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Show Legion Increases Lead In Vet Rehabilitation Service 9 21 or .05 per cent, a gain of five. Sixtynthree other organizations, 1,048 or 25.95 per cent, a gain of 17. The American Legion has increased in-creased its leadership during 1949 in the rehabilitation battle for the American veteran at the highest government level. The American Legion today has 42.42 per cent or 1,715 of the 4,042 representatives of 24 national na-tional and 45 state organizations accredited by the Veterans Administration Ad-ministration as authorized to prosecute claims for government benefits for veterans, their dependents de-pendents and beneficiaries. This is a gain of 20 accredited representatives during the past year or 1.15 per cent. "This growth is a measure of the real worth of American Legion Le-gion service to veterans," said John H. Walsh of Newtonville, Mass., chairman of the National Rehabilitation Commission of The American Legion. "Most other organizations showed a drop in the number of their accredited representatives during 1949." The latest VA score sheet shows the following breakdown of representatives re-presentatives accredited to the leading organizations in the prosecution pros-ecution of veterans' claims: The American Legion, 1,715 or 42.42 per cent of the total, a gain during 1949 of 20. American Red Cross, 376 or 9.30 per cent, a loss of 23. Disabled American Veterans, 333 or 8.23 per cent, a loss of 22. Veterans of Foreign Wars, 322 or 7.98 per cent, a loss of 29. Amvets, 227, or 5.61 per cent, a loss of eight. American Veterans' Committee, |