Show loses both legs one arm in battle wants out of hospital only soldier in the second world was to survive a triple amputation ot of limbs at one time corporal ralph brown of youngstown ohio still Is showing plenty of spunk at walter reed hospital in washington 1 I just want one thing he says 1 I want to get out of here and start moving around that is the ambition of a man whose legs are gone at mid thigh whose right arm ends now above the wrist his left hand still is in a cast with compound fractures the result of a piece of shrapnel tearing learing through the palm in battle in europe corporal brown already Is learning to operate an artificial arm ile he can 11 light g ht cg ci I 1 abets garets and hold glasses with it he prefers it to his left hand since he can use only the thumb and index aln fer of that one although dally daily massages massage s may eventually restore it to its former strength while he has been measured for ar r legs he will have to wait for them first he must exercise his thigh muscles then he must accustom himself to sitting up he will find out how to balance himself without the straps that now hold him secure in a wheelchair finally his leg stumps must heal completely before the limbs can be attached corporal brown who suffered his injuries while serving as gunner in a tank in france wants to return to his work at a dairy in youngstown and his employer says his old job Is 1 waiting for him when he Is ready |