1 50 3 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/635fb2a2306c91a4339559969960dd7b.pdf 7036f74102db843df0bc29464ccf5cb0 PDF Text Text Target Volume: - - - - - - - - -Date: - - - - - - - - . - -- Reduction Ratio:.i\0: I Microfilmed by: Photographer: Reel Number: _ __.l__ Through Reel Number: __.f'---- This is to ce1t ify that the microphotographs appearing on lhh film are true and accurate reproductions of origiilals. ��. - ' . --. ""' "' _ DUCtlER FOR PER DIE_ ~Nb/OR REIMB'URSEMENJ Y M 'oF EJPENSES INCIDENT TO OFRtiAL TRAVEL . ' ~ 'l'HE UNITED STA'l'ES, . a., D .To ·"·~----·---·----:......_~detA--·---·· ,. · - --- - , Addrees ·--··--..-·~··--e!. . . . ... .-,."--·-·::·--_, __ _ ·' _..,......-···--· ~~-~~-"-----:----:_-·-··- ��• 5(JtW. 011 .. -·C( ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REMITTANCE ~ NATIONAL SCRVIC£ UF'E INS!JAANCE 110 ... ·- g"~~- ~~-7.. WONTH IMV YOM s Ifc. 3d .:Z.:f: ;£ti Th •• remrtta'hc;:o rf honored on pre~nl~t•on for paymen t wrll be applied to yOIH ~ccount in JCcordsnco wtth the Nat ionol Servrce Lrfe fnwrat'ICC act of l~O. u ~nrondctd . and re~ufauons of the Veloran• Adminisllllllon oertarnin!Z thereto . •' iSTRATlOli ' I TO: .....,.c orr.cr.rtll /e 4 ~ !r &,Ls(;rh v 0 ¢ Bet( ~Ad~§ /~ \ 1134 ?JJ· {! , 2 . ~ •• ~l:>-..1~: ox·tfJW:~~rOH' t. o. BOX 244 , ~0110 19, I -i ~.....(. ,t'•~ _ ~p.t¥_ve~-!/4 "!( _ .. ~~!f WJI'll'ltJIIj 01 fHSURI:D If I A HOt. VA roaw ore uu 367 B ORIGINAL i.lo vA. CM•t. collection• Ot• . .. _d)--~ ~~ �10 June 19?1 Dear Comrade t You were elected a m 11tber Post 891 V. F .w at our e . meeting this date . Tbe enclos&d receipt w-ill givel you all rights and pri nliges of the Order, 1 t will admit you to any Po5t. You will receive your 1972 member ship card in A . ug 1971 , giving you 18 mo . dues for the price of 1 yr. Post 89! meets every Thursday 8 PM , at our Post Home on Leicester P.d . , J mi . from Patton Ave . Club is open each evening , come see u s and sign up a new !4e mber on enclosed member ship application. Yours in comracies.hip, ~Be~ Se rvice Officer Post 891 �Department of Veterans Affairs 251 NORTH MA IN ST WINSTO N-S AL NC 2715~ .J0 j December 28 , 1998 <~ ~~w ~ g ~~ ; a: ~~ ~. ~ u:~ Q. LEO F IN KEL ST E I N 200 R ICEVIL L E RD AP'!' 1 08 AS HE VI LLE NC 28805 fD I'- Q FILE NUMBER 16 017 150 L FI NKE ~ DEPARTMENT OF VETE.RANS ArFAIRS BENEFITS INCREASED Congress has passed and the President has signed into law an act increasing service-connected benefits from December !st. 96 00 Your new monthly rate of compensation is $ · ~-: however. your actual deposit may be !ess if you currently have amounts deducted from your benefits. e.g. insurance premiUms. Th' provisions of the new law apply to vetc~ans entitled to service-connected disability compensation. surviving spouses. and children entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation. VA benefit information from your records is expected to be matched with the following agendes to verify accuracy of the information contained in VA records and / or rhe records of the other agency: 1. Department of Defense to verify a return to active military service. 2. Department of Dcf~nsc !o obtain accurate information concerning waiver of compensation benefits for those veterans who waive VA compensation benefits while on Reserve Training Duty. 3. Social Scc:~rity Administration to determine whether a veteran being paid at the 100-perccr.t rate because of unemployability is receiving substantial earned income. 4. Bureau of Prisons and Social Security Admrnistration to determrne if a beneficiary is incarcerated in excess of 60 days. 5. Social Security Administratior. to verify the accuracy of eligibility to benefits from the Supplemental Security Income program. 6. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to assist the states in determining eligibility to Medicaid. Aid to Families with D<!pendent Children. and Food Stamps. 7. Department of Education ~o verify veteran status of applicants for financial assistance. Please advise us immediately if you go on active duty in the Armed Forces or if there is any change in your current ~ddress or marital status. If you are receiving additional benefits for dependents. notify us immediately of any change in their status. Any questions or correspondence should be submille...l to the VA Regional Office handling your account. If you do not know which regional office handles your account. contact tt.e office nearest_ y our home. For telephone inquiries. dial the followrng Toll Free Number: 1-800-827-1000. Hearing Impaired. dial 1-800-829-4833. DEPARTM ENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ;::;>.~~ 21 -8741 - 1 �4 J ll·Rill( IE n.: ~1f tE .~ § F .. . "" .... ' ' ' t"fCO" P OIIIATIO SEVEN SOUT~WIUT PAC K ,. .-, ~"'1. ~\ (/,>. (~ SOU ARK '-tAut~ ~ o--.u . It-t .)-lu.Jl ~ \J-A.. - rl'rr~~ - reu./\ J'L ~ ( fr; t~r"'(_t~ {J... .d.~ IL.A.. .J r_ frL4'P &.~Q (~ 1 o~ IVlf~tL-t-r fVl 11 vLu..fl mlfl A \ J~L /\ \ ~ c~C 4(.~ l.J....L"\ 'S ,~(J .\-i - . , . :f:ktdll M.-\ )[J ---- - ll 7 .LLA. .J 1/ /.l/YJ/ ~- ( I") ~ / /) - /SLIV' H../! AI (), -1 / t;J/\,.. ._.., / Yt'.P-A ~Q I " ) \V r '- y, •'f. : l ~ A...., ,{/,t {; A) .A.~ -l lli: ) ~(, ~ •1. .1~ ,.,./ pA_, JLA II J> ~ I- ~ e 11. o ~ h.,- _.. .u. - n, J- _e._ •1 ~ .... J. , . ( f. t;t... '1 .::J A - e.. ~ . I ... -:l f.. ~1 _L.c_ - -.- (/. lL.e >I - / ) ~ -. --.... 1g {()f ( - I L ... / - U( (.l " e. [V { I !-'>¢ I :tbJ ~()i.a?a _.__,_ ''tv , {/ ...{:., 6.. CJ11 I ~' 1}:). " ...... kJ (LQt; J l ', l , ~c ' - u.r .-(tY>-C' 1:...-- n AJ. il-l j-f ~ rI) Jl/) ( r--(;11 ;• ~ -L ~ a~. ' ~ ""'"' ~(\ &IA..J.i* I' .......... Wt f< .·Y I - I~ l?rt c. d.-_ U .)rO. ,... U<J.t.u. eJti,L. /"l j..o .......,.-. 0 ( J ~ t-...A l_.; ~ w 11()/l j v / ..; I I �l r. f, r l!}onorable iJBt!)tbarge ~d~~ad LEO. FINKELSTEIN 34 600 169 CORPORAL 394TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (HEAVY) 2\nny of t!Je, lltnitei) Sftttte.a tJ k~ ~ Wdt/~,1km ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~uUtt' [7~ ~ ~• .. - 1?/M~ a ~~/t~ *~~~ ~· and f$ae7/~(7~ ~ aJ ~· :< ' . ~~,a/ <"~ ' SEPARATION CENTER FORT BRAGG NORTH CAROL I NA 3 SEPTEMBER 1945 Registered September 5, 1945 at 12:03 P.M. in Book #9 page 63. 6_~oA-·~ Regis~r or neidsoruncme County, North Carolina. I I I L Lf?reJ.~~ R B MARTIN f'.1AJOR AGD I r· ' l �ENLIBTED RECORD AND REPORT OF' SEPARATION -. HONORABLE DISCHARGE FINK ELSTEIN LEO o. oo..llllUION 4TH BOMB S~~~~~~~rr~~~~~?V~or.~~~~==--~~~~.~~c.~·.,~,~.~=,~.~~~~~~~~ CENTER.u C .. •• ASHEVILLE II . ltDDIIU pJtO. BUNCOMBE CO WHJC:M 1 - PLO'fiiii• T • I I . DAfl: OF I • OU(TIOII 12 JAN ..B.__ S ltliCTIYC . . . I I . U .IIttiU Sl.VIC il .. , "}( 1•0 OAT 4 II , N T< : l1UIT8 U T U . lO<A4 o,o, o.. u oo. , J O , • IUTAn OCCUPAT IOIIAL. tUCIU, n NC 20 JUN 0 wt~"'::":" IO ,::-:., U o a-:::::U:::: :--~-.::------------·I:,:,,..;;;C:::O;-;lO:;:o";; ::i:7 <:;::TU l o ,":CO~LO::' AJ::'oi-:::-7.:'::::::-'-To~==~=.: M:::O:-o::<::"rr 00- l I";'H:7. l1:-. . :-77 , , . .. 0>~1<>• ;~~I• •;;;ITCion>« 1 II. PUCI 01' lllllff IIITO U•VICI: ____D')RT JACKSON U. ;c~~~;~· co tt. NC 1 ~~~~~ou.ur~unoo ••· AIIIO • o Hf\•1 SEE A DDI~U AT TIWt or s c 1-MTRY UITO URYICI _9_ .. o .. n ll o .. lnJantry.avlatlo:umda>arammunlpbodq.,.,eiC' J CLE RK TYPIST (405. ) CH INA NEW GUINEA NORTHERN SOLOMONS EASTERN MANDATES LUZON BISMARCK ARCH IPE LAGO WESTERN PACIFIC SOUTHERN PHIL IPPIN s 11 . oacou Ttou uo aru tooo AS I A 1 I C PAC IFIC TREATER CAM PA IGN MEDAL WITH 8 BRONZE SERV I t-- E STARS DISTINGUISHED UN iT BADGE \vI TH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER GO 1063 HQ FEAF PHI Ll PP I N LIBERATION RIBBON E 7 JUN 45 GOOD CON~UJT MEDAL G ') HJLS.It::l OVMO l11-" R 1 rvlAK '+'+ NONE II , I &TT U S. AII D c..t• PAI8•1 1 4 . WOU II OI. U CIIYlO IM AC.110 M ... '"29~AN4~nr3~"uL441 '~9~~N44 ... ... 111'\'fC·I OUT&IDP co• tr•r•TAL U. I. AWD WUUI• DATI OF DlrAITUI I DIU1'1a.At )O• DATI OP AIIIYAL LATUT I •WUMtuTIO• DATil 10U L U.•G1M OP st:h iC I COIIITI •&• TAL a ii\'IC I ro artc• tiiYt C'I Uo ae. IIO N9MI !"26 I'Ui' IOM2NS 1"1'2 O o••• • (opeclly} TY 30JUN45 ~ 1. M.IC.ICUT . IAOI Ml LO 2 NOV 43 19 JUL 45 A p 22 NOV 14-3 20 AUG 45 T u S A CORPORAL , 1 101 a i iYICI · NONE CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT AR 615-365 15 DEC 44 ('18 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER REF SEC I I CI R 2501 4 0. l lA.JCUt A• D AUTHOIIn POit UPA U.TtO• ... 4 t . tlltVIC.E. KMOOLI ATTI NDID I / 0 _NONE_ I.DOCATIO• ITbu opoce lor complodon ol aboYe lro:zu or entrY ol olhor lteau opeclliod ta W. D. NO TIME LOST UNDER AW 107 LAPEL BUTTON ISSUED ASR SCORE (12 MAY 45) 86 INACTIVE SERVICE (E RC ) 12 JAN 43 TO 1 J AN 43 8 FHT (Yean 1 ':c.t :Jj_- ��... 4 ( July 7 1945 Sick Call 394th BombardmA,nt. Squadron, Samar Ph1111pines, Capt Do1s1e, doctor . Pain 1n r 1ght shoulder Same as above September 5 1945 Dr. Feldman Jult 13 1946 Dr. Feldman Dr. Murphy (X- Ray) August ·1946 urphy Dr . M September 17 1946 Dr. Cherry • ~9At6 March 0 ,..,._......, 1947 . ~r • ' }{urphy Dr . Cherry May 1947 Dr . M urphy May :t94!7 ,\ \., X- Ray Treatments July 13 1946 r.... '• Dl'. Chtlrry (Injections)' Aug 1947 Dr . Geo D. Wilson S~pt 1947 ) Dr. Ge o D. W11son Cot 1947 Dr. Geo D. Wilson De'oember 1947 Br. Geo D. Wilson Deoe19-ber · 1947 Dr . Marohl 1950 o. " · Murphy Dr . A. E. Berry M arch 7 1950 Dr. Cherry l (Operat ion St. Joseph's Hosp.) . ~ I �..; f . JUly ).'3 1946 - Jul.r l.Z t 94€ AU€u..; t .o 1946 .Dr . ~~y l)r .. -~urphy nr~ C!lw1'7. - · !)1\ . Se!)t ember 17 l 94G lih11'1'hJ J)l' . CbG~l"-Y ~ y 194'7 n~ay 1 ~4'/ Aug t•r . -;.tl.xrnh:r1 ~ "!' . ( ~ r'ljtt~t i ons) r·herr-: ~- 1047 ;&o~ 1 94.7 Dr . Goc • ~· • tlson Oct; 104"7 Docem'bar l94'1, Dr . Goo Dr • G • P. W l s on ! lfi • Hurpb.y �VETERANS ADMINISTRATION District Office P. 0. 244 Richmond 19, Vir&inia Novem~er Y OUR FII..E 9J 1950 A ~,.-ERCNCE IN n£P\.."": REFER T O · v 411 RV9HBB 98 :'39 ~l r . Leo F.ir,kelstein P. 0 . Box 1130 AshevilleJ Nor th Carolina .Jt:a...t"" S!:r"t ~ lj..,..,...~.... . · ·~ .:OJ....:.'"'·!Io' ~ .:.. ......~ ·~ ....~ .. "..... Yout· application !or conversion of National Service Life Insurance has been approved and a p~rmanent plan of insurance has heen established as indicated below. A<l- ' "o:' Policy Number Plan - .. - . •• - - .. Effective Date 11- 20- 50 Amount v 411 98 39 Ordinary Lif~ lOJOOO Premium $ 25 . 1.0 t4onthly A policy for this insurance will be sent to you in the near future. Meanwhile. this notification should be retained as evidence of approval of yov.r application. In order to insure continuous protection and prevent lapse of your insurance, future premium3 must b e paid as they be.:ome due or within the grace period of 31 days follow ing the due date, without regard to receip~ of a premium notice. ,> .. .. ~ - - - • ....., _ ......... ~ , .........,_- .c'-4, - - ~- ....__,...~- - - - - - - All premium payments and correspondence in connection with this insurance should bl! identified by the a'bove policy number. Very truly yours, 1£. '£.... :J~J.i.. ?n. Director, Insurance Service: FL 9-55 Nov ! 9~8 Replaces FL 9-55, Jan 1948, which may not be used An Inquiry by or conc.rninq on ea· H...,Ice moll or woi'T\QJ\ ahould, 1f p..aible , qi. . •et.,rGn'• nome end 6le number, wh•ther C. XC. K, N, or V. If •uch 61e number Ia unknown, ••r.-lc:e or oencl number •hould be qi~t•n. VA.OC.tOI6S1 �*"' Vl:!T,ERAN 8 f..OOMINIBTRATION . . l nsun( Jiorm ~ fi:eY. Sept. 194'2 ~ J) • APPLICATION F'OR NATIONAL SERV(CE LIFE INSURANCE UNn£1 S£CTION AZ (a) NATIONAL SEIIYit£ UF£ INSURANCE ACT OF ltiO AS AMENDED AND RE£UUTroHS OF TR~ YETIWIS ADMINISlRATION WITIIOUT Rfl'(JRT OF FHYSICA.l EXAMI;'iAllON Xlddlo I. IU.XIt Ill 'ULL : (I' I...., Pflot o< trpe) t. BOO X...ume P'inkelotein WI ADDUSS: lhmb.r Cov.Dtr. cltr. Sown. or JXUil gt!\o. _.or l'V.Bl roule Ashmlle, 102 Lakltahore Dr., ~ Ql 11. COXPL&'l'l BAXII Of IU.CB IIXUIOI.U1' PQ_ (11 marrle4 woro..n, bu owo ftnt and middle nam.tc snd ~ btabt.nd~atast Qo\JDO ruUJt be 6tar.ed) a.Jalloublp l.t.mouut~ D&14 w ol w~r· ac.~ &o Hoc. • &u.le N. C., Poot·ol!!.. •ddruo b.atlcii.ry {!'iurnbtr a.od J U"eel, city. town, or pc4t omce &nd St•tej ~ nucuu .,...l&M1~LSherm~ ..fink~l~'"tt1n .....M.Q.Jih.fl.r... _....l.O-#-QQ(L.....J.o.9..tftk..~~.h~~--P.r,......A.~h!!P ~, &i I • • oo....... ~ ~ l·· · · ~--- ... - ···- ,···-· ··. ... .... .. . . =r---···· ··············: ················ ·--· · Pu_.d cJoaa ot MMild&riM: a ..baad 01 wfto, ci>Jld, por.nt. bl1>thor, or o!lkr oHba l :..urod. (for l'ortlltr IA!oraulloo • • ,.., . ,.. o.ldo, p uocnph t .J IJ. I UQ11DTTaii'O£lCf U XAIUt> ';0-(Ploue print or typo) .~~..~.~~-~.. .J?r !.a..:~.~.t.l.~J~~-•...1.'.!~.!A.... .... .. (.-\ddrus) :IE JJ. Jr.FriOuYI TlU.T' TUIIIIVIIAIICI tlATa..t IIlio oldo, _ .~»de the ........................ <1&10! ... . . . I:U.J...... ......~~..... ....., II43. and DATI OF 1- ... _ p h 1). 2() J\ &j i . '' \'T. fl O'J I UQUDT llf'IOTI\'11 poiJq be P ·---!~~!?!~--~ ~~..!~~1!-~~~~~.J.................... ~- (full aame) . J z ~ p 0 DO NOT USE THIS SPACE Etfeotin D~te ..............- Are . ... ..~.. A.mt., 1 ..........- -·--- Premham: Mo. 8....... ... Qr. $.......... S. A. 8............ A. 1........ .. Benefini&.ry .................................... . .......................... ...................................... .......................... ..... ........................ Action t&kon ............... : ... ............... - .................................. ......................................... ........... - ... ........... ............... Reviewer ..... ........................................................... _ .. Ex~miner ..................................... - ... ............................ . Corti11cate laa·ued . ........................... ~................................ Policy issued . ...................... ....................................... ... ~-· �MONTHLY PREMIUMS F"OR EACH $1,1100 OF INSURANCE FIVE-YEAR LEVFl. PREMIUM TERM PLAN .... tiL ........... 16 ............... 17........... .. 18 ............. 19- ......... .. ltL ........... 11 ............. l i. ............ 113............. K.. ........... so. 76 - ·· 77 $0. 67 65 so... ........... 66 . 66 .66 :11. ............. 71 72 73 42 .............. . 67 ~ 74 76 43 .............. 44....... --· ·· M .M .M .&5 $6. .. .. ,. 36.... 37.. .... 311 39 68 60 31.............. 33.............. ....... ....... ---- 70 l 46•.•...... 46••••.... 47 .•. --·- ..... $0. 99 l. .. LIJ8 I. 14 oz 66 .... ····--·66. 6'7 .. 68 ... 69.......... .... $1. 77 I. 00 2. 05 2. 21 2. 40 '31 48 .. I>'I 49 I. .. ·······-·· 86 2.GO . 87 89 60 .............. Ill.. -·--······· 60 4 1.............. . 69 70 - ·. ·~ ....... 26...... ......... ll6 .......•.•.... IlL.: .. ... .. lla... 29....... ..... $0. 63 l. 35 61. ............. 62......... l. 4' 63......... L 54 62.. ... . . . ..... 6L .. -····· 64 ..... ........ 2. 82 3. 07 3. 34 3. G4 40 ...... -- 92 05 I ~0 l. 27 I. C6 64.... ~ SPEC I FtC INSTRUCTIONS -- .. -·- I. The applicant should apcolry ~he cxut daLe of the month on which hn dasire~~ the aw1uranco policy to IJecomc e!Tectlvc. Upon IY'ritten requlll!t of t he applicant tho J>')l!cy of tnauranoo may be iMuod elfll<ltlve while ll1c applicant Is in tho active •cn ·ioo-(A) ""or the date on whleh valid a p piiMUon is signed, providc<i tllcre i.~ tendered with tile application a <li reet remiu.anoo in pa)'lJle nt of the ft.rtt premium or an allotment of pay, Invol ving advance of acth·e serv ic.-e pay under the provisions of Pubhc Law 451 , 77th CongreM, in payment of the firtt monthly premiur.>; ( 8 ) :a.s of the first day of tho month follo.,.·lng th~ date valid application ~ signed &nd tho 6rtt premium Is tendered, if such premium ia paid by a direct rerulllanoe o r by "n allotment of pay ~ITcct.ive in the month in whlob appllcaUoo for insurance' is slsned; (C) M or the 6.rst d a y of the manta in which valid applfcation Ia aigt1cd and the fiNt premium is t.cndered by a direct rernittl\11cc; (D) as or tho fin~t day or !