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Show CARCLIUA'S BIG LEG 1 CM UA'i Dr. Thurman Mann of High Point, National Na-tional Vice Commander, Bast Known Member. If one were to ask a Carollnaa whofn he considered the best known Amri-can Amri-can Legion member in the "Tar Heel" state, he very likely would reply: 'Dr. Thurman Mann of High Point." Doctor Manu, who was elected as national na-tional vice commander of the American Ameri-can Legion at the San Francisco convention, con-vention, has had a long period of serv-lci) serv-lci) with the Legion. Beginning as post member he passed through the posts of commander, department service officer, member of the executive committee and other positions of Importance to the state organization. Doctor Mann was born In Siler City, N. C, November 3, 1888. He was educated In the schools of High Point, and entered Trinity college at Durham in 1905, attending that insticution for two years. In 1909 he attended the University of North Carolina, leaving that Institution two years later to enter en-ter Jefferson Medical college, where he obtained a degree. Following his graduation from the medical school, he served for twenty-five twenty-five months as an interne In Kings County hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y. Tills was followed by a period of service as ship's surgeon between New York and Porto Rico. On completion of this tour of duty, Doctor Mann entered X "T (ft "v", r fit 1 Dr. Thurman Mann. practice at High Point, where he remained re-mained until 1918, when he enlisted In the Medical corps of the army. He was assigned to service with the Fourteenth division at Camp Custer, and with other physicians labored under un-der great difficulties during the lnflu- uz epiuemic wnicn swept we country. coun-try. When he became commander of the High Point Legion post, but 28 mem-bers mem-bers were on Its roster. As he left It after three years' service as its leader he had brought the membership to 270. As department service officer, he succeeded in obtaining nearly a quarter quar-ter of a million dollars as compensation compensa-tion for the men of his state. |