Show DUFFY TO AID OF SERVICE EX MEN bv it waa through b abru g the of ara 0 clel to ryan kyan duffy carry national ser der ol of the american Amert can legion that the veterans Tet nor erans g urra began to learn cant of 11 the casoff condition to of mental far abnormality b t uy of many ex service men am in east institutions of the nation which he had led to preparations for far on eiten alve dimmey of such aach printers with a view to proper cars care and it treatment of at such unfortunates th the attention of GO GOT job john I 1 blow ot at wisconsin ws ana called to the fact that many say CT As service CI men cara were imprisoned in 1 the penitentiaries alleg aries of his state when they aronld 1 d rightfully be receiving la mental institutions institution not incarcerated tor for erli crimes ales their condit condition is ot of mind had bad led tie to 1 commit I duffy was department emea commander der of the american legion when the state executive began bee his surrey which de invoiced ter mined that 60 per cent of 0 the ex As 11 1 service 1 a fieo held as were mentally mentally abnormal find and that 20 per cent of 0 these were sufferers from disabilities tie traceable ble to war service the legion man interested himself in the project and through the aid ot of governor arnor blaine rod and other state of officials tell carried tried on a strong fight for far me dime direction of these men to proper dems which course tor for uie the most part pact he has bee been highly successful tills this A survey caused the adoption of a rea resolution volu it by the national it Ac inive CA committee cittee or of the legion directing its off dais to begin a survey ot at all federal pria dairy was borts born in fond do lac wis june 23 1888 and that city Is still his home he Is a graduate of 0 the university of wisconsin and Is a attorney at law it in hi his LIO biome city aarel serving g A as commissioner of the C circuit bluit court coun lie ile R atas As commissioned in the officers mrs reserve corus corps in lebr li february uary 1917 and was wag assigned to the motor transport section liv live Us he we was the first pre professional feest I 1 or business mum man to leave fund fond du do lac for service at the outbreak of war while I 1 in service he was assistant motor transportation officer in base sec I 1 I 1 v A I 1 francis ryan duffy uon it 3 1 A B E F and ana was promoted to the rank muk of 0 major 1 in october ellab n 1918 at one time he was reas on an spot I 1 duty to in the advance re auction between cha beaw tuan thierry and flames es ID connection mat tie with the motor transport corps carps he be left the aenice 1 in mav 1919 the new vice commander ot of th the legion served as A member bar of the state tt executive committee in 1921 and i 1922 on 0 A august gun 28 26 1822 hs he no nas elected department comm commander ader to succeed ed word ward J barrett who was named na TZ vice commander in 1922 the post ot at department commander command 1 ja wisconsin ft carried id alth it membership in the national executive committee and it was waa there them that mr me duffy s work for far the over men in be pria prison we waa first heard following in barrett a footsteps the t hand ond du do lae lac roan man passed through the post ot of department commander to be elected to the national office at ban francisco |