\flY m onth, but nr.t nwre than 6 mouths, prior to the month in which valid nppUcatioo is eig11ed a nd the fimt premium is tendered by a dln:ct remiU.anco, provided that there oo paid an o.aoouot 6Q1<al to the full reeerve on the lnJuranoe at the end or ~b~ month prior to the month In whi'eh the application for iMu.rnncc L'signed Alld the !lrtt premium fo r the month in r.biob the applica tion is aicned. 2. The loaurance may be applied for in favor of one or more of the foll owing pen<onJ: Husband or wife, ohilcl (including Adopted oblld, stepchild, or Ulegitlmato ch.lld), parent :including parent tbroutsh adoptio n and person who st.ood in l oco parentis t{) the inaured a~ any time prior to entry into acUve service fN a period of not IIlii!! Uuw 1 year), brother or sister (including tba:sa of t be hal! blood) of tbe Insured, The ioaured lll&Y name any perton or pea sons within U1e permitted ola.~s u contingent bcnellc.iary or hc ncliciarics who -.'ill take the monthly lnat.alimenla of inauraoele lr the principal "cnefici&ry or beneficiaries predcceMC t::.e in&ured, or take aoy remaining monthly wt.allmenla II t !le pri.ncipal beneficia ry or benelicla rics eu rv ive lhe inaured but die before all imtal!tneois certain have * n paid. 3. The lnauranele shall be payable in the following manner: ( 1) U the benellclary to whom payment ia first mr.du is under 30 years or 1161! at the ~imc of maturity, In two hundred and forty equal monthly in.'JIAilmentls a t tho rat..e or $5.51 for ::aoh Sl,OOO or in3urance. (2) It tho beneficiary to whom payment 13 ft.rtt made i1130 or more yeo.rs or age at the time of maturity, in equaJ mooU1ly U..~&a4!l!l.t- hu.Adred. &lld ~w~ey monih& ~. wJth. auo4.paymeuta continul aa durill& the rcmai.niu& l.ilc~lme ot.uob beoellciuy. Tho &Dlount of tbe monthly Installment fur cacil sr.()()() of lwmro. .. ..c s!IAll be dotAeamlnod by the qe of the beM!I~uy a t the dato of the death of tho ln&ured. (3) Any inatallnumt. cut&ln of inauranele remaining unpaid at the death or any beneficiary shall be p&id in equal mOI'thly lnata!J:nent.J in an amount equal to t he monthly i.natallmcnts paid to tho first beneficiary, to the pen~on or personJ then in belog within t he cla&,ce berci~ter epocilied and In lbc order nam~, unless dca!gnated by the i08ured lo a different order(A) to the wido w or widower')( t bc inaurcd, it living; (B) II n. widow or widower, tc tbc child o r ehudt-e11 of the inaured, illivillg, in equal ~baros; o (C) it no widow, widower, o r child, to tbe parent o r parent. of the in&ured "'"o last bore tha~ rclat.ionsbip, if Uvins, in equal aharee; ( 0 ) it n o widow, widower, oblld, o r \)Arent, to the brotbcrt and oiatert oC tho iuaured, iflivit.g, In equal sharlll!. U no benellc.iary Ia d~ated by IJJe lOllurod or lr t11e ':lc8igna ted bennficl.a ry does not survive t.'le Insured, the beno6· eiary ahall be determined In ..,eordancc with tho oruer epcci6ed In subparagraph (3) of the above, lllld tho insurance ahall be payable in equal m onthly inslallmenu in a ccordance wi t h aubps111o!J'&ph3 (I) a nd (~) as t he ease m ay be. • · ThLI a pplica tion m Wit be wltncseed and the lnforroa.Uoo as t4 ~rvicc c.:rtified by the commissioned officer wbo has custody ol the a ppllcanl'a .ervioc record uDiea b y rea~n of de~bed servlco no collllll.i.s&iooed officer ill available, in whleh event It may be wi~eeeed by a nonCOIDJJliuloned oftlcer who, if he h~ c\lltody or ~n applica.o~·~ service record, may certify the information u to eervie&• ., I I • �MEMBER ~ S RECEiPT Continuou ~ ~­ - -' lte~:eived from Addre~s. 1)3 s o ~ oc_ _. Po~t No. _ P9 F 1. "' - ft 0 ln. -~ '.'ca twooC . .) il<" J:Ji Doh" ~ ~, r ~~rt~tl '1 lCH r l in poym e nt of his \9 72 .. \ .. . . . -. I f": _ z l _, ___._ ( Zonlltl V ,F.W . due~ in �. . CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES (J,.[ • c o • • ( HTUI '1'01$1 rtU: tM~ AS Sl101ffl cw YO<R l'llf:W..N oonc~ CA'iO IUIICII ~ A'Q ~lRtCT, RIJ!li>L RCUTC, OP- PO, SC"< 110. �VETDIAN! ADMINISTRATlOH DISABLED VETERANS APPLICATION FOR VOCATIONAL REHABJLJTATION Undtr Pvbllc Low No. 16, 78th(..,.,._.., Vem- lt~otlcm t(o) Pett VII, os ~ T FINK&LSTEIN, LEO At a v~t~ron luwing B ditabillty retultinc from service io th.e ATme(i P orcet of th~ Unit~ Sl•ta or a covtrrtm~nt ellicd wltto the United Ste tea in World War II, on or artu !kptemlxr 16. 194(), and prior to July 26, 1947, 1 hfl'rby I'NIIce apPik.ttloo ror vocatlon>~l r<'hab!litation and for thi• pur~ aupply the followin& lmormatlon: 4-110 10 t owoCH M>lOVIC£ (Ciood 0 0 1) • •MY NAVY IOI'vl.-1>,;-;;.,,..)- - - 0 "'"'"" caoors 0 CO.ST Gl AJt() 0 or"u ,.,_.,,., 11 "OU$1.M:n''l I~ flf£A•r.t£DfOfiiCUQr ACiKhltlt"t~t.NT AU.IlO.,_l ft( T1CU.rtbstATts.llA1 1 .. foiKt4 OMOTIU I ODitll TOPlYIIYOWII V!IOaO *lllii TIIAm.- TO Ttei'Ua tJ/1 0=-~~ArrU- IIOM..,_..OIT 01< A MLL\5t 011 o.r.a 01.,._ m• -C>--nof .,.___,,~Ill: lll.OI.OTI,QtiT... _ t l l t u - $ f . . l";.ot.Q;C:Wia!U ••·11-tll~(o.-•mtl SIGN H.IUl IN INK VA ORM JUL f1t48 7- 1900 ~ VA ,..,...,. 7 1-. J .. lt4~- ~ 19111, wWdt _ , IJIIOT ....... , ._. • �.. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR VETERANS HAViNG DtSABiUTI£$ RESUt"UNG FROM MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE 1. WHO MAY APPLY FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION You have the ri&ht to apply for vocational ~habilitation wht>oewr below: )IOU auo 01m t:be nqllb~DU ~t.tftt udef ~\tela (a) S«vice-lf you hav~ •~rved in t:be active: mlJltary ot naval f<m:ea of tM Unltfld Statft oe « &fttr lk'""'llct , .. lfU, and prior t o July 26, 1947; or if you •~rnd durin& aucb J>f"riod ill thr active uulit•'J' oc na,.. o( a 1 0 - n t ~ <e1Ut tbe United Statea in World War I I, provided (1) you-r~ a citlun of tM Un•t~ Statee at th• timP ot tlltraM't.ilot<H11ittJ - · (2) you ""' a resident of tbr Unitrd Stat~ at the time of makin( apphcatl<m, and (3) r- han not ffl:*lwd a -...,).., ....... from the aovenun~nt wh•eh you ... rvrd. r-" final (b) Olmuce--H you ban ~n WRhllf'&~d oY releaaed from ouch ~ unlkr QOa4iriom Mt d.i."'-a~: er 1f ~ di~~<:harge, you are bolpltAliud and ~t all otbu ~ulremrata toe- tbi.t ~t ~~ eetul dltdoVC• ..,.,Odt (c) Oiaablllty--U , ao a r<11ult of your aen-icr you are found to have a di1abllity fqr <"orftJ'>I'ff><tti•>f!. 1.t ~ ~ your diac:barae or release from aerviee or ....,uld be: unleQ at aut:b dale y<:r.o rt'<"M\'~ rnin'awnt J"l)", The Vet<>rans Admlni1tratio.n provides v~tional n:babil1tatlon tor a "elet.a "'" mftU contldettt16ft of bll applicatlon It IJ round tb.-t he ia 1u ~~~ Ill ,....uto... al tf'Wbdne w lost al a rt:ault of the disability. tru. ·~ ,~.,~~ , W 'W!a ••1' 111'11- ._.• - ~-P 2. HOW '1'0 APPLY FOR VOCAT IONAL ~1UtAB1LlTA'.MON You abould lUI out the t~pplia.tion on thr ~ aide of thul th«t and tJUt<l It -dmc to tlte l~tllliM ct- ~' (e) tf yo\1 h ave applied for, or er~ reaivinc: diubility c:o~notaboU. ntkcmettt pa;r, rct<tlnrt' Sl*Y. w ~ application to the Vt:~raru Adminiat...tioo Office n010 havll\& the ITconft to yo.a caM ,. m.i!UW (b) tr there are no aucll r~corda, mail the appticati(lll to tba Vctrt'llrtt Ad_, ..,itfi,,. Mn ~'<"laC ~ ..,.. area in whit:b you reaide or <:Jtpt:('t to reside. u. (c) If you are boap•tallzcd pctulinc final dio.:ha,...-, mail tbc aj:Opllt:atloG t<> lhe Veur... A~lilt- ~ ll•~ jurUdiction over the area in wbi.:h you are now loo:atc-d. 3. REPORTING FOR VOCATIONAL ADVISEMENT w ,_. Wbo:n your application for voc.attonal rrbablbtallon i1 rt!«Wed by Vet.ram M~--. w1J1 "" -~ --""" and who:n to report for an into:rvin• ,..;th a vocational adviau ~ardin.& l'Wf' 0«\1~~ pkw 'rl>M • lll ~ In aelecting a ouhable e><;cupatioo and the Pf"OJ>f"f tTalnin& to pnpoo.se for cmpl;,yrMtlt lit ll. Whoa aU<...t"" ftt*'f '"" t~ . ..,.. view, the Veurana Admin~trat1on will pay YO\\t tt"-J)Ottatioo lf akl'!J to ~( te . , , , : - IWUid~ tbtt ~J • city in whit:b you h\1e, you may pay your 01o1n eTJ;Ift>- and llrtn dattll rrlmioon--um either,.. a rmlutp -....... *" u., .-. rrift e.:nta per mile ( O< the t otal mikac• involved. or for yol.lractual•nd D«"~ty ........... u 7-flrii••·•lw w• tion will provide t ht: ne~y tranq,ortatiOn, meal. and lodecillt rt¢>HH r.,. .,_ "'"'.r-~ cate it il necessary. DO NOT REPORT FOlt AN lNTll;RVUtW UlltTIL V'OU .lti!:CI:ti1E 4 UI:Hh MOT11'YQ(~ :tO.tt iaod'* 'V--- t.....,.. G-.._.......,.'" .. TO REPORT. 4. VOCA'ttONAL TRA.tNtNO AlltD lti.!Pl.OVMaMT 5. SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE •-w a.. While taltin& t rai.nlna for v~l>Otl&l tC>l\&l)llitnlell aAd f06 ~" attu ~ ,.atpt.e-.raWit• M ~.tf~ r may rec:eln, in addition to c.ompt:n:Rt.lon « ~ bendla to wtli<:b ytMt ara ott>~ • ..~,.~ ~ Oil at ..._ J "'" $90 per montb, e><cept that \let<:ral\S lo oo·thc-job b'"nlq may rotart..- a . _ , -~ ~ dw ,.:l;4"" tfM employer. lJ' ctrU•ln caaeo additional amounto of ~~eMc all<lwu~ _ , ~ JlllW, dla. ~~ type of train:ioe, the utmt of diaablli1y, ud the n:UIIlbtt of Jepndf;rlb. •= -• • • -. �VET£RANS ADMtKISTRA.TtOH aototi!. omcs . !UJl ha\...l'o~ 8\\0 11rt•t~ta-lal•• B. C. ~.,..." A"Q;I. :\. l')$0 n~ ._"*"_.._ ol Au\A , •t1 6-t,..JO Mr. X..O f11U.telat.1a l)) v•• ~woo~ ao.d Aahert l le, lf. c• .Dear Sir: ln order th.,.t you nu.y be JHlld fo.r y~r r~tc.nt Uip a Veterttns Adminbta-atioft, lt ia a«••••ry to1' J'CJ to . ,, the enc:lo.sed vouch,.r to the to.o-t'l •~e. -.d.d.r••• Your name ahould be atp•d m p.n ami i u typt!•rltten •t W you s ig.n th~ voucher ahoul4 , . ft$Urf"6 t signature. "Paye~" exac.tl)' •• 't 1'U1t'4 •ftd ca &&. ll•• l"O'p of I m. ·~· U the voucber l.s not retura.4 wtc.hlft tAU'~7 c!• )"t! It you do not duir• to dai.m f)*f'l'lA"t. Ul t}u~t Very U'"lY , _..... II. 1t,. JQI." :Md, l4.4hJ•t,...un Dt•t• ln End. Standa~d Fo.tm JOIZ X:rt•l• FL }-77 jan 19~0 AJOoll\4f\OifY "'r w--.~._,.,_. ..,. .._ c. X'C, k . Jl , w" lt 1 �VETERANS ADMINISTRATION REG IONAL OFFICE . 31Q ll'est..li:ourth. St. _ Winston-Salem, .T. A~. c. ) , 1950 VOUR FI L-E: R&:f1£R£NC.& IN AE'PL.Y REFER TO Date of Authorization l·!r. Leo Finkelstein 8-1-50 lJJ Westwood Road Asheville , N. C. Dear Sir: In order that you may be paid £or your recent trip authorized by the Ve terans Administration , it is necessary for you to sign and return the e nclosed voucher to the address shown above . Your name should be signed in pen and ink on the line marked "Pa yee " exactly a s it is typewritten at the top of the form . The date you s ig n the voucher should be entered in the space to the left of your s ignature. If the voucher is not returned within thirty days it will be assumed that you do not desire to claim payment . Very truly yours, A.-W·,d~. 1~ . W BUCKALEW . Chi ef, Adminis trative Division Encl. Standard Form 1012 Envelope FL 3-77 Jan 19SO An inquiry by or concerning an n·urvice man or woman ahould, il pouibla,q!ve vetoran'a name and file number, whether C, XC . K, N , or V. If ouch llle number ia unknown , aervlce or 1erial number ehould be qiven. VA· OC·92378 �VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 310 W Fourth Street . \'Jjnston-$alem 1 N C. July 25 , 1950 '" -..v . . - TO• 18RlOBBA Mr. Leo Finkelstein 133 Westwood Road Asheville , North Carolina c- 16 017 150 Dear M . Finkelstein: r You have been scheduled to report to the Veterans Admlr1ist.ration Clinic , 127 West Seventh Street , Charlotte, North Cal'Olina, on August 2, 1950, at 10:45 a . m. for a physical examination in connection vd.th your claim for compensation . A con firming travel order will be issued in your behalf in the near future permitt ing you to claim r eimbursement fo r t r a vel expenses incilrred . It is requested that you promptly report as specified above in order that your examination may be accomplished . • Very truly yours, ~fc~~ Chief Medical Offic er An inquiry by 01' concunlnq 01\ U·servico ma.n or woma.n .hould, if poul.ble,qi~te ~toleron'a no.mo and filo numlwl~. whotli.u C, XC, K, N, o:r V. If aueh filo number lo unknown, MIVice or IIO:rio.l numb<lr ahould lwl qi~tC>n. ��L eo ____., HA>4( Sn- ~U'•'&fff'1@ A,pOBlU Clrl Asheville, N c. S Ul TYPI' OtSC... Bon . ptT[ O 81ATH S 6t20t05 C ru.C( Uf C.A f H hqhevllle, u. c. j, nn. L 11 -n-£ 'J!fJJ(;6u.'"' 526 • n•" 133 W eetvood Ra., -- Pi" D. :. This acknowledges receipt of your ~: application for benefits wh:ch is ; receiving attention. You will be notified when ~ction is completed . It is important that the C- Number iJ OtAU. >I .u: : indicated hereon be given on all - - -· future correspondence or inquiries O !'/1 IJ& : regarding this application. cJLA Mar,i!.g- .. !!t . . ..... ······ RtlAI"'I t Oft R£f(KOfC( A'10 Ot'U ,(Jt #.LOkG. OOnLO L,.lf'jU ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF CLAIM �FINKELSTEIN, Leo 133 Westvood Rd . , Asheville, N C. C- 16 017 150 �VETERANS A DM I NIST RATION Winston-5alelll.1 North Carollm VOUA YIL£ R E ,.ER£ NCE ; July 3, 1950 IN REPLY Wr. ~o 133 Westwood ROad Finkelstein Asheville, N. C- nw:.-.:n TO: lBR8BB 16 017 150 c. Dear Sir: This is in ref~rence to your application for compensation or pension. Arrangements a r e being made for your physical exami nation by t h i s Administration in connection with your cla im . Yo u will be info rmed at a later date of the t ime and place of examination. Very truly yours , r;;.~~ P. L. LitiDr:;~, V Adjudi cation {}fficer FL 8-6 Mar 1950 An Inquiry by or c o ncerning QJ\ ••·Mnlce mCln or women ahould, U p01111ible , give nteran'• nC>me Clnd 61• number, whether C , XC, K , N , or V. If auch file number Ia unknown , Mrvlce or HrlCll number •hould be gl. .n . �����PREMIUM RECEIPT VETERANS A DMINISTRATION NATIONAL SER ;ICE LIFE INSURANCE Y RECE IVE D t he premium described below, due on the day of the month indicated. PREMIUM $ ,l.). J(d PO~ICY NO. Vt/(/-l/'-Jl OUE O~TE ;Jhr/j.rJ ~ g.;~ /~: - ,... .......... - ~t< ) ~ .t? ~~:/ vi. r oAM IAN 19~0 t/?o. ~ dJ..> ~~: e. This RECEIPT is not valid unless countersign ed , ond until the remittance, if tendered by check or ·draft, is honored on p.reaent.atlon for payment. vA .. Hill.,., 9 - 3863 Su""'""'tt-which wUI not be'WO<I M~y IOU, <lOll o•o l.O-«l274..., .~ ~. St; \.1__, ADMINIST~TOR · r PLE .(Sf: FI Ll! THI S RBCEIPT WIT H Y OU R JN S URANC& P,(PBRS J �\ VETERANS ADMINISTRATION DISTRICT OFFICE P. 0. BOX 807g PHILADELPHIA 1, P ENN SYLVANIA October 16 , 1959 YOUA F IL.E R£1"£RU<CE: IN REPLY REFER TO : Mr . Leo Finkels tein P . O.Box 1130 2003-983C v 411 98 39 A6heville, N. C, Dear Mr . Finkelstein: We approved your application for t he t otal disability income provision to be added to your insurance effective December 20 , 1958 . The annual premium for your insurance is $300 .70 . The annual pr emium for the disability income pr ovisi on is $108 . 90, making a combined annual premium of $409 . 60. Pr emiums on your insurance and the disability pr ovision are paid through January 19, 1960 with a shortage of $1 . 90 . Your next annual premium of $4()9 .60 is due January 20, 1960 . The shortage on your account should be included when forwarding this payment. Very truly yours, Director, Insur ance Service An lnqu.l ry by or eoneanlnq an u·MrViee man or woman •houlcl, if po..l&le, qivo vei4Mn 'a name and file number. whether C, XC, K, N, V, H, RH, RS, W, or loan number. 1£ aueh numbez Ia unknown, service or MZia. number should bo given. l �VETERANS ADM INISTRATION DISTRICT OFFICE P.O. BOX 8079 PHILADELPHIA 1, PENNSYLVANIA Scpte~ber 29 , 1959 YOUR FlU!: R17ERENC£ : · t-' r . Leo F'i nkelste 1n P . 0 . Sox 11 )0 Asheville, IL C. 2003- 9B3C 411 98 )9 v Pear l' r . Finkelstein : rhank you for your letter dated Septenber 21, 1959. Y our appl icntion for ~dding the total disability i nco me prov ision to your -)l C, 000 Ord1 nary Life i ns ura nce has been approved effectiv e December 20 , 1958 . A rid er is enclosed and should be a ttached to y our policy for safekeeping . As soon as y our insurance account is audited , we will write you agai n and furnish the exact status of the account . Very t r uly yours, - ~·--\ . ; · Ll-·-'' - v -- a~ I\ _ T . Ki ffiNAN Dir ector, Insurance Service Encl . 