The Bozeman courier., 1921-07-27
WAR RISK INSURANCE.

Among the 341,347 active compen-
sation and insurance claims on file
in the bureau of war risk insurance
there are three cases on which COM
pensation award for dauble perman-
ent-total disability is being paid,
the only three coming under that pro-
vision of the war risk act. Each case
gives evidence of the degree of in
genuity and courage which survive in
these former service men both blind
ed and manned.
Henry A. Bitter (C-165,389), cor
poral Company C, 152nd infantry,
88th division. Bitter was injured in
Toul sector, France, on the 18th of
November, 1918, by accidental explo-
sion of hand grenade. His company
was assigned to gas training at
French training camp. On the last
day at gas school maneuvers were or
dered., While advancing through a
smoke screen under orders, with a
hand grenade to be thrown at an inn
aminary enemy, the pin in the hand
grenade became loosened and the
hand grenade exploded, causing in
jury that resulted L. the amputation
of both hands and loss of sight of
both eyes. He was awarded 5000 a
month, and on his $4,000 insurance
the monthly payments of $3.50 An
attendant was furnished him and he
was fitted with artificial hands. Be-
fore entering the service he had been
registered pharmist. He was given
vocational training and recently has
notified the federal board that he
had, with his brother acting as asso-
ciate and personal attendant, COM
pleted the formula for a proprietary
medicine. ].
Pearl Perry (C-285-11O), private,
field artillery. The premature ex-
plcsion of a hand grenade at Verdun,
October 3, 1918, entirely destroyed
both hands, right eye destroyed, and
hearing impaired, and he was under
hospital treatment from date of injury
until August 2, 1919, when he was
discharged. Besides his double per-
manent total award of $500, compen-
sation from the date of discharge,
there was also made to him the in
surance award Of $3.50 a month re-
trcactive to the date of his injury
He was a truck driver before joining
the army and a recent report from q
hospital where he had received treat
ment for a minor accident contains
the information, she wears artificial
arms and drives his auto"
Charles Joseph Bonner (C-358,766)
seaman, first class, u. S. N. Bonner
| received his injuries in Italy, August
10, 1919, while on a recreation party
w..h some sixty other sailors from
his ship, the U. S. S. ]. Fred Talbot
While going through the trenche:
near the battlefield Monfalcone, Is
tria, looking for souvenirs a hanC
grenade or sonic similar expsolivt
was discharged and blew off botl
hands and blew out both eyes. Thes,
INJURIES were judged as received "no
IN the line Of duty, but not the resul
of his own conduct" and he wa
awarded $500 compensation and at
tendant allowance, and on the $2,00I
insurance which he had applied TO
aid had been granted he is receiving
monthly payment of $11.50. I'm
mediately upon discharge from tn
navy, Bonner applied for vocationa
training and was given a course a
the Red Cross institute for the blinC
at Baltimore, Nd, the federal boar
paying him $50 month and the bu
reau CT war risk insurance continu
ing to pay $140 during the course
Bonner has successfully adjusted him
se-f to his apparent unsurmountabl
handicap by the use of artificial arm
terminating in complicated attach
nlent with which he can carry heav
/ articles, serve himself and hold
cane for his guidance about tn
| school.