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Show LEGiON MEN DO NOT FORGET Tuberculosis Victim Is Sent Back to His Home in California by Faithful Buddies. Paul P. Pinnel was only a gob baker In f t- ' tilted States navy during the -r. World war, but he ' e ' V. served his coun- t tiy faithfully and i J'-'V Is now one of the thousands suffer- L tT l''S from tubercu- losis. For many , months he had I been in Seton hos- ? pital. New York y ' A city, which is car- rfi' Ing for patients in f i " ? the last stages of ...,. a the drentlfU dls. Waiter Hamilton. ease. tils application for compensation has been on file for more than a year, but no action has been takeu by the bureau of war risk Insurance, although time and time again, Plnncll's critical condition has been brought to the bureau's bu-reau's attention. So he has been ex-iKtlug ex-iKtlug without compensation and dependent de-pendent upon members of the American Ameri-can Legion who visit the hospital regularly, reg-ularly, for the many little necessities deur to the heart of every sick man. Walter T. Hamilton, chairman of the Bronx county Welfare committee ot the American Legion visited the ex-fcoh ex-fcoh and the latter confided to him thai he longed to be back home In California among his people. Hamilton Hamil-ton not busy. The next day he took the matter up with his committee and SI' 0 was raised by the Legionnaires to provide for Plnnell's transportation and an attendant nurse. I'mnell Is home now with his aged father. His country for whom he f'Oiu-ht may have forgotten, but his btiu.Jes- never. P es for Sailor Boys, One thousand home-made pies were d's::i-nsed by members of the women's aiix.iuiry of the American Legion at Seattle. Wash., to the 1.400 sailors of the Pacific licet who took .part In a intrude there. Other rations were dls-trit-ntpd in as generous a measure. I'm 'he poor ship's cook on a night li... ,.at : |