9- 1667 oi•• no.m• An inquiry by en cono«JT~.lnCJ <1n d•M%Yloe mnn or •omnn .hould, U pouibte, ntero.n '• <1nd llle nu.mhar, •h• lh•T C , XC, K, N , V, H, RH, RS. W, o~)0(11\ number. If INCh numberlaunknoom,MZVlce o:reulAl n\U'I\bG.hould be ginn. �NATIONAL SEJIVICE LIFE INSURANCE TOTAL DISABILITY INCOME PROVISIO N Attached ro and made a part of rhe pol:cy l'ol4 .. 11:o0f' 'NIUIU.D II"QQ..ICT "'V "'tr LEO FINKELS TEIN .uz: r:l.CI Tltll JliU)C. zmD<CL ltf''tC"1'•>tliUTII: Of' • ll~! .. p . . . . .... . •OitOVISION OU• •n.oii,T 12 - 20 - 58 9.20 U the lzuut..d b.cc:ae• tot&.lly du.tbl.c! bllare !u. 60th birthday a.ad rem.al..a.l ..:) dlN.bl.d lor tl leut 6 C:OnMC\IUve ::aoath.l. theta will be ptJd to the l11.1wed. lor u long u the tot.tl c!i.ubility eootloue•. • mOftlhly Income o l $10.00 for Neb SI.OOO ol !.tee amOUDt o l thil policy. and the p.tyment ol the premiums lor thU pro• Laloll {.. well u lor lhb policy) wUI tH. W.tlnd, auhie<t IO the foUo1Jring cU!ua.. (A l to rL): ( A) TOCJJ d!ubi.lity ll dtflft~ u r.qwre proof ol coaUnu.a:w:. of tcul d.:.Nbt.lny U the lnau.r.O t.u. to lu.r::wb .nde~. w.uata~ory to the A.dmlAtauator. of the con· UttU&DCe d aucb t,;.ta.J dJa.e.bLty. or U it appe•n to the Ac:f.mJ.A1... trator ~ ~ l~u.r.d ta coe totally dlU.bled. ao lunher toe&! dU· ability tccome paym•n:. wUl &CCT'Ue and ao lu.nber waiver of tbe ~ymen! o1 premlwna Will be g ruted. Tbereaher. premiums on tb.UI poLq U:Kiudl.D.g: this prorlaloc) wtll become due and pafable u pro'f"'ded lc tbe pohcy and In th1a pro~on anr Ofte of llse fol1owtn; la!.p&itmect ot txUAd or body which ccmUDuoualr reDder. lt tmpou.lble !or the l:uured to lollo,.. &D.f •ub- (I) }J,.y alattli.tlly galnful I 108.90 I 27.50 occv~tJon. 2) The J"'rm.tlltnt loaa at t.ie UN of both ' " ' ot ol both Modi or ol both eyet, 01 ol ooe loot and one hand, or ol one loot •od one eye. or o f one htnd .tnd one eye tC! Tha FfOYUIOD wtll C'e&N to be iJ:I eiJK'! oa the ln.ured•"' GOth bir1hday. ar U tb1. po4cy or thb pro...Won ~PM&. or II thla polky 11 surrendered for IU net cub .,.lue. or lor e :.tended term iMurance. o: is tunendered lor paid up lite lnaura.nce of leu than Sl.OOO. or lf the poUcy maturet aa 1!1 endowment. or e:.pitu u t<erm lru.w.anc.. Ill The IOI.al lc.a ol hhl'ing ol bocb e• rt or 14 l The org&tUc lo.a of •pe«h.. t.J) Toul diubtllty mw.t be coalizluOIU ud m.w.t erlst fo r tt l.,..t S coa.a.ecuth•e montha. h must bne •t&Jt~ (I) Before the lru.ured'• fi01b birthday. H• II thia policy La s·.mendered lc.r paid up We lluura.nce ot ooc leu th..n Sl.OOO l~ &mO\.tnt. th1a pro..Uioa ~Uy be condnued by the paymeut ot tbe requ.~red prem.lW%1.1 u they become due. lD that e•ut the t.ot amoWI.t of thl.a po.Ucy, tor the purpoM~S of thia provt&lon ~y. will be the larg•t multiple of S.SOO whlc:b dOH cot uceoed the amoullt of the p&Jd.up lile loaw~ t2) Alter the dtte of appUc•Uon lor thlt provllio:~; or the eUM'tivo d"e her.ol whkhe"er b taler. and ill While thlt proviaion Ia 1.1:1 eUtc;1, tCI The Insured must hie wnllen appUuUon lor total dl.u.bUliJ' locome t.nehtll ud must !ile the reqv.lr.cl prool that cl.tUSH (A} and •8 ) abon b&Ye b.en luUiltecL The r~ulred prool mu..t be bled wbiJe thW provialoa Ls l.c lcnn or within 1 1•u after t.b1a pro"ri.tloo bu cMMd to be ln to!.fect. In the nent the Jru.wed diu without fllln; applicalloo •nd the Admlftlatrator Und• that 1be lru.utocf• fail ure to tile auch application wu due to drcumataacea beyond the ln•ured'a control. lbe appllcttlon t.nd r.qu.lred prool may btl bled by the beneJida.ry withJn 6 montht •ller the dlte al de•th ol the lruwed. In such c..... e :.cept lor toC•l di.Hbllity wbteh b d~• to oce ol the sped.Hc c:•usH luted In ( A X2). ( A )(3) and ( AJ( 4) abo"•· the monthly lD.cc.me payments mar relate b&c.k to • d•t• c.oc uc:.ed.lag 6 monl.ha prior to lhe d.te al dHth ol the lnaur.cl CD) The diMbiUty Income payments will bf p&id hom the Ural day al the . ..,e 1:1.th conaecutlve month ol conunuous total diubtllly, ucept thai U the total dlwbiUty la not duo to on• ot tbe aP«fllc: ~U&et llaled In (A){2), (A.)(3). IJ:Iod (A)(4) above, tb• dlubiUty In· come p&flllellt. wiD not relate b.c:k to e dele more then G months prio r to rKWipt at the Veteran. Ad:nlalttt•Uon of tbe requlted prool. luly d.lub.i.Uty lDcome ~rmenta d~e the J.nauted and oot P'id dutiDf b}, W~lme wW be pal::! to the JNnoa entitled to me procH'da ol thb poUcy. (£) Waher ol the payment of premll.lm-l lor th1• proY\alon (u weU u lor thla polk:y) wUI bo made ellectlve with the first monthly prem.lu.m d~ae alter the start ol the contl.cuou. total dlubllity, uc.pt that prem.twzu due mo re thf.n l year prior to receipt ol el&i:ls wUI be w&!Yed only U the Adminbtruor tlada that the lru.urecfa lallwe to •ubmlt timely c:La.lm or aatialactory erideDCe ol continu.a.n.:. ol IO(al diaabl.lily wu due to circumat.a.Dca beyond the (caured'• COO• trot Wah·er ot prem.lwm will ecmtlnue lor as loa7 u the total db&billly CODtinu... Premlwu paJd lo COYer • period d~ri.n; whleh wai• er o! preralwca ll eltoctl.,e will be nlunded without lnter. .t to the Jn.w.cl II lhing. otherwUe to the peraon entitled to the proceeds cl thb poUcy. lf1 Notwithlta.ndlng the tact that proof ol toLal dla.t.billty au1r hue btec acmpt.ci u w.tWactory-. the AdmlAbtr&tor may at •nr U=e (f) :o! ~~~! 9-1667 11) It 1U. proll'lde~on hu la,..c~. U m • F be relnal1t.d pro•lcfed lhe lollowlcg tt>quUem.ents a.re met 1) A w rinen appllc:auon alg11ed by the lnaured. and erid•nc. oC hea lth NUaJ&C1ory to tbe Adminiat,.tor mutt btl furnished. 2t n.. r~Wred pru~Juma &Ad ltl.ter•t mu.a1 btl paid. Ul U there la a cban;e of plan under thb pollcf w hich r...uJta in • larger pr•m.Jum lor lhb pro..-1alon. then In order to contbuae tbla pro•Wota there mu.t be ~id II) the diUererw:e• btltw"n the premJum.s alrNdy pa\d lor thll provWon and thou that would hn• beea. pe.ld for thl• prorlaloo had thl.a poUcy beea l.zr. Ioree on the uw p1.aD when tbla proriaion ori;irsalty beoc:.1.111.e etlectiYe, And (2) b:u.,..., oa s\Kh dUJeteDCH at the rate o1 2', pereeal a J'Hr C'CQpo&acStd &ADually on lnauranc. Lu~ed u.oder Sec:doa 72lCbl of ntle 31, Uclted States Code. aad on other NaUonal S.r.,.;c. W e IDa\l.f'Uc:e at the rate oJ 3 percent a rur eGmpowlded u.auaUy. To this e.,.ot the ptovt.Jon entitltd ~CWge ot Plea" La modlfled. (K} The buellla provided lo r In dU. pro.,laloa wlll btl in •ddltloa to all othet ts.oeJita ud pririlegH u:ader thl• poUcy. II the poUcy to whJcb lkia proria!oo ~ att.ched la • partldp&liD; policy, It may be Mprt.tueiJ c:lauUied lor the puf"PPM of dtvldend dhtrlbu.Uon hom oeherwbe alto.llar poUdn DOC amWAlag: •uch beaeflL [)b. ability I.D.t::cee paym.ata made under thla pro Y ialoa wtlJ not reduce lh4o lac. &meum ol lhla policy. (L.I Tb.ia prorialoa b granted In constderaUoft ol the appllc:.~~lion. e..-lde.QCe cd good health, and payment o l the monthly pre:mlu.m ahoWII. &bon (in add.ltlon to the monthly ptemlum stated on the face ot lh1a policy). and the J)o'ymer~.t there&Jter of the a&me amouru on NCb Auc:t'Mdlng moatbly premium due d•te ol this polky. l:xcepe a. c&herwlM prorided bereba. premiu.ms lor tht. pto•Won are paya.bM to the lnaured' • 60th birthday o r \l.OIJI the •Dd ol tbe p rem.Jum 'P'Jit~D petlod ol thla policy. U Nrller. U aDy prernlum lor lhla proYtaioll. b not p~~id before the end ol the 31-day grace pertod, thtJ. pro'llllon will lapae u of the due date ol that premJum. Premtwaa tor t.bb proYllton may be pald quarterly, aemlunu.lly. or auu.ally. 1r1 adv•nce. but must btl pald In the ume mann•r .. the prem.Jwn.s lor UU. pollc:y, Admlnlatralor ol Veto~ana AUalra �N~ mt .,j .. -9 ... .. 0 ...... C'T,-pr or print} :::> Polt rmlxrsbip No. Middle Flnt Pr,--wnt A.Jdrts.t cu...-c..-,.al) \)I lk>ro ( D•t<l <;) a ., St~l aP<S N ~ • w N.unt o f Nurt-\t Rtl.auv ~ l:nli.ttmcnt lol c (.) lol ex: >< ex: >:( o:; 0 0. ~ ... lol Pl..._,_. . s..... Blood Ty At ( P l•ct) 0. - Zoo< Addrt Diu h..grd f.>& II:' Pbu 'llr.tc ~ 0 u. -j .. 0 z .. '\ ~· n. -~ 0 c .. .. Cl w :: > c c. ~ .II B .. ~ I( z . =5 ' a formtr mrmbtt. xho w Posl No . ~ \:j w .. . e ~ c "0 .!:! :; ~ -~ .. v "' .. v; w .. .... "0 c P. c. -c u Str-VICC '-'"JS rcnd.-rtd.•- - - - - - -- -- -- - -- To (O• tt) _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ City _ - - - - - - -- -SUI:<-- - - - -- A" you ' mrmbrr o r aupporcu or rbt Communist Jl.Ul f or .an y sub ..·t'rs;vr gro up / _ __ _ _ _ __ vrtt:RAKS or rOBDGM wARS or THE ONIIO> ~ P. D. (w.u til(~trr} wbtrt Fort:ign N•mr o f C.mp•ign Ribbon or Mtd•' - - - _ _ __ _ ___ 'Wtrt you woundrdl _ _ __ _ _ __ c. .~ OC:t.l.n Forrign Suviet wu from (0>1<) -~" " !:! ~ Counuy o r I hmby >pply for mcmbtrship in V .F.W . Posl N o ... .... .., .. <.. 1! :! "' loutrd in J I cntilv that I >m • citizrn o f lh< Uni1<d Sui ts, tlu l my C •mp>ign Snvicr wu hono r· •bit . lh•l I h•vr nrvrr subotqurn tly bttn di.chugrd from M ilit•ry o r N• v•l l$trvicr und<r di.t>Onor.blr condition•. I f urthtr ~UI< 1h>1 I lxlirvr in God. .D -~ fJtJ/ STAU ; &.71 !!...., ~ • Sl...,.tore of • POUe&.a.l. �OBL I GAT I ON CERTIFICATION In thr pru<rHr of Alm1~hty God. I do. of my own Admiuion F .. p>id S - -- frtt will o~nd .ICCoHI. solcnt11 promi.s.f ~ nd d rclut th. ly u I w1ll b r .u uur .a l lt~u nu: to the G o vunmtnl of tht Unitt d S!.l( n ,,f A ma1u . ~nd I w •ll .t l w .. ys bt loy.al thth' t o. J n(f w ti l n ever bu r Jrms. nor tn any w"y Uk' my mll u•n,r Ji:J tm t tU LJws or ln~t•totio na. I w i11 <umpfr w ith cht C o nsrituuo n. Uy ·Lo~ws ~nd RituAl o f d m U rdet. •nd l w ill •lw•y• I>< h>p l t htrrto ; CBOSS OF MALTA IT. . '•"'-"' of , . . t &r~ fi..,. c 1 0 4 U1·l..aw.s) Tht lnvntlg.uing Co mmiltt-t lus puroroud ill durin lftd rtt'ommcnd'-<'lt( 1ion_ rr Jf'Cl ion. (Sip..•..,... ol Com"""" be tU ou t Con.u uur ion, oor onr whom I ~no w Com..mitt«: Mcmba unwo rthy nu l f.> kno wn to o~ny ant not .autho riud it "" y o f tht work of thir Ordrr Sho uld rny Applicat Elrct..!...__ _ __ __ _ dfiJiJtio n wi1h ' fl ac V r t t rJnt o r F<uri~o \V,us o r tht Unircd Suru CU\t. in .any ~·Jv. l wi11 co n,idc·r this. Appliunt Oblis•trd _ __ __ pl«l p,r ., bind in~ o ut •idt tht O rda 11 thnu~h l h•d rf'nuincJ J m un hr r of tht ~mt All thi $ I p1o n1iw ;and I v.· iiJ n (' \'Cr to rtUL\'t 19- 19_ _ pltdr.t upo n tht ho no r v f a u ur ComrJdt .m d J citizen o ( our Signtd r.ru t repub l ic ppliCJot I luw i~vr.ri~.;t rd thr thu>efrr •nd ump•ign mrd•l s.rrvict of cht ~ppliunr .1nd htrtby tndorn him 11 Dueo aball be pat.d CDUiuollf la ad~cmc:e Ia occordaac:e with the culeodar yoar. Tbe odml. &loa foe a.od aJ>oua.l duoo ahall accompany the oppllcotlon. The annual duea oJ each memo ber Laclad.,. a year' a aub&crlpfioa 1o r ho V.I.W. MCJgcnloo, olfldal orqan ol tho Vole,_. ol Fontlqn Wan ol the U. S. £oc:b appUCQJ)I. upoo eledlo1a. will be 10 aottn.d cmd lurnW.od with an o.lfldal duea rocelpt ahowlnCJ membenhlp lo r the roar tor 'lfhlc:h d .... "'"" bMn pGld. <ligiblt •nd worthy of mrmbn•bi p in the V. F. W. Y•mber o f Pod No _ _ _ __ A Symbol oi Service and Sacrifice B. low) nr~o·u pro pou f o r mcmbtnhi p otny (MUOn n o t digib!t 10 f . W .) D•t•~:-~--,-,--:---­ 19_ _ th.H I w,ll nt'v<r wrong n o r d t frJ.ud lhis Orgo~n1.ution. no r .1 m~:mbu th t n~u r. n o r prrmic any wrong: to be don( t o rlfhtr. If '" my powu co prtvrnc it . I will Jcco rt.lang v. . ~_,.. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States .. H::rt~S H•odqvort•.. Kon..c» Clty., Mo. �PErtA.LiT'Y F"t:t PAYMtNT Of!' TAQ IG,-.oJ DlVIO'C' (Ta ~LE"o Prine yoar name and tl.dr on , _ bcnrled m ac. t Card r0PO F/ N E L~Te 1 N ----· -·--- -- ~-·-----· ---·~---~~---~---~-~~---~-------~~--4Nilln __________p~_r2_ ~--~x. .... JJ.2 _ _________ _ Q f Nwn . ,r and: It .~ ___ ... fl.~ _ t~.~-~- ..)---·-----N -~-~tt:.§Jl. .: fC ihr) (7~n~ n~r) fStllte) �C NOWLEDG PPLICATION OF SPE(1AL DIVIDEND I ATIO,NA'L SERVIC LIFE 'I u ~SU ~_ A CE AD 1 ~co , Tto CERN- fiT A OTifE.R APPliC TIO . OF )'0 R - I I D~ I rtioo of the form hen r tuN1cd t~o you •iLb Dividend A.ppli tion Tum ·r · n on the re"cr sjde v.-ill serve . ·no •l dgl cnt K1 eJI tbiJ m '4rd Nnlil ou r ~itJ yo111 di :i end (h r.k. Until p yment h been ma ~ the Di\·idcn l1c.ltion umber ho ·n o the rever · if-l i 1hc only mean.c; of l referring to your ppli tion for tHvid ds. Thi num r has no thl!r i ific n nd houl not - u. ed i o connection ith any otl _r carr ponJence with the c ,. us )mini tr ion. · ., . Pa.yJnent of yo r di ·ie.Jcnd iU m d only in . h._ ' our d1 for this d"\1 nd wjJl l m· ih:d to the ddrcss ghrcn in your pplk ·on. If )Our· m iling a dre ch_.,nges befor you receh~ your divid nd ch •.. I \t . f,orward·in addr , lL yo 1r pos nu cr. lDJ d1 ng of ddr! which h to~ be m de by the V c: n mini tr ion in conn ion. , ith tbi - pHc ion 'viU u delay in yin di\·id n ~ I .1 OT D ~"T - ll-· old top PfJrliora 6aet tor m �VETERANS ADMINISTRATION IN SURANCE C ENT ER P.O. Box 8079 PHILADELPHIA I, PENNSYLVANIA LEO F I NKELS TEIN FI L E NO . P 0 BUX 1130 PO LI C Y NO. ASHEVILL E N CAR AMOUNT OF IN S. ; F V 411 9 8 3 9 v 411 9 8 3 9 s 10 , 000 Dear Policyholder: IT IS IMPORTAN T TO YOU AND YOUR LOVED ON ES tha t we h a ve up-to-date beneficiary and opt ion designations for yo u r G overnment Life Insurance . We will pay your insur ance to the ben e fi ciary(s ) you last named according to our records . Please be sur e we have an up -to- da t e d es ignation. It's easy. Just fill in and r e tu r n the enclosed form. Even though you may no t wi s h to chang e the beneficiary or option designatio n s currently on fil e w ith u s , p le a se fill out the form and mail it to u s an yway. It 's add ed ass ura n c e tha t we have your c orrect choices and w e ' 11 be able to send yo u a copy for yo ur reco rds . Also, w e will make a mic r ofilm record of it as a safegu a rd again s t destruction. Please r ead the in s t ruc tions ON T HE BACK OF THIS LETTER before com pleting and mai ling th e e nclosed form. Pl ease do not s end yo ur policy . Than k yo u. Very truly yours, ~ W. B . BRYAN Chief , Unde rwriting ~ Claims Division Encl. NOTE: It i s very important that the File Nwnber and P o licy Nwnber as shown in the upper right corner of thi s l e tter be ente r e d in items 2 a nd 3 of the enclosed form. F L. 9 •651 JAN U68 (OVER) PLEASE TELL US PROMPTLY IF YOU CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS Show litftran's full namt and VA jilt numlm tm all CDN'tspondmet. If VA numbrr is urrlutoum, show strviCI mtmbtr. �IMPORTANT POINTS TO FOLWW IN COMPLETING THE ENCLOSED BENEFICIARY AND OPTION DESIGNAT ION FORM Item 1 - Print in ink your first name, middle initial and Jut name, and your mailing address for insurance purposes. I lema 2 and 3 - Copy from upper right corner on front page of thia letter. If you have more than one policy a separate VA Form 9-336 should he completed for ench policy. Be sure you show the proper policy number for each policy and ahow the file number alao. ltema 4 and 5 - It ia not necessary to complete theae itema. Item 6 - In apace noted" Principal", print the full names (not initials) and address of your first beneficiary (a). You may name any person or pcraona, firm, corporation or other legal entity. If a ma.rried wom.a n ia named, give her own first and middle names and her husband's laat name. In apace noted "Relationsbjp of ench to insured", ahow tbe relationship of the beneficiary to you - such aa, father. wife. child. aunt. friend. In tbe apace noted " Amount to each", show here how much you want to go to each beneficiary -such u, "all" - "~ .. - " ~ 1" - " ~:t · In space noted "Contingent", you should print in this apace the nnme or names of the peraon (a) you want to receive the insurance proceeds should none of your first choice