandeight.org