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Show American (Copy for TMl Dpartmnt Supplied b Ihe American Lesion NewB Service.) LuSY AT VETERANS' BUREAU Leon Fraser, Executive Officer, Has Mad Broad Experience in Army and Business Life. Looking after old members of the K. L. 1 comes natural to Leon Fraser. executive omcec of the United States Veterans' bureau, with headquarters In Washington, I). 0, Hack in the historic days of 1017 lie leaped Into the army as a private. Hard work and strict attention to duty brought him, srade liv Grade. and rank by rank up to a major. The War ended and he remained a major. If the end hadn't come he would probably prob-ably he wearing a colonel's eagle at least. Though he left the vice presidency of the Differential Steel company of Flndlny, )., when war was declared, he started at the bottom of the Veterans' Vet-erans' bureau and again worked up toward the top. His life has been varied. It started In Boston, wound Its way through North Gramtllle, N. V.. where he made ids home for a short Unto, through Columbia university, univer-sity, took him ns a cub reporter on llu' New York World, and safely passed the bar examination, after which he practiced law. The acfion of the French government In decorating him wilh ti e Order of the Silver Polls and a special citation from General Pershing Per-shing were just Incidents of his war-thno war-thno service. Col, Charles R. Forbes is Frnser's boss now. When his colonel is away I'razer Is director of the Veterans' bureau, bu-reau, and as such tends to the destinies desti-nies of thousands of wounded ex-soldiers. The members of his Legion post thought so much of Fraser that they have elected him vice commander. |