survive you. IF YOU SELECT MORE THAN ONE PERSON AS PRINCIPAL OR CONTINGENT BENEFIC IAR Y SHOW WIIO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS IN CASE AN Y OF T HEM DO NOT SURVIVE YOU. If you name two persona n.s principal and/ or contingent beneficiaries and you want all t he bencfita to go to the survivor, state under theae two names" or to the survivor." If you name more than two, state" or to the survivors or survivor." Before completjng the apace noted "Option for each (1, 2, 3. or 4)", read the information carefully about the four settlement options given below. You may aelect a different option for each beneficiary, if you wish. Decide which onc<a) you wont nnd enter the number I. 2, 3 or 4 in this space on the form. It is important that you tell us how you wiah the beneficiary to be pajd, of the following options you prefer: Be sure that you indicate wruch OPTION I. In one sum, only when aelected by you. OPTION 2. In equal monthly payments for not leas than 36 months nor more than 240 months. You mny select any number of months in between bu t they must be in mu ltiples of 12 -such u 48, 60, 72, etc. You m u st alao sh ow on tho form tho n u mber of mon tlu you want; otherwise, settlemen t will be m a de in 36 equal m onthly paymen ta. OPTION 3. In equal monthly payments for the lifetime of your first beneficiary. We guarantee a total of 120 months of payments even should your first beneficiary die shortly alter payments begin. OPTION 4. In equnl monthly pn,yments for t he Lifetime of your first beneficiary. the policy is guaranteed to be paid. The face amount of IMPORTANT NOTE: If n o option ia ao.l ect e d by you, we will make settlemen t in 36 equal, m onthly paymen t& u n der Option 2. The beneficiary, however, may select smo.IJcr payments over a longer period of time under Options 2, 3, or 4. You may change the beneficiary or option at any time by notifying the Veterans Ad.miniatration. I tem 7 - En ter any remarks that will help us carry ou t yo ur wishes. Items 8, 9 and I I - It is not necessary to complete th.eae i tems. Item 10 - Be sure to enter the date you sign this form. Item 12 - Sign in ink your first name, middl.e initial and ln.st n.a me (00 NOT P R INTI. WHEN YOU' RE F IN ISHED • •• Mail the entire form (all copies) to this Office. A recorded copy will be ret urned to you. �THE UNITED STATES OP AMERICA VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D. C. National Service Life Insurance DATB l NSUJl.ANCB Bl'l'BCTI VB Tbis urtiJUs That JANU.mt ?Q. 1943 LJ0 t!NXILS'l!lm has applied for insurance in the amount of of death . .p$~l~o,...,.,..QOO ..___ _ _ _ , !WW.• ' payaole in ease Subject to the payment of the premiums required, this insurance is granted under the authority of The National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, and subject in all respects to the provisions of such Act, of any amendments thereto, and of all regulations thereunder, now in force or hereafter adopted, all of which, together with the application for this insurance. and the terms and conditions published under authority of the .Act, shall constitute the contract. ·.. , Countersigned at Washington, b. C. �t IMPORTANT NOTICE Pending completion of the policy app!led fof, ~ oort'mcsj,O. is .i.ssuod as evidence thal. Nationnl SCrvico Lifo Insura'nce; in thil amount specified, has boon granted the individuo.l named, Sllli>jeet to the provisions of Tho National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, and subsequent amendment&. If the person to whom this ccrtifiC4t.e is oo:nt is other than the individual named thoroin, it is scn.t to you for sa.fekoopi.ng in aecoraance ~th directions· contained in tho npplication and you should notify tho insured of receipt. This insurance, or part of it in mul tiples of $500 (but not less thnn $1,000), may be converted at My time after it has b~ in fol"C6 1 year and within 5 yoars !rom tho effective date, to a policy of insuratico on tho Ordi:Iiary Life, ~ 20-Paymcnt Life, or SO-Payment Lifo plans~ • f Unless chn.ngod to another plan of insurance, the policy will terminAUI at tho expiration of the 5-year period. The insured DlAY change the boncficiary without the consent of the pre-vious beneficiary named. ThiB i.nsui-nn.co is not ilsSig;uable and iS Subject to the claims of creditors. not Should a claim o.risc under this insurance, it shoUld bo dirooted to the ·' Veterans' Administration, Washington, D. O.., in order to soouro a prompt settlement. It will not be nooessa.ry to consult or employ an attorney, claim agent, or other person to secure Mnefita under this insurance, but if ono is consulted or employed, the law prohibita tho payment of any foe except as nllowed by the Veterans' Administration or by a. court in a judgment on the policy. (See Sees. 616 and 617, National Service Lifo Insurance Act of 1940.) .Ahv~)'$ givo tho 40rtiflcAto.DumOOi- wbou oox:reepoAdiog with tbo~'V~· . ~ Adm.inistrotjon regn.rdi.ng t.b.is insuro.nce. · · .. �• Do r>ol write in this IP'IC< APPLICA,TION NUMBER X- WAR DEPARTMENT • JA. ( \ 1943 APPUCATION FOR FAMILY ALLOWANCES (Scrvictmen'o Dt~odealo Allowonte Act of 19~2) Date ·············-··········-··• lllcl ..• . PJnkolet.eln Leo U ltt6001.69 PriYa.te J. (o) Soldler ........................................- ......................................................................... ..................................... u..........) t:nn, ._._, uu•a.--.. CAr-uo....W . . -*'"> tr. _.,,._, .,.,...,...,. ,..~C"'orPPftl. ..,.~L.t1«JJ . -~-~---~~-"-'-..~P.~!~..~~~-~~-~---~~...~.~~1...~~..2.! ........................._~~! ...................~~ ........ ...u-. .._,-n..d. .u •• c..u (R..ft.l (t.J.Jt.,•, . , . . , QA.IIel., Md~ ····~--~~~--~~~NW!Ml:t.r aftoll ot R. t'. U I .................................................................!~~.!!...........................~~---~~......... t&o..u.,·, a.tNr(QlJ', r. OJ c.1Ml4J ~,..... t.o •"-~ \4.,., . , I hereby apply for U1c family allowances authorized by law for tl1o following-named rclat!vc:s and/or dependents who aro related me In tbe manner stated in paragraphs II and 11I Ix!low. ec.:zn..atag dtb ~tb ot Febraat7 l 94le I . (b) Tuu1 BrAct: M usT ALSO DE FtLI.t:D IN WuE:ot APl'LlCATION ss llfA DE DY A Pt:naoH OTm:n THAN TilE SoLDIER, (Applicant's name) r, ...........iL:.. I ~;.;;; .................. ";,;;;;~; ............. ·......i.>iw:u.-. :. -.;.;i ~ · ·• ... -~.~·;;:;i;i1~·;.-,k;;.:.:~~i·· (Addreaa) ..................................................................................... -·····-~ .... .... ·· ... (,:•....,. ... ~.,,., r.nl co"., ~ allowances authori1.cd by law for the following-named rclath•ca and/or depend paragraph r abo,·e, 10 whom thla application pertains. the • by apply f or the family cr whose nAmO appears ln CLASS A II. Us!: l'dt (1), rhll (C), ltnotr ~a. •irtrtt4 to •»• .U...1 ls lli•l pp•lt (f. Dir.). "NHt" ia ~. aat ~IIIIa.) I. 2. 3. 4. 5 • ... ........ _ ................................. -- .................. ····•·• Ill. Ll&l below the father, mothe•. 1mi'Nllra.l'h parenU&, brother, oiat.er, who aro dcpoodent upon in th11 name column.) 6. 7. 8. 9. I V. Enter on the Unes below the l ull n&mc and address of the penon or penons to whom tho check or ehecka Is or aro to be mAde payable. Make check1- payable tos ....., . .... ....,.., .. a.. r. n. Jt a W IIt a.\lolt..-• I Qf.:r". ,......, ... ,.,~ a..,.,. ...........~........... -~~-!L~~..~in!!!,.~.t... ..~..~~!~.~-~!! ...~•'-.. ...........~~-~· ~~~~~:~ ~~~~~~~~~:~~:: :::::~·:::::_~~::~~~-::::~~:~=~::::~::::::::::~::~::: ~:~:~~~::::~:::~:::::~:~::_~::::~::::: :::::~==~::::::~:~::~:-::=:~ :~:::::::. ~ w .D., A. o. o. Form No. eu Juoe :G.. IQt:' · ~· l �Member• or Immediate family now Hr•lna In the military or nual aentc,o V. The rollo'll1ng-named mi!JJibe~ of (m,•) (the !Oidicr'a) Immediate family are now eerving as aoldiers, SAilors, marines, or eoast; guardJmen (not offiecra) In tho milftary or naval ~~erv iee . .,._......., !kolo (NI<Wiol • ••••• ••••• ••••••••••• •• , • .. ••••••• •••••••••••••••• •••••••• ••• •••••• , ............................................ !.. ....... . VI. I hereby !'A'Car or affirm that All the foregoing stntemen\4 aro correct and family Allo1\'llnce is dependent, to tho degree lndle11ted,.upon the ao cr t 1 me th14 ) .................. day of .............Jlb.- ·~-·-9•.. il ~94 .•. , M ........ _ .......... . ........................................................... .. IH....,.,.,w • ....,t ...r\,IJ'teJ . ., llonop>Soo .,......., ,...., 0 0 aworn t~~#> (Selll Is rei(_ ~ 1 o-tnta-a ~~c. Je..a. 12. ~ .. 43 ----- ~ , - ·· 19t.b Subs<:ri~n to before - ............. ............ every member of CIMS 8 for whom I claim tho m ears In paro.graph 1 above, C or aup~t (Title) ....... _ 0 • • �• Slcne.ture • VT. Si~tD the applicntloo and swear or affirm to the COI"l"'OOtM.M of i1.11 eont.c.nUI before a notary public or other elvniAD offici&l1 or military officer autborh.od (~toder the 114~b Article of War) 1.0 ndmlnl.stcr ooths. A eet\I LS reqllirod If not.ariwd by a civiii.Lil. D ocumentary proof whi ch must accompany mppllutlon rr opplicntion l' made by a )lCI"$011 other than tho aoldier. the C ollo"•ing clooumentary proof mull accompany tho applleaUon. If applicntion is made by tho aoldier, ho may hM·o up to 6 monthR from tho date of filing tho apptieatioo in whlob to fllfniab t~t~eh documen t~ry proof to the Allowtuloo and Allotment Bmncb, War Department. I. DAn : or BrnTu or l>hsons Wuo AM Usnr.n 18 Y&ARS or Ao~:: a. A certififld eopy or tbo public TC(l(>rrl of l.>lrth or church rocord or baptism. b. H a cannoL oo produced, nn e.~plru1otloo and nn affid•wit from phys:lcinn or midwlfo in attcndnnco a t birth. c. li a orb el\linoL oo produced, then I be offidn,<ita of two or more di!dntercstcd perllO!U!. Btating tbclr 111!1!3, and the name, date, nod place or l.>irth of tho J>C.r$Cin wbOE(I birth or LlgC is being established; & stallug that from their own knowledge ~eh ud pet80n ia the child of such parilnta, canting the parents. SoLDU:R: a. A duly certified e<>py of tho public or church record. b. 11 o cnnnot bo produC<!d, tul cxplnnntion nnd an o.Oic:IAvlt of tho clc.rgymBn or mngl~troto wbo officinted. r. If b 01\0JJot oo procured, tho production of the ori~tiMI mo.rringo ccrtlfictlto accompo.nicd by pf'OQf of Its gcnu!non088 and tho authority of i.ho persou w perform thn uutrriogo. d. l1 a, b, or c cannot be procured, then tho Affidavit of two o r more eyowitnCBSCS to tbo ooremony. e. In jurisdiction'! who.rc comm<m-lsw mnrria.gc.s nrc rccognu.cd, proof mny bo rolldo by a ffidavit of one or botb pArllee t.o the marringo, if li\•ing, aupplemcntccl by n111drwl1.8 of L~•·o or more wltn(!IO!C)8 who know thllt tho partiee lived t.ogotbcr ae buaband and wife and were s:o recognized, 110d staling bow long to their knowledge euch reiAtiolllihip cooUnued, and 60 forth. 2. I'nooF Ol' MAntllAOF! TO 8. A.DOPTtO:f OF A 1\liNOll U:;m:n 18 BT 'nil'! 8oLDJE1\ OR P li&VlOIJ'8 A.DOPTtON 01' TOll 80LOII'JR BT ll. FOSTER PAB &NT: A cc.rlificato from tho clerk or the court which lcgallwd tho ndopUon, or oorlified copy ot order of adoption from a coun rl oompotent jurisdiction. <t CnA.'<O& OF NA~ll OF " Dr:PENnY.:."I' or Tn& SoLnreR : Certified copy of the dccrco of tho court or other court rooord effecting such chango of nrune. or Fon~cn WJre OF TO.C SoLOU:n; S&PARATION OR MAlNTI!:NANC.£ CoNC£ RliiNO WrFD, Fotw:En wi.Yil), OR CIIIU>UK: a. Certified copy of tbo dlvorco decrco from tho court in which such dccroo WBS awarcltld. b. Sepornt.ion or mnint.enanco agreement oonccrning wife, F onner wife. or children to whl<1h n1UB~ bo t!.ppendod M affidavit t.b&t tbc aruno i' o. true eopy in o.ll m'!J)Ccts and Ia still in full forco aod effect.. 6 . DtVOitCE 6. or .... Dr.rENDEST or TilE SoLin&n: Certified cos>Y or court decrco. 0UADDlANI!Ui r 7. REL...TION8111P AND Dt:PENOF.SCT OF CJ.AJL~ D DKI'&~'1>&NT8: Proof of sUit\14 by nffida,·it (of two disin t.croeted per!SOn.s at'tc8ting to tho ro14t loMblp and dependency) is roqllirod. It any of tho abovo anbjects under heAdings l Uuougb 6 are Involved, the proof for loa~ subject by aubml.ss.ion of tbo appropriate doeumeztt.s ws list.e<l for tltnt aubjcct must oo furnished. Before forwarding application · Aax: Younsi'!Lr rnn Foa.t.own:o Qur:snoxa: Have nnmn, Army serial number, Army grade, Army mD.IIiog; and homo addrosses or 801dlor been enterodT Are all nrunea, adclres&ls, and otber information givou, correct Md cleru-ly legiblo? Is tbe dllt.e of birth or coch pert!Oo undor IS yeMI of age correct? l'!ave nll qucetlon.s pertAining t<> wife or divorced wife (if there is one) been aruawered eompletoly &nd truthfully? liM each question of rclot!onsblp and dependency been Cully and earofully nnswercd? Where que6tlon Ia not nppliCJ\ble t.o this cMc bas tho word "None" been entered? H ns tbe application been properly slpaod? Has npplicntion been notariwd? (With aeru if by a cd\<illiln.) Aro 411 8Upporting doeumenta suoh as: certified copiee of birth, marriage, and ndoption certificates. divorce decrco, eeparadon or mninUio n.nco ~mcut, guArdianship decree, court dceroo effocting chno.ge of llAIIIC, affidavits ns to wo ro!AtloDlllup and dependency or CIA88 D dependents, etc., attached? H avo you rond tbo penAlties provided for by lnw as quoted nt tbe beginning o r these ins:tructioas7 /U piew and check oll e nt·rice mode o n til e application t o lnaure that thou are correct. Rcoelpt of your application by tho Allowaooo and Allotment Branch will be Mkuowlcdged IUld you will al5o be notitled wileD tbe application has been approved or disapproved. Tho first payments of 4llowanCC8 will nol be made befure N actrraW I , 194£. u. a. ..wuaaun rt.ti'TIII.t orFtc:l Ploaae do nol writ.e unneocesary letters concerning your appllcat!Oil, �Rrtum Complete Set L Plt.ut rtod "IMPOHTANT IXFORMATI0:-1 M"l> l lliSTRUCTlONS'' CM rnttNIN/o•,.}Oml>ld~•i E.\CU POLICY o10 .rAW• u rAootJr u thnrtd. DO l\OT RETURN l'OLICY WlTU ttriur I" boi1J>Oi1tl ~n prf/ffrrJ) for lt9il.l• ropiu. Do 1tol rrnloro Mrborr. UELATIO:-;SlUI' OF EACII TO INSURED PJUNCil'AL ST€ tN ..\ (I ..dud• artr odditlo•Gl•llJG•"'"'"''"' teMelt U>i/1 ol•"l¥ JIOUr inteHt rtfiOrding unJ~r poyo~tnl(•l ~1 tht o.bc>H poliltfl.) the policy bultlbcr �IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND l NSTRUCfiONS (Piflllf "" u porot•for111 fnr EACU POT.fCI' on vi!W. "d"'n91 ;, dt¥irtd. DO NOT RETURN 1'01./CY W ITH TB /8 1'0 /W .) 1. BP.NEPICIARIES The tDIIIftd may d~te ae principal and/or cootinlt"Dl Lenefic:i.r.ty or bcnr&narieo any )Knon or pnwono. litn~. corpontloo. or other ~<!gal mtity (iodudin~t 11.<- eotAte of the ioeun>d) lodi\·idually or u Lm•t.<oe. /lnv ru~m.O IJ<ontfidary may be d...Jgnat.<d cu "l'rinapal lkoeliciaty" ur ;.C..n~ot l.laldit'Ury" Any oamed bcnt&ciary wbo i• Mt dMIIOAted u "Coot.in~nl. lJ<oodiciary" " ill· In sene1'nl. be pre· •unlf'd to he a priaclpa.l b<-udld'\ry A conlinj:ffit l~ory is • person d...;r,natr.l to r<eei•c lM i.....,.oce if the 1 1riJ>Cit>al bn>diciAry dt•a boforo th• in~uml, oT U !he prinl'ironl lxntliciory, nnl entitled IJ> J<lll<· t;wnt In nn~ tuln, dioo pr;or tu r...,..ivlnc UlY or all of the l""tsnlfftl ""'"lhly lnru11roent• Tho h._.tnod INIY tlr.ci~~DAt• •barin11 pri....;pal bt-ndici&rieo and/"r oluorlna ""alinFJ>l bcOO.daricw II the ID"'""I d~U:a thtrlog 1,.-,..,rif.ri,w • ••' wiohfttrnrV••Inl! ~clftriol to m'<'l•c lll<' ahar.~ Q( o.ny f l"'nrfl<"iary wbo tl·~ ntitlllf•lve tbc ii\IIJJ't'd, noe D the folln..lnc pltrut• (ill lllilllatlnn <BArb) al.ould he .dJ.,.J IJ<olow the Mmel of the lharinK rrlul'ls...J 1..-.... orlatl~• and/or •barina contiol!"nt b<:ncliciArico· a. II twu Ji"'''IIDI ~ N~ -"Ot" to lla<' • urvivor." h . lr nwr.~ tl>an t•ll or an iodriiAit• numbtt ol JlU*Illl *«' PArllf>l-uM ll) lh~ rurvin1rt or aut1ivor." U tbarlniJ be~~ 11tc draipalnl anti a ~ar•ivonltip d•u.te (a) or (h) l.t ool Included, the obart ol lilt' bcndlciAry wbo d~ oot 1ut11iv• •DAY be: p&ld to the ratat• of tl:e iruur«l or to (•uulinf!fnl b<:orf~ II deaignaled. 'J b.- lruurol ,.iiJ bava the riabt at lillY u-, aad from lime to lime. . an.l ~i\louul Lin· ~-l<dl!'lm co...,.ot of bmdiclary or bendldarle.. lo nu)(el t ho l"'ll<'llrl•fJI alrsiiiUI'tion. or to chan«" the bcndiciary. Upon m"'!pt L.y Uac \'!'~"".. " •lrn.iniflro.tioo, a valid tlaignAtlon or lm cb.ong<: <:>I "'""'1..-bry .,...u .""' detltM:\1 "- "· •fTf:Cl.lve as of tbe date or th~ ntculWII• J'RUVIUIUl, naa\ any pro.yme.nl ri>liQ• ._...._ Dl'Oiln' noli« of th·..~aU.an "' <'baup ol b<:ndlriary baa be<-n ~~ ID u..;· ..--...,. 1\dmlnotlrotlon wiiiiK: •I••'"""' to hav" l~n Jli'OJ>('rly nall<le and to lA lUI)' lulb' the ohtlpti~n' nf tb~ Unittd Stat.. und~ 1ttc:h in.U1111l<'f' p<~ljey to U..: btrnt "' ~ pooymcnla A .t...lfl'l~tluta •>I boolleOtlofJI, hut 11<1t a dat<nae of bell<'6cU.ry. m;,y be m...lr loy l...t .. ftDIIlA'•t-narnt oluly rro~ .t II JM>Ii<-y IJ 11\lllle II•) •Me t<~ u,.. rJIIate Cif lbt in>u~l. " ll011ignotlon by "ill ia not '""' •iclttrd a th3u~ ood will be: 1!11'<'11 tfTl~t upctu ~pt b~· tbe \'dtran• A.lruinit.tratlon. 1'be iD~umf e&IUIOl ulign bit SnltoDAI Sttvi<e r.,r.. ro,.,.a,... ••t rulted St.ate.s Govtrnmtnt Ult• !n.ou111o«. ...... m 2. Ol'TIOSAL u•• SETTLEMI-:J~o--n; a • .\'1Jti11Ml Snnu Lift lmura>ICO shall be 1'4YAII!e In acco,.l• aJ>I"C ..--ith th~ followin~ opliuaal mode~~ of 8tllkmenl: Optwn 1- ln one f Um (laee amount 1...., any indebttdnen), if ...ledt<J by i~ durin11 be• ltltlime. Option it- l o eqUAl monthly ltalalltnent.t 111 from th.irt,y ... it (SG) to l,.o bundrc<l forty ('i 1 in numbtt, in multiples of lit. ll Option 0) t iJ ~t.M. the number of monthly ilutalhneoll most l>e tp«'ified. Option :S-In tquol monthly ilulAilmcnLt for ooe hundred twl!aly ( I~} mont a• a::rtelo with 11tcla ~u eool.lnuiDIJ during !he remaining lifellme olthc lint bendiciary. Option 1 - A• a ~luod life inrome In JDODthly iDtlallmeou payable for auda ver«>d ccrtoin 111 10J11 be Kqoired in order tltal t he sumo/ tJw, lutau-nta cerlam oboll ~ual the (see nlue of the eootnct, 1- any lndchU:tl nes.' with ouch J)IIJ'Uienu continuing througbout the li!cl.lm~ of the linrl benelicinry: f'novtoa>, That •ucb optional aetlkrnenl aball out be "''ailable in any cue in wbieb such oetUt~acnl would , .ull in J~'l1l<'OU o/ inst.lh.ucnl-1 over a aborter period lhRn one bmlllrcd t ...-enty ( Ito) uiQulbJ, A Jtlcdion or ~of ot~Uoo MAY ~OT he mAde hy !ut will and te.ameut f'lccpt in connechon with a d~atlon or a ben:Sdary by last will ..nd tntaa>enl. Jt 1)0 option a Rlt'<:lcd by ·we insured. aetUemenl wiU be made in SG eqa.al monthly in.olaUments. but the ~ted beodkialy may d«l to ~,, teltlerot nl under Option t, S, or • · ll the insttnd Je!eeu Option t, tbe beoriici&Q' upon the death ol the inlured ma,p el«t Option t, S, or 4. [o tbe e•ent ol the dcatlr of ouch bencOc:i.r.ty, the preKDt value of a.D7 Wlpaid paran'-.1 iDILaU· rMOta wUl be J>t')'able to the estate ol the beDdlei&t7 to the aclualon of any oonlln~t bencllcia.ry d~nattd by the in.lured. If the in.lured malr:a oo sekirtion or ldceta Opooo t. S. or • aDd the priDo:ip&l bene- 6cinry t.od cootioj!enl beneficiary. if lUI)', die bclore remnns the P,~· ante.,.J number of in.•tallmeota. the preaeot ....:lue ol •ocll remalDin& unpaid hat~ll-nu ..Ul be payable to the esta1e of the I NSURP.D. No paym""l • ·ill be o>ade to noy alate where tuch pa.ymtnt 'IOUld t«Mllt (rdutll to the tlllte). b. U"ittd Statu Oormtmt:r~t Lif• lt~~at~r• wll he p4yable In ,.r,.mla ncc: with the follo•iog optional D>odet ol!!tllltroent: Option l - In ooe .um (face &II)C}UDl lea any iodcbtedoe-1). upon na~turity of lh~ poliey by dtftb of lbe inlllrcd. if ~el«ted by ID• aurcd tluriog bit l!fctimr . Option t - Jn equal rnontbly i.tut.alfment.t of from thirty..O (SG) to t•-o hundred forty (2..0) io uurr;'ber, i11 mulliplee of If. J~ Option t u od«U.I. tl•e number of monthly U>Atallmeau m111t he ~p«>liod. Optkm s-In .qual monthly ill'ltallmt'lllt payable lhrou.a boot tho li!ttimc ol the prindplll beoelidary, bul if the princip:ll ~-rio.ry dW.. bdore i40 ouc-h ioatallmcnta bAve hetn p~~id, tbe rommulo:d nlue or the tc"tuainins; uop;Ud monthly io.olaUments (2..0 '-the o umber paid) will be J>llY•hle to the <Slate of the bendiciary, uulaas ~ di~ by iruurc<l . Option -4- ln e<jual tMotbly installmcou p&Table thnluaboot the lifdimc ol the priD<'IJ>al bn>dic:i.r.ty, but ii tbe principal beocli'c:i.r.ty dlee before 120 •uch in.otaiJUK'Jtl.t bllve be<-n paid, the commuted ¥t.IIH! o/ the tl'maininiJ unpaid ioJtallmeota ( I~ lea the number paid} '1t111 be payable to tbe <Slate of the henc6ciary, Wlleu othuwlte d!Tcctcd by the iruu""l. A ae~tion or cl•ange of option "'"11 be ~D~<Ie hy S..t will and tatameot. If no option is Rlectffi by the inturcd, Rttlcment will be made in t40 equal monthly irutallme:at.t, bul the d<Sipated beadicluy may dcct to ~,.., aellfrmrnt under OplU!n I. S, or 4. 11 ~ iiiiUrro adecta Option t, the bcndl<iary upon the ~th Q( tla<' int uml may elect Option i , S, or 4. In the event ol tbc d~th of -ot.J"'..E.<Orlary, U1e prneot v..Jue or an)' UDpllid guanu~tf'td iDJlal). ::;~ co':l~~~~~.!"" r~te or the benefiCiary to the ~ciUJion nu.kCOI oo aeleetli>lt or .odtt?.. ·.;:~t<'<l by the uuuTt'<l. 1! 111.1urcd llnary aad oonti~ot ~. ,, ~-; ,ii:,.~"!!!!, '!!..f."DC1paoll14"nt· aotted numt,.... nl ln•1"llmctlbl. t:lwo ~l ""'~~ . . r~f"f:i'­ unv~id irulllllmentll will he payable to lbe estate Of th€ ~«u<-cnn~-! !\o payrnrnt «ill be rMde lo any eaute where tudl JlOilYruent w ut.i Melaeat (return to lbe llftl<). c. Addiliood i'lfnraolion apfli#able IQ 6«Ja NatUn.ol SUTic. l.ift l11•kro"n and Unittd Stotu C'rll«r""'1'111 LiJ• f>t~WtoiiN. During hiJ lifetime tlae intuK\1 ""'Y alecl an optioDAI teUlertm~l or "'''ole a prcvioUJ sej<clion or an optional lltttlemmt. No tclection nr revocation Trill he valid Wllr13 nnd nnUI ootke thereof is rculv.,.J io t he Vetrrana Admlnisltstlon. Option s or 4 tnay not be tcl<cted •hm tho ben~ is a firm, corporation, other lepl entity (including the mate ol ~ il:lfoftd). or tl•• t1!• ::i... trustft. Th• in1urfd ma}l ..dt:tl IIIOtl thoa on• optl011 11rul 11paral• optibn1 /Ot 1ep~~rall btrll ftd:mt~. lf lite inlured eelecta ooe ol the iortaUmn~toplioM for the !'rincis~:~l b<:otliciAry, he mAY IICltet a dllrerwt option for lbe <'Onl.inj(('nt hcoditla.ry, to be effective ia t he e..rnl. the princip&l benefi<'iat)' di~ lidore ~ving auy pot.1meola. U lbe iwurcd edcct.t one of th• ioat•llmcot D(>1ion.o for the principal beodlciary, be "'"¥ cwne a ronlill#(!nt ll.nd!OAry to l'«'t:iff tbc pl'l*llt val~. In one tum, of a ny rrmaining unpaid gtJJlJ'IIDttrd inllA.Umeola upon death of thc prin· ci1>SI IJ<otllciary. In that event, the ooulin~CCDl benc.6ciary upon the t).,ath o/ the principal bnldiciary, in lieu o/ paymeol in one rum, Ill&)' elect In I"C«'ivc tbc ~mAioiog unp10id guft"'nte.,.J IJIOnthly iwlallmeo.u IUJ tb~y !>Mlme due in II«<rdllnce with the wocle or eet~Jcu>eftl r-et.abllshed at the Lime of death of the i.tuured. ~on:.-lofonutioo rciJtlrdios the amount and/or numbtt o/ mootblr lrulallme:ata ru.ay be foUnd in your policy or obloincd from any o!llce ol the Veteuas Atlmioiru:at;.,n. S. S IGNATURE OF lNSUR.RD AND WITNESS: SiJ!nalun: of iwured and witoeu ahould be in ink, indelible (IC~I. or 'belJpoint (lCD. The witoea may ..., be a desipa\ed bene· lln~~ry. 4. OlSPOSITJON OP FORM: Boll• copkl or the C:Oillplet.ed ro.rm Jbould be eelll to the oftice of thr Veterao. AdmioO.tn.tlou when: yo11r ~ malnlalMd . Tbe duplicate ropy will be ~turn.,.J to you for your rerorda. �JOH rvl BEST Officer_ . . W Po 1.30 H r n A r _ I 89l �olzrz !JJ st CAPTA1N 2.55-52 4 POL~CE A.SH D PART VILLE. E T C. OFF -~ ~~~~ R E: I; 2S3 130 �VETERANS ADMINI STRAT ION o,,. September 4 , 197J R E GIONAL OFFICE 30 1 N ORTH MA I N $TR ££T 1 'R , :!':. 7 Jl8/212 WINSTON-SALEM. N .C. 27 102 C- 16 017 150 Hr . Leo Finke ls t ein 133 Wes t~ood Road Ashevil l e , NC 28804 We have <::lfefull y reviewed your claim for disability benefits a nd determ ined that m> change is wa rrant cd in the previ o u~ d eterminati on, based opon a ll the evid ence o f reco rd including s t ateme nts f rom Dr . Leon H. Feldman and X- r ay re port from St . Joseph ' s Hospit al , submit t ed in your behalf by your accredited representative , Peptic ulc e r and hia tal he rnia were not incurred in or aggravated by servi ce . Th e 101 evaluation for service connected bursitis wi l l continue . The amoun t of yo ur awa r d i s subj ect to change upon recei pt of medical or oth er evi dence wh ich may warr ant it . AJ I)' new evid ence which you believe would justify a different decisionl>hould be sent to us 'promptly. If you have no further e\•idencc but believe this decision is not co rrect , you rna y initi ate a n a ppe.d t o th e Board of Veterans Appeals by filing a notice of d isagreement at any time within o ne ye:ar fro m the dare of this lerrer. A notice o f d isa{;reement is sim ply a written commun ic:Hio n which makes clear your intention to initiate a n appeal and th e specific part o f o u r decisio n with which you d isagree. It should be sent to this office. In tl1 e abse nce o f timel y appeal. this decision will beco me final. C. f. c.;:.-~(_ c' • ~ C. E. Ha.IARD Adjudication Officer FL ZI·IOl MAY 197 1 t R l SIJPw ~·turan's / 111/ name, VA filt numbtr, ami Joti.JI uturitJ numhu on .JII rorrtlpondm tt. �vF VEr<RANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES vw--------------------DE P ART M EN T Of NO RTH C AROLINA 0 M . SWA VNGIM s..... Ot r-=v .u,-am AdtnfnlrtTIIIoon Wtr\ttc>n-8•...,._· N C 17 10 1 August 27 , 1973 Mr . Leo Finkelstein Westwood Rd . 1~ 3 3 Ashevi lle, N. c. c 16 017 150 28804 Dear Mr . Finkelst ein : I h a ve now completed hearings with the VA Rating Board in p r e - s entatio n of the claim which we filed August 15 , 1973 . I regret t o a d vise you that they continue to deny service connection for the u lcer . The law provides that service connection can be granted for a n ulcer if diagnosed in service or "properly diagnosed" within twelve months following service . This has long been interpreted as r e quiring a GI series or other appropriate and acceptable medical tests in provi ng the existence of the ulcer within tha t t ime limitations . The evidence which we have does not meet this interpretation . You will receive official notice of this from the VA shortly and sincerely regret a more favorable report is not possible. I Yours very tru l y , J:) . "M , _...."!,.,~ D. M. Sway~im,O (/ ..,..__ Department Service Officer DHS/1!1'11 cc : Capt . John Best , PSO . �LEON n. FE LDMAN. M . D. Fl.o4T llfOif U'au.ooro .t.RIIJ':VI Lt.lt. N. C. August 11, 1973 Mr . John Beet Service O!fio e:o:Veterans of Forei gn tJ ars Poet 891 130 Herron Avenue Ashevil l e , N. C. 28806 Dear Re a Leo Finkelstein Age 68 years 133 Westwood Road Ashevill e , N. C. 28804 t:r • .Deet, I examined ~r . Finkel stein !or the !irst time after his m ilitary service on September 5, 1945. At tha t ti m e he st a ted that on July 1 , 1945 he developed low chest pain associated with much flatulence . He wae trea te d a t the 29th Portabl e Hoepi tal in Samar Phill i pinee . He was t old tha t he had " stomach trouble" but that hio heart was nor mal . W hen I sa~ him on ~ eptember 5, 1945 he a t ill compl a i ne d of abdominal pain which came on approxin,a tely one hour a!ter meals . At the same t i me he compl ained of pai n i n the r i ght shoulder . Thi s was ca used by a calcific burs itis whi ch was later reli eved by surgery . After t he visit o! September 5, 1945 Mr . Finkelstein to have sympt oms r efer able t o t he upper gastro intestinal tract. He had numerous adm issions to St . Joseph's Hospi tal i n Aoheville , N. C. and exarrinati on r eve aled a hi a tal hernia which was probably the cause of hi s l ower che st pain on July 1 , 1945 and he probably had peptic di gesti on within the hiatal herni a wall at t hat time . He c ontinued to have severe symptoms of et omach pain w ch nece ssitated the r epeated hi peri ods of hoe pitalize.tion . Bec ause he continued 1D have sympt oms despite pr olonged medi cal treat ment , s ur gery was per f orme d on Mr . Fi nkelst e in on ~~y 1 0 , 1973 at which time a large duodenal ulcer whi ch pene t r a t ed i nt o the pancr eas and a large hiatal her ni a v.as found . The hi atal hernia wae r epair ed and a vagotomy and pyloroplas ty ~as per f orm . ed o o nt ~ nued It i e very probable tha t b~ . Fi nkelstein ' s sympt oms had ili t heir eene ei a during hi s perio d of m tary service. Yours ve r y truly, r/:-- tUu c/w.--w.- Leon H. Feldman , M D• . .'i.HFJfe �· July 1, 1945 Sick Call 394th Bombar dment Sq. (H ) , Sama~ ~hi lli p tnea , Capt . Dolste, doctor. Pain in right arm and severe cheat pa ine • .July 7, 1945 Same as above . Sent t o 29th Portabl e ~oo ptto l for oard1agram. 5, 1()45 D Feldman , Aahev111e , Offic e Call r. July 13. 1946 Dr . Fel dman , Asheville , Offtoe Call .July 13, 1946 Dr. M urph), Ashev ille , X- Ray Treatmen ts Sept. 17, 1946 Dr . Oberry, Aahev1 1l e , O ce Call ffi Rovember , 1c46 D Murph.,, Asheville, X r. -Ray Treatments March , 1,947 Dr . Cherry, Asheville, Off ice Call M ay, 1947 Dr. Murphy , Office Call May, 1947 Dr. Oberry, Asheville, (injections) Augw.st, 1947 Dr . G eo. D. W ilson, Asheville, Heat Trea tment Sept . (Asheville) ilson, A sheville , · Rest Tre atment September, 1947 Dr . Geo. D. W October, 1947 'Dr . Oeo. D. Wilson, As hevill e , He a t Treatment Deoem.b e r , 1947 Dr. Geo . D . W ilson, Asheville. Heat Treatment beoe:mber, 1947 Dll'. G• rh 1-iurphy, Asheville , X- Ray ... March- 1950 , Dr . A. E. Berry, A shevtlle March 7 , 1950. May, 1950 .Dr . Oberry, Asbevtl).e, (Surgery St • .Joseph ' s !B08l)1tal ) D Cherry., A r. sheville, He a t Tr eatment June,15, 1950 ' Dr• · Cberry, Ashevi l le, X- Rays Jul y 1, 1950 Dr. Cherry, J\sbeville .July 6 , 1950 Dr. Cher r y , Asheville Sept. 14, 1950 Dr . Cherry• hs hevtlle , 4 X Ray · Treatments �April 18, 1950 Or. W atts, May 10, 1950 Dr . May, 1958 Or. Wat ts , Ashevil le May- , 19!58 ~ sbe~ille Mont ~omory , Asbevt1l e (Tnjectiona) I Dr . Montgomery, Asheville 1C62 Dr, 1962 Dr . Feldman, Asheville (Injection and p1lle) A pr11, 1963 Dr. Auguot 31, 1956 Dr. Feldman, Asheville, Hiatal Hernis 1956 to 1971 Or. Feldman, Aahovi lle, Treatm ent of Hiatal Hernia and Peptic Ulcer 1970 Dr . Burleson, ABbeville, Surgery-- Burettus i n left elbow ~ontgomery7 ~urpby , Ashevtlle Aabevi11e, 4 ~ , ~ l.J~ X-Ray Treatment• ~ - ~r~~~~~ Ja{t~~ . �/ Yl F VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES vw--------------------0 1:. P ;\ R T \ I 1: N T 0 f 0 N 0 R T II C A R 0 L I N A M 5WAY'NGIM ~l()f01fk* V•ll•f~ Admlrw-tu•uon Wl,..lonS•'-'" N C 11'01 June 22, 19"13 ~:r . Leo finke ls~dn C 1• OP l 'lO 133 Aestwood Rd . Ash.~ville , IJ . C. 2RA04 DPar Hr . Finkelstein : Responding to your l~tter of June 15 , addres~ed to Capt. Best , I can advise you that you r VA e xamination on Augus t 2 , 1950, included a chPst r.out:inc x-ray . The radi ologist inter pceted some of the find inqs us Lhose showing a pcobablc minimal genera li z~~ pulmonary emphysema . This was carried forward as a diagnosis on the examination reporl itsel f, therefore it was necessary for the VA Rating Boaru to dispose of ~he question as t o whether or not this '"'as related to your mil! tary sP_rvice . Service connection was denied as there was no indication of this condition ducing your service . As I tndicoted to you in my letter of June 27 , 1971 , records show your admission to a service hospital , Samar, Phillipines , 1-'.ay 14 , 194S . The r eferrul by your squadron physician was for the purpose of investigating your complai nts of pain in the lower part of your chest . He apparently suspected a heart attack , si nce the hospital r-eport consist of rather thor-ough and complete cardiac e xamination , whi ch chec.'<ed out. comrlt>tely negative . During t he process of this medical investigation , a " c<~tu:-ha l b:-onchi Vs ", or chest cold , was dtagnosed . You was retur ned to duty the following day . These examinations c ontain no complain t s nor findings of any stomach disease and since none of the examination , nor laboratory wo rk concerned the g astro -intes tinal system, I presume that a gastro- intestinal condition was not even su5pected . A gas tric u lcer is sometimes difficult to detect as so many other things can bring on almost identical symptoms . Gen erally speaking , it does not cour over night, and can exist sornetlme without it being recognized for what i t is . The present law administered by the Veterans Administration cecognizes this insidious character and the fact that it can have its beginnit~ in service , but n ot b e recognized until some subse~uPnt date . The law provides a protective period of one year �Mr . Leo Finkelstein A~hcville, N. c. 28804 c 16 017 150 following discharge from service . That is , if a gastric ulcer is diagnosed withi n twelve months following your discharge from service , the law presumes it to have begun during military service , thereby granting service connection . If the condition , however , is diagnosed more than twelve months after service , there is no prot ection and no way under present law that service connection cou l d be granted . Your present compensation of 10% for bursitis and surgical residuals of your right shoulder . It is possible that this condition has gotten worse s ince your last eva l uation . If t his is the case and you can send me a statement of your physician as to the present di sabling factors of your right shoul der , I wi l l be g l ad to file a ny additlonal claims or take whatever action the evidence might justify . Yours very truly , D- ~ -~~ o . M Swayngim , ~ \ )_ __ _ . Department Service Officer D~ts/mm �Ju.oe 15 lCJ13 rr. Jolm Beat, Aahmlle. t'. c. hft Cl6 017 150 ' Dear Jobae With roterenoe t o ola1m Utter Dr. Feld!ab'e '-'tAr ot Ill)' 19, 1972 Phase be achltecl or tba tollcr:titl;;a 1. 1 ba'IO ne'trer b HD ti'Oated or had .aD lxadS.oatiOil ot pakoaary ' ea~ra••• (s.e l etlter of 6.28-71 from A, B• Soale• ). 1 2e I bno 1'1'8wr beon t roaW or bad en 1Dclioat10a of bronobith ( 5ee letter ot D. Jle ~g1m dated 5-27•71 ). treatod fOf a acmwe attaok ot UlGer paiD 1D u.,- 19i.5 at a boapltal 1D Samar, Ph1lllp1noa. ( See lot1aer of o. U. haJngla ) 0 dated 5-21-71 ). 1 sutterod not too trequODt attaob troa UlJ 1945 ~ttl tU JanuaJI1 1CJT3. These attooke ,..,.. ooot:l'oUed bJ mecSioetlCDe BotinlD& in Jaaau")' 1973 l ba4 n1.190rout aoci ee"" atwte ot Ulcer paiD and I had aUJ"~ey b)' Riob.ard c. &aillias , U. o. ( See 3• 1 • • dlegpoele of Jay 10, 1973 ). h. I ba'f'o 'beoll a'ftrded ola1a tor total dhability tror:a r:q 1nauranoe oo::pan,- ( See letter h-om r rov14eat U.te ao4 Aooldent lDeuranoe co. dated 5-9-73. lt appoan tb,at r:q lt041cal - R~ttD-" ~ ay bavo bee mixed up. Plea• abbe lt it wiU bo poaslble for tho Veteraa• e Mmlnhtrat:lCD to n'fin "' oaoe to-r addl1:1ooa1 benetlte. I( very tm:~, Y ours r Leo Firhbtein 133 W eatwood RC..S 1 AGbeville, H. c. 28804 ' 1 ,J ,_.,- �vi>TlHlANS OF FonvJ. ""'GN w ARS OF THE UNITED STATES D . M. SWAYNQIM '~""v•c:r o rr,c 1 ,. V • T CIUHI 40Nik18fiiiATION WII•I•TON··A1.~l4 . H C F'OU N OI'O t8Pi> DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA June 29 , 1971 '~ · - .......... ----·---- 1)3 Westwood Rd . Asheville, N. C. 28804 Dear Mr . Finkelstein : 1 assume that you now have the VA 1 s decision dated June 28 , 1971, ....tich denys service connection for any additional disabilities . I sincerely regret a mo r e favorable decision is not possi ble , however, as indicated in my letter to you on Hay 27, your service medical records do not contain any evidence that could be used as a basi s to prove relationship of these disabilities with your ser vice. You will, of course, continue to receive compensation at the rate of 10% for your right shoulder bursitis . In the event it should become l{orse , evidence of this can be presented , I •lill be happy to gi ve any assistance in it ' s reevaluation . Yours very truly, 0 . \V\ . / ~'-'. >-('"'-1--?~-<-----· ,_J ul?v-DMSwayngl.ln, • • Department Service Officer DMS/mm cc : Capt. John Best , PSO. �V ETERANS ADMINIST RATION D•t•: In RttiJ Rt{rr If: June 28 , 1971 W I NSTON-SALEM , 318/21 2 c-16 011 R E GIONAL OFF ICE 30 1 N O R T H M AIN STREET N.C . 27102 1so Mr . Leo Finkelst ein 133 westwood Rd . Asheville , NC 28804 Wr: have carefully reviewed you r claim for disabilit y be nefits based upo n all the evidence includmg medi cal r eport from Dr . Leon H. Feldman . Pept ic u leer T he evidence docs nor warra nt any c hange in t he previo us determinatio n. an d hiatal he rnia , pulmo na ry emphysema and back condition were not i ncurred in o r a gg r a vated by service . You r service co nnec t ed r atin g o f 10 percent will conti nue . An y new evidence which you believe would justi fy a different decisio n sho uld be sem to us pro mptl y. If you have no furt her evidence but believe this decision is not correct , yo u may initiate a n a ppeal co t he Board of Vete rans Appeals by filin g a no tice of disagreement at an y rime \vt thin o ne year fro m t he da re of this letter. A notice o f disagreemetlt is simp!}' a writte n communication which ma kes clear your intentio n co initiate an appeal and rhe specific pa rt o f o ur decisio n with whic h you disagree. It sho uld be sent to t his o ffice. In the absence of timely a ppeal, this decision will become final. CI/.J ~ A, l:i. SCALES Adjudicatio n Officer FL 21 ·1 03 OEC 1970 1 R l Show vtttrlln's full nt~mt, VA jilt number, and socit1l ucurity numbtr on 11il corresptmdmet. �LEON H . FELDMAN. M . D. 1"1.4't tao11 Du-n..ouro A811J:Vll.LE. N. 0. May 19 , 1971 To Wh011 It May Concern; Res Leo Finkels tein 133 Wee twood Road As hevill e, N.C. 28804 Hr. Finkel s t e in a tates tha t on July l , 1945 he developed low c hes t pai n ae s oc i at ed with much f latulence. He was treated at the 29th Portable Hos pital in S ~ r Pbilli , inos . Be was told that he had " s tomach trouble" but that his heart vao normal. He responded to medica tion. I n July 1945 after lifting heavy objec t s be devel oped pa in in the r ight s houlder and l over back. The pain in the shoulder wao more eevere thon in the back and I treated h 1m for this on September 5, 191•5. X-ray examina tion revealed a cal car eous depos it beneath the r i ght acromi a l process pr esumably in the burs a. He continued to have pain ond in MArch 1950 the burs a wa9 removed by aurgic ol operation. He continued t o have low back pain in the inte rv41 betl(een 1945 a.nd Hay 1950 and x- r ay of the lumbo-sacral s pine reveal ed narrowing of the luabo-sncr a l inters pace . He has continued to have pain ot irregular interval s and I have t old htm tha t he probabl y aue tained a ruptured di sc ot the L5- Sl l evel in July 1945 while in A~ Service. He continued to have epi s ode s of lower s ubs t e rnal and upper epigas tric pain whic h progreos ively became .ore severe. An upper GI aerie& on Augua t 31, 1956 r evealed an Hlata l Hernla. Re has had much abdominal diotreeo over the years and he has continued to have symptoms r eferable t o hio hernia with much be l c hing of s our brash , and epigas tric pain. lepcat od x- ray s tudie• of tho s tomach always revealed the hia t a l hernia and a aastro-inteo tlnol nerioa on June 30, 1961 r evealed a pe?tic ulcer in addition to the hiatal hernia . Since then he bas been under my care for r ecurrent epiaodeo of ulcer pain and gao tritis in hia he rnial oac. Ria laot x- ray was aade on J anuary 8, 1971 and this too revealed a pepti c ulcer pl uo hh hiatal hernia. He contlnuu t o hove &YJIIPtOIII.& des pite treatmont with the anti-cbollneralc druse and colloidal antacids . Leon H. Fcl daan, M.D. �v ET~ n AI'is oF F on EIGN ·w·ARs O F TH E U NITED S TATES 0 . t-4 . SW AYNGIN Y I TCIIII A f'ill A O N INJI YJtA.TI Q H WIHi f O H -• A'-I:W N C I'OU N O itO 18$ $ DE PARTMENT O F NO RTH CA R O L IN A J.lay 27 1 1971 Hr . Leo Finkelstein l)) 11estwood ltd . Asl.eville , ;, , C. 2B30L c 16 017 150 lJea r· Hr . Finkelstein : l have received a statement from Dr· . Feldman , forv;arded through ou r Ashedlle r<eprcsentative, Capt . John best . Thi s statement r efer s t o a back injury as well as some stomach difficulty that you had du ring the latter part of your \,o r ld lo.ar II service and I presume i s fon,• arded for the basis of esta blishing service connection for these additional disabilities . In goi tlh tnrough your old service medical records, 1 find records J !. dated l·lay , 1945 in a hospital at Samar, Philli pines . This ref~_r.s.--·· - J../ D to some respiratory diffic~_@gn.23.ed a~ .. \?..2'90.£.-hitis ,. wtllch r equired over night t~~ent and an e>~t ion ih the hospital . There is no other r ecord, nor is there is any menti on of back injury or stomach difficulty , elsewhere in your record . !:~nation at the time of separation from service on September .3 , 1945 was completely negative as to this or any other eY~sting complaint or disability. Service connect ion for your right shoulder Has established on the basi s of your 01-m private doctors finding of it ' s existence 1-r.i..thin a fe-.J days after yonr separation f rom servi.ce . In the absence of some official record to tie the back conditi on as Hell as the stomach condition to your period of military service , I doubt that the VA will have basis to favo rably consi der t h i s additional claim. Nevertheless , I am r el easinl; the statement of Dr. feldman , which H ill be .filed with the Rating Board fo r a for:nal decis ion . Yours ~er truly, / y%JZ ' ~/i(./~1ayn~~ 1 J)epartment Service Officer �• VETERAN~ AO~INI STRATI ON ~ fY V~\. CENTER ( ' .,I" P.O. BoX 8079 fE.B 1 u 1965 . ) ~ , IN REPLY R£FER TO: ·& 1~:- 0 J/ -'/// 9~'.3f &/(E/..S T,F//1/ /13 0 r o Bo ;; File No. Policy No. : ? We a re unable to take final action on your application and/or payment for Government life insurance for the reason(s) checked below: 0 1. P art II of your application was not completed. Please complete only those items checked on the enclosed form as of - - - - - -- - - • the date of your original application. 0 2. Your application shows treatment for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Please compl ete Part I of the enclosed form and have Dr. complete Part II and return it to us . 0 3. Your application shows treatment for ______________ Please have the doctor who treated you give us the information requested on the enclosed form. ® 4. 0 We need the examination(s) called for on the enclosed form(s). Please have your doctor complete, sign, date and return the form( s ) in the enclosed addressed envelope. 5. While· your application is being considered, please continue to pay as they become due. premi~s Next premium due _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , $ ______ IT IS IMPORTANT that the additional requirements be sent within LT I days from the date of this letter. Otherwise, we may be unable to approve your application and the credit, if any, will be refunded. INSURANCE SERVICE Encl. VA F9-4317 OvA F9-4465 0 FL 29-Q! Sa APR 1962(R) Show vtlmm"J full t:4mt 0 0Addressed Envelope PLEASE TELL US PROMPTLY IF YOU CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS and VA file mmdur on all to"upot~dmce. If VA numhrr iJ unlwoum, Jhow urt1 numbrr. ice �VETERANS ADMINISTRATION Wins ~~~?-~~,---~~r_t_h -~ro).ina YOUR I'll.£ AEFEIU!NCE: August 18, 1950 IN R EPLY AEFIEA TO• llr. Leo Finkelstein 133 Westwood Road Asheville, N. C• C- 16 017 l, Award of $ 15 00 Effective 5- 18=50- 1 8RSBB Monthly D ear Sir: An awa r d has been made to you a s shown above. These montihly payments will c.ontinue subject to the c onditions listed on the reverse side of this letter. This awa r d has been m a de t o you for: Bursitis , r ight sho ulder. If you h ave no furth e r e vidence to s ubmit but have substantial reason to believe that the d ecis ion i s not in accordance with the law and the facts in you r case , you m ay appeal to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs at a ny t ime within 1 year from the date of this letter : If you wis.h to appeal, y ou should so inform this office , and you will be furnished with VA Form P - 9 fo r that purpose . If y ou feel t hat y ou d esire and need vocational rehabilitation to overco~!! the handica.p o f y our dis ability, complete the enclosed VA Form 7 - 1900, Applicat ion for Vo c a tio nal Rehabilitation, and return to this office for cons ide ration o f your entitlement. - You a re e ntitled t o medical or dental treatment for the conditions r eferred to above as s ervice connected, should s uch treatment be nece,ssary. If in need, y ou a.re also entitled t o hospital treatment for disease or injury, re gardle s s of service orig in, or to domiciliary care. This letter will help to e s tablish your entitlement to the s e benefits and should be presented at time of appHcation. If you s hould change your pre s ent address, the Veterans Administration mu st be notified immediately. IMPORTANT Read the back of t his letter for information affecting your award. FL 8 - 38 , Adjudication Of f icer An ~bt 9*8nc•mnlnq OJ\ n-..m~ ma.n or womOJ\ ehould, if pouible, qive vetucn'e na.m• a.nd Bl• nu'mm, whethu C, XC, K. N, or V. If auch file number Ia unlcno-ivn, HJ'Vlce or Mria.l number ahould be ;lv.e n. �NOTICE ' Payment of compensation may be affected by any of the following occurrences which should be p romptly called to the attention of this Administration: 1. Decrease in disability. Z. Failure to furnish evidence requested by the Veterans Administration. 3. Commission of fraud by the person receiving compensation or pension o r w.itb 'hif! knowledge. +. When additional compen sation is being received because of a wife, minor child, or dependent parent; upon divorce, when the child becomes 18 yea r s of age o r marries, or when the parent is no longer dependent. 5. Receipt of active service or retirement pay. 6. Separation of claimant and wile or children. 7. Hospital treatment, ins titutional or domiciliary care by the Veterans Administration. 8. Death of the veteran or a dependent. IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF LAW T itle I, Section 13, Public Act No. Z, 73rd Congre ss -- .. That if any person entitled to payment of pension under this t itle whose right to such payment under this title or under any regulat ion issued under this title ceases upon the happening of any contingency thereafter fraudulently accepts any such payment he shall be punished by a fine o f QOt more tho.n $Z,OOO or by im• pris onment for not more than 1 year or both." Section 3 , Public Z6Z, 74th Congress .--.. Payments of benefits: due or to become due shall not be ass ignable, and such payments made to, or on account of, a beneficiary under a ny o f the law s relating to veterans shall be exempt from taxation, s hall be exempt fr o m the claims of creditors, and shall not be liable to attachment, l evy, or seizure by or u.n der any legal or equitable process whatever, either before or after receipt by the beneficiary. Such provi sions shall not attach to claims of the United States aris ing under such laws nor shall the exemption here in contained as to taxation extend to any property purchased in part or wholly out of such payments .... " �VETERANS ADMINISTRATION C ENTE R W I SSAttiCf<O N AVE. AN D M ANHEIM S T . P .O . BoX 8079 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19101 MAR 3 o 1 965 YOUR ,.11..0: REI'ERENC O: : IN I'IIU't.. Y RCI'Vt TO : v 411 98 39 H~. Leo Finkelstein P. o. Box 1130 AsbeviJlet N. 8. 32l.0/298P Dear Mr . Finkelstein: Your application for the new Total DisabilitY ncoae Provision, dated December 17, 1964, has been carefully consider ed . The medical evidence of record shows a gastrointestinal condition, which prevents you from meeting the good health standards fo r this special coverage. Veterans Administration standards require a 4 year waiting per iod following tr.,.t111ent of a condition of this nature. Since the waiting period has not expired the application cannot be accepted . Very truly yours , )) .~ ~ D. KlTCHILL Insurance Officer Show tttlmsn· s f11ll rumu 16M VA filt runn/Jer qn all amnp6ndtn&t. If VA num/Jer is unknown, s/mu unie1 ntnnkr. ��� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Subject The topic of the resource Veterans--Medical care--United States Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998--Correspondence United States--Veterans Administration--Records and correspondence Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title=" In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable </a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a> Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/27" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Leo Finkelstein Papers </a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Extent The size or duration of the resource. 68 pages Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1990s 1980s 1970s bursitis disability income honorable discharge life insurance memorandum remittance Veteran's Administration https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/e734df30a5383368b16df55d3dc9f77d.pdf a3e100191d98142a39b2272338e69bd8 PDF Text Text ) ~onorable ~~~tbarge f!7/uJ -eJ ~ ~ ad LEO. FINKELSTEIN 34 600 169 CORPORAL 394TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (H EAVY) 2\rnt.y nf tlf:e Bnit:ell ~bites eJ ~ ~~ ~dJ(/~~ ae 61»~ ~ #le ~Jd [7~ ~ t-~• ~ ,' f?7/UJ ~ ,eJ aat04~~~.'~ -~~ ~ ~ [$~~~~ /r; atJJ ~· <3}~ .a/ SEPARATION CENTER FORT BRAGG NORTH CAROLINA I 3 SEPTEMBER 1945 Regi stered Sep tember 5, 1 945 at 12:03 P.M. in Book #9 page 63. ~..Q.co 0 0-·~ Reffii'ir or Deeaaoruncme County, North Carolina. Lf?~ . ;7=n~ R B MART IN AGD ~1A JOR J �ENL'I STED RECORD AND REPORT OF SEPARATI.QN ·HONO RABLE D ISCHARGE u our o• thDUotoa 4~ 12 JAN SI-UC'lfV C . .fzl IUYICI 0 Al4 u . DATr 01 nunuu I , .. , - .... , ..... }< , •• . , .. ~~~ ....... lu , ... D.urOi l•nfl ..rOAC'IInJIHIU I 19 JAN 4~ ;;~~~~~~ CO 21. PUCE 0 ' UTR liTO UHIU s c FORT JACKSON ae. MO•I ADOII.U AT Tl• t NC or D 'fn I NTO SIIVIC& SEE9 1 ;~~~"""'""".. "'·/ uo ..,. tl • .. 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Subject The topic of the resource Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998 Veterans--North Carolina--Asheville Military discharge Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title=" In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable </a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a> Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/27" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Leo Finkelstein Papers </a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940s 1945 Fort Bragg honorable discharge Report of Separation United States Army https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/5fa78b194eb186e0d7915d7ad08b4a56.pdf 24c4f4840dde6ba4c4f7bf0cd97d1c5f PDF Text Text Sterling Hardy IDS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 Ok, First off who are you? Haston Gray Haymore Ok, and you are from Dobson? Yep, from Dobson We are doing this interview in his home in Dobson, North Carolina. Today is March 7th 2011. When were you born? January 3rd of 48'. Ok, ( ... )I am doing this interview as part of the United States Military History class under, Dr. Browning, Appalachian State University( ...) Ok, were you drafted or did you enlist? I was drafted. Ok, when were you drafted? It was 69', it was in April of 69' Ok. It was about twenty to twenty five drafted out of our county .every month. Ok, what branch of the service? Army. Army, Ok. Where did you do your basic training? Fort Bragg. What was that like? We'll it was not to pleasant, cause when you was drafted, you didn't want to be there, but, it was one of them things, it was on of those things, you know you had to do. Wasn't anything you �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 could do about it. We had to do it. And when we was drafted we went through the recruiting center in Charlotte. Right. I was drafted in the Army. We all or a big group of us sat in there, in chairs, in rows, sergeant came out said you, you, you, you four come on with me, you just joined the Marines. I was the fifth man. So I stayed in the Army. ( ... ) Now I know that Basic Training is pretty, pretty strenuous, is there anything that kind of sticks out to you about the training? Not, not really, they put you through each week with a different type training it was, I know the first few weeks they was alot, alot of running and exercising. Then, then things kind of backed off, then rifle range, different things like that, kind of backed of a little bit. Right. I pretty much know that the weather was insane .. The weather was hot in Sanford, Sanford was the hottest was always Fort Bragg, Fayetteville was always on the map was the hottest spot in North Carolina. Yeah. It was hot. ( ... ) How long were you in basic?( ... ) I think it was nine weeks. I know it kind of varies. Yeah, I think it was nine weeks.( ... ) Now once you completed basic where did they ... Once we completed basic we, I was sent to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, that's the outskirts of Washington, D.C. �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 Ok. I was, I got the, they call it aMOS, my job, the job was Generator Repairs. We stayed in Fort Belvoir for about, that school lasted, two months. Two to Three Months, Generator Repairs, showed us all how to operate generators, repair them. ( .. ) Then we was held over there, we all knowed we was going to Vietnam. But they was a few that didn't. But, we was all prepared for it and they held us there for, for probably two months deciding on when we was going to get, just a doing chores, duties just waiting on to get our orders to go. And, when did you get your orders fmally? Oh, I don't know, I don't know the dates of it, but, I know I was in the military from 69' into 70'. Then I got my orders to go, then the orders was for twelve months. Right You had to go for twelve months. ( ..) Yeah and I went to Benewah, Vietnam stayed there. And everything was going pretty good there and I had opportunity, now I was justa I was justa, in for two years( .. ) I just in for two years, And I had the opportunity to stay forty-four extra days, cause when you left Vietnam, you had five months or less left they wouldn 't send you anywhere else, they would just send you on home. So I was one of the few lucky ones. I stayed in the military for nineteen months. Just long enough .. Just long enough to get my, they would not I was there for five months they would not send me know where else. So I, I was lucky enough got extended over there for forty four days. Ok. Now what was the area in Vietnam like that you were in? I was on a Aviation unit. Like I said I was supposed to have been a generator operator. When you go over there, you do what they tell you to do. �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 Right. It didn't, that didn't mean nothing. I was from a we'll maybe operating a generator, refueling helicopters, and down to flying door gunners. You name it, we done it. You have a job title but, that don't mean nothing. Right. The United States Military basically says you know we need, so many guys for this and ... It don't make know difference what you was trained for you was there. Now that must have been pretty interesting being a chopper gunner what was that like? We'll you was setting a chopper from a hundred feet in the air to five thousand feet in the air. You had your legs swinging out behind a M-60. And it it it was it was interesting. I'm sure you did a variety of things but, what was the primary purpose? Our primary operate, was suppose to be operating a generator. But, really I did more refueling helicopters than anything else. Right. When you actually went up in the chopper what did you usually do, did you just patrol or support? We use thing what we did is carrying after they was a battles, things they would just go out and check. See what was, we was carrying the high ranking officers out. OhOk. The helicopters you got a pilot and copilot and a crew chief and door gunner. The crew chief and door gunner served the same purpose. The door gunner took care of when you came back in, door gunner took care of cleaning the weapons, make sure they had ammo. And the crew chief took care of the helicopter. The pilot, copilot they was gone, they was gone to the airconditioning. �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 Right. So we was left there to do the work and so actually the they was only four people on the helicopter. And we was carrying some of the high ranking officers out, couple of them. Doing like recon, post battle reports and everything. Yeah that was what we was doing. Just flying, Just flying, just checking, just checking on the just making reports on whats what was happening. Now, did you actually see any of the Viet-Cong or the North Vietnamese Army or ... Oh yeah, oh yeah everybody did oh yeah. Did you actually see combat with those troops? Not that much. We kinda stayed on the backside, we didn't see that much of it. Right.( ... ) Actually our unit what our unit done we took the Vietnamese soldiers out early in the morning let them do the combat then we'll go back and pick'em up. Thats actually what our job was. Right. What did you think ofthe South Vietnamese, did you think they were capable soldiers just like me or ... what? No, no, no, no, no no, they wundn't. They was smart people now, they was smart. They could take almost nothing and make things out of it. ( .. ) So .. We's throw away enough stuffthey can make they can make a, they can build anything out of it. Right. And, really, and I guess the reason the United States really wanted them to go was because you know it was their own backyard, they know the terrain ... We'll Vietnamese, North Vietnamese moved in took over the South Vietnamese just like the the Iraq moved in Kuwait. �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 Right. And thats what happened there we was moving the North Vietnamese back to the North.( .. ) Actually we was helping the South Vietnamese. Did you think that was a good purpose for you to be there? A waste of taxpayers money all the lives everybody, everybody will agree with me that it was a waste of taxpayers money. Now as a just a soldier did you think you know that you were doing good, doing a good service for the country or did you think ... No, no. We were not doing nothing for the United States we all was there cause we was told to be to go there. Right. Even your top ranking officers and everybody. We just had orders to go there. I suppose it was a big part of a fear of communism, expanding you know really the reason we were there, because the North Vietnamese were communist and they were backed by the Soviet Union and we did'nt want them to control South Vietnam, which was you know I guess democratic. We'll thats truth. When one, When one country starts taking over another country and start running it the way they want to thats true, thats why we was wanting to get the South Vietnamese back where they belong. Did the South Vietnamese people were they happy to see you there or.. Oh yeah, oh yeah they they was they was Where there, did you get alot of support from the civilians did ... Oh yeah, we did we did actually we had civilians help us on base, they come on base and help us �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 Ok, well lets see, were there any interactions between you and the South Vietnamese that really stood out did you see them do something or anything that really jumps out in your memory. No, the South Vietnamese they was a, they was quiet and they was calm, they was no way like the American people. Right. They was no comparison, they's laid back. No hurry. Theysjust wundn't no way like them, you can't compare them to the United States. Right. We all theys alot of difference there. The South Vietnamese they was good people now, they wouldn't do anything to harm us. We'll thats good. ( ..)I know theres alot of Viet, soldiers that served in that war really complained about having to deal with the Viet-cong which, you know were civilians but they would really strike at US forces and South Vietnamese forces You were talk the Viet-cong that was more talking about the North Vietnamese. Right. What was hard now it was hard determining .. . Right. The North from South Cause they .. Thats where your hardest part is you didn't know they was a north you did know they was north you didn't know they was south. You had to be careful. Look the same, spoke them same language ... Look, look a thats right, same langauge all looked the same.( .. ) �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 So while you were there what was you know the food like? Were you we'll supplied, did you ... Oh yeah, the military, military they keep you supplied first class. We We, the food was right theys ok. That wasn't a problem. We'll that was good. Yeah Yeah, we was definitely we'll supplied now.( .. ) Did you get you know any leaves you know R and R at any point and time. Yeah a I went to a a Taipei, Taiwan for a week. Ok. That was a, I know you've seen alot of a stuff you by here made in Taiwan. Right. I was there for a week. Taiwan is a nice little country now. Ok. It was it was interesting. Where in Taiwan were you at? Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan. I'm not familiar with that country is that... I'm not either. Was that on the ... I was, I was there for a week Was that on the coast or.. It, It is on a coast. Yeah. So, spend alot of time at the beach? No, No, I actually never did see the beach. Actually where we was at was in the mountains. �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 Ok. Taipei, it was a little city called Taipei. We'll what did you do while you were there in the city? Party, what else everybody everybody done that. We'll we did alot of site seeing. They was alot to see in the mountains there and they had alot of lot a they had alot of tourist there, actually it was the military. And that was one a, when you go on they call it Rand R you had several places you could pick from. That was one of them. And they was setup for the American troops to come in and they had alot sight seeing. We'll thats good. We'll what did you do to you know keep in touch with your family back here? Wrote letters, I tried to write at least every other day. Right. And I'm sure that they wrote often as well. Oh yeah, oh yeah, they, family was we'll supportive and we write when we would write home, we'd take the envelope just write up in the the a right-hand comer, where we'd put a stamp we'd write in free. We didn ' t have to buy stamps, just write in free and .. We'll thats good. And, of course they'd see that the letters got delivered. We'll did you receive any like a care packages from home? Yeah, we, I's we's always constantly getting something from home. That was a real treat, when when, you get a package especially Christmas. You, You, You, get some cookies or something or other something baked from home. And wrap it, where it could be shipped it was that was different. That was a real treat. We'll thats good, thats good. Did you see any soldiers that say didn't you know receive anything from home, that were you know kind of over there on their own. �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 The, yeah you'd we'd see some yeah, they was always some around that didn't a really didn't hardly get any letters or anything. Yes it was kind of kind of heartbreaking to see that but( .. ) We'll, I know that the military trys to keep troops entertained, try to keep them from being bored cause thats you know a big part of being on duty some times, when your not fighting its just kind of monotonous. Did you see you know say the USO or other. .. Yeah, bout six weeks or two months after I was there, before I left here I went to a, I'm a race fan , I went to Charlotte Motor Speedway, I think it was a the summer race. The world 600 largest race and during that race they was doing some filming. I think it was one of Burt Reynolds movies. I can't think of the name of that movie, Speedway I think, is the name is the name of the movie. I believe it was and actually they was filming some during the race and before the race started they had some a cars on the track and with the crowds there they was filming it. Right. And the biggest portion of that movie was filmed at Charlotte. And I was there at the race track and here I go to Vietnam bout a month, six six weeks, no month two months after I was there they got that movie over there and I couldn't believe it. I said I was there just a few months ago. That, That was a great feeling. We's just sitting outside and the had a movie projector setting up against a building, sitting out there on the ground watching a movie. But, it still was a movie sitting on the ground didn ' t make no difference where you was sitting at still a movie. Yeah, Yeah, how often did you get to see a film? Once in a while they, they would get one in probably about every month. Ok. I mean thats, thats a real treat. �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 Right. We'll did ... Went down to, we's in a, sitting in a little bar, Saigon, Saigon is a large city. Saigon is a huge city, but the city you, you, wouldn't see no tall sky scrapers, like you would here. Right. Largest building you'd see there wouldn't be over four or five stories high. And we's sitting at the USO club and this lady come down and said, "the, oversees line is open, anybody wants to use it. They's about four of us jumped up, "Yeah." So we talk and, oversees line was open so we called home. And I talked a pretty good while, I know at the time momma and daddy said the power or the phone bill for that one call was seventy some dollars. Anything in nineteen seventy that was I don't know how long I's talking but, we took advantage of it. Yeah, why not?( ... ) Did you make any, you know, friends with your fellow soldiers? Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah we did everybody was everybody on base was close. Everybody was, cause we all was there for the same purpose. They's one guy l's real close with I met, once I left I didn't even see him. Right. He was New Jerseyan. But, there was one guy from Concord, he come up and seen me couple times, since then after we's home. We'll were those two guys basically your closest friends over there or.... No, I tell you what no we all was close. So it didn't matter ... It don't matter, everybody was close ... Ok. �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 And nobody, nobody fussed and argued. They didn't, that many, that many people together, nobody, bickered nobody, fussed, nobody argued. We was there for a job and none of us wanted to be there but, we was there and had to make the best of it. ( ...) Did you keep like, a diary or anything? No, no no no I don't think, I won't say nobody did .. Yeah. I real dare say nobody did. Kind of an unusual thing ... I made alot of pictures and the pictures only thing we can find was, film. I carried one of them old instamatic camera's in my pocket bout' wore it out. I carried one of them things in my pocket and only film I could buy was slides. Right. I had put on the slides, and some of the kids got them and tore them apart, I don't know, probably have them refurbished. I don't know where they at now. Pictures I didn't care nothing about. Yeah.( ... ) Lets see, has anything else that you would like to say about you experience in Vietnam? No, no it, it, it was, it was a real experience. Its, its something, I wouldn't take nothing for and nobody, nobody round here, people here in the United States, never been there they just wundn't believe it. Right. It, it it justa, you wouldn't believe its on Earth, way the people lived, you you just wouldn't believe it. �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 We'll I, the only thing I've seen, is I've seen you know pictures in books and the occasional film, I have no way of knowing what it was like ... All the pictures, films you see, some of them is close to it, none of them, none of them is exactly accurate. Right. We'll when did you finally, get sent home? It was in, I think it was in November. It was in November of70'. Cause I was only away one Christmas.( .. ) So I, I lucked out on time wise .. Right. So I stayed one year and fourty four days, over there. So, you basically got an honorable discharge .. Oh Yeah ... Cause you were done with the service .. Oh yeah, when we went in to basic training in Fort Bragg, course they's a big group of us we talking about thousands. Right. We all, about the second day there, all they did no training, they's doing testing, they's testing see how, see what we knowed. Thats what they was doing, they was testing us. The following day they called us out by groups. This, this is actually what they done now, they was calling us out by groups, like, twenty-five thirty to a group. They was telling us, you scored better then anybody here. You got the top score. And all these thousand's peoples here you got the top score. And you can go anywhere you want to in the United States. Will send you anywhere you want to go, but, we got to get you signed up for another year. You wouldn't believe the people signing up. I said, I know what this is about, nope I didn't. �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 So .. And those people signed up for another year and they got sent where they wanted to go for one year. Got that one year up, they went to Vietnam. Bet that makes people upset. Oh yeah, oh yeah they was upset. This one little guy came in Vietnam over there he was all upset, he was in Germany. Had it made in Germany, had his wife there, so as his years up, she went home, he went to Vietnam.( ... ) We'll when you carne back home, you know what was one of the first things that you did? I know there's, you've heard soldiers say you know the fust thing, I want to do when I get home is go do such and such or get something to eat that... That that that was, we'll you, you, you, always got your own places you like to eat at. All of you got things you want to do. Just, you want to go out and see, see the boys you used, to see everybody. Andjust get out and see what kind of changes is made in the country, but its just good to be home. I guarantee it. Did you go to school after you got home? No, no no ... Ok, so you went straight to work then ... I went and come back, I went went to work. And, I guess it was you and your daddy right? Yeah, yeah yeah we, we we's building houses. See it wundn't, it probably wundn't about two years after I was back we got married. Ok. See, I met Becky, at Fort Bragg ... �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 Really? Basic Training. Yeah .. What was she doing there? She was down there visiting another guy from Mount Airy, her boyfriend at the time. Thats what, she was she was visiting him and thats where I met her at( ... ) We'll you know shortly there after lets see what four years or so the war ended did, how did you feel about that? I thought it was about time, about time bringing all them soldiers home. Shoulda ended a long time ago. Right. Like I say, I won't, everybody, everybody says that was useless ... Yeah ... All those lives lost, all the money we spent over there, I still think it was useless. Yeah it is hard to see what we you know gained from it, something thats tangible, you know something you can grab aholt of, you know say we did this, and we gained this from it you know. We'll this, the the war in Kuwait, now when Iraq, overrun Kuwait, now see we had alot of American people in Kuwait. I don't think we had anybody in Vietnam. I don't think so now. But, we had a good reason to protect Kuwait.. Right. So you thought that war more so than the one that you fought in was correct... �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 Oh yeah, oh yeah, I really think we'll everybody right now thinks George Bush Sr. didn't finish his job. But, he done what he said he was going to do, get the Kuwait out of, or get Iraq out of Kuwait and he did. Right. So everybody, everybody agrees on that war, but, no Vietnam War I don't, I don't think find hardly nobody agree on we, we should of been there.( ... ) What do you think about the war that we are in now, or I guess you could say Wars? We'll I, I think thats something we don't have no choice, really I don't, I really think, I really think they jumped the gun a little bit to quick. Right. But, I believe it should have been, I don't think we, I, the war probably, it had to be done, but, I don't think, I really think, they ought to have settled it before we went over there. Start blowing the place up. Yeah, I should have been done through diplomacy ... Yeah, I, I, I think that should have been first, I really think, George Bush all he was after was Saddam Hussein. He was after. .. After Saddam ... After blood to really ... He was cause that man tried to kill his daddy, he tell, he said that on the news, so( ... ) We'll, we're almost finished here, I got just a few more questions. Did you join say a veteran's organization? No, no, no, thats no, when I got out of the military that was it. �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 You wanted ... Nothing, to do with it, I had done my part, that was it. But, closer I get in the sixties, I'm we'll self-employed and self-insured and it was costing us a fortune, me and Becky both. It was costing us a fortune, insurance sales, bout three years ago, I was about, I was six .. Fifty eight or fifty nine I got on with the VA. Started going to the VA clinic where I could cancel my insurance. Right. That has saved me a ton of money. I'm in with the VA right now. And are you happy with ... Oh yeah, they'll treat you, they'll treat you good. Their real good to me. We'll thats good. Lets see ... ( .. .) We'll you said you'd seen a couple guys since then ... One of the guys he had married my first cousin, Bobby Duncan. He lived in Mount Airy. Yeah I've seen, me and him, he he came, he came and looked me up one day and we talked a little while. And, like I say he was married to my first cousin and recently he's passed away.( .. ) Is there any other people that you've ... Anybody else I've seen in Vietnam no. Right. No, No Lost Contact... Really when I left, I left and I think everybody felt the same way. Yeah, but, I'm pretty sure that your satisfied with the service that you gave and ... Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah I was I done, I done, what they sent me over there to do.( .. ) �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 We'll is there anything that you learned over there or saw over there that effected your civilian life in any way? Make you appreciate the United States more, it will, it will make you appreciate the United States. ( ... ) Oh, have you ever been to Washington and seen the Vietnam Veterans Memorial? Oh yes, oh yeah, I have ... I bet that was experience ... We'll now see I was a, they, when I was at Fort Belvoir for my training, theys really not a part of Washington D.C, I hadn't been through. At the time been through the White House. Becky and I got married we went to Washington D.C on our honeymoon. I got her picture standing under the breeze way of the front of the White House, where you see the cars pulls in .. Yeah. I got her picture standing out there, we's out there in front of it, and I made her picture in front of the White House. Been through part of the White House. The Capital Building, I don't think there is a corner in that building we hadn' t been through. We you off on the weekend, we toured Washington. We'll thats good. So they's not a part of Wash .. the Capital, I don't think not a corner we hadn't seen and they's been alot of changes made and we went up to, went up and seen the Vietnam Memorial. Yeah, and I tell you its something else to see. Yeah, thats something that I personally want to do is I want to go to Washington and I want to see you know not just the monument or the Capital and all that but, I want to see all the war memorials ... �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 We'll we've, we've seen it all but, Vietnam Memorial it just a just this wall with all these guys names on it. but, what gets you you look at all these names, you stand and look at them ... Yeah and they just go on and on ... Justa, just that many of them and the only one on that wall that I really know was Paul Mouse's son, Barry Mouse I think that was his name. Earl Mouse was the brother.. Right. I went to school with them, Wilkes County. And, I actually don't think you here from Surry County really nobody's name from Surry County is on that wall. I don't think now, it might be. Cause when you look the names up you look them up by the counties. Right. Under North Carolina you go down under the counties and thats the way you look the names up and they tell you where they at. But, I've not seen the WWII Monument which, they gonna, Veterans going up there now and seeing, I hadn't seen that. It wundn't built at the time. I think thats a great thing ... but, we went through the Washington Monument, Jefferson Monument, we we've seen it all. We'll thats good. And I think personally thats a good thing that the triad is doing is taking you know those North Carolina Veterans ... That is good thing, I highly support that, you know Candy our daughter went on one of those trips as a nurse. Yeah. She really enjoyed it. I'd like to volunteer to go myself when I get out of school. �Sterling Hardy HIS 3823 Dr. Browning March 14, 2011 Right. It would be, it would be a good thing. She really enjoyed it it was a stressful day, those people, those people got to be in pretty good health to make that trip. Yeah. Some of them in wheelchairs, some ofthem not, but thats, thats, thats, a good thing. Yeah. We'll is there anything that you'd like to add at all? No, you leave I'll probably think of something or other but, not right now, not right now. Alright, we'll I thank you and .. . I, I hope this, everything works out. Alright. � https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/cc6dd45e66960ce41289f32a7163ddd2.mp3 c26703b26d9d8994ac75814b3a66878d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Extent The size or duration of the resource. 20 pages Language A language of the resource English English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Subject The topic of the resource Haymore, Haston Gray Veterans Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Personal narratives, American United States Interviews Description An account of the resource Haston Gray Haymore is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was deployed for one year and forty four days to Benewah, Vietnam, and worked alongside the South Vietnamese soldiers. He describes them as "good people" but very different from the Americans. Haymore states strongly his opinion that America should not have entered this war, that it was a useless endeavor and many lives were fruitlessly lost. army Benewah Vietnam Fort Bragg Haston Gray Haymore honorable discharge Viet-Cong