UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TABLE OF CONTENTS I. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF WITNESSES Page Adamy, Clarence G., national service director, American Veterans of 144 Birdsall, G. H., Assistant Administrator for Legislation, Veterans' Administration, Washington, D. C... 10 Bradley, Gen. Omar N., Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' 1 Brown, Dr. Francis J., American Council on Education, Washington, D. C. 233 177 213 Coakley, William, student, De Paul University 196 Darden, Capt. T. F., Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel (Plans), United 297 Dontzin, Ben, student, Yale University 177 Hanna, Gordon, student, Michigan State College 164 Holland, Hon. Spessard Lindsey, United States Senator from the State of Florida. 193 Huger, James E., student, Bethune-Cookman College.... 204 177 Ketchum, Omar B., national director of legislation, Veterans of Foreign 13 Lanham, Brig. Gen. C. T., Chief, Troop Information and Education Di- 289 171 Munson, Cecil H., vocational training and education, the American Legion, 273 Nemtzow, Jess, student, Columbia University, and chairman, Intercollegiate Veterans Coordinating Committee.. 155 Newcomb, Elliott H., national legislative director, American Veterans of 145 Paterson, Chat, legislative representative, American Veterans Committee, 83 Paul, Maj. Gen. Willard S., Director of Personnel and Administration, 285 Pepper, Hon. Claude, United States Senator from the State of Florida_ Schatz, Joseph, student, University of Pennsylvania Simpson, Sidney Post, chairman, committee on continuing education for the Stirling, Harold V., Assistant Administrator for Vocational Rehabilitation 29 196 212 7 48 Tate, William E., national director of claims, Disabled American Veterans, 44 265 Taylor, Col. John Thomas, national legislative committee, the American II. CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES Monday, May 5, 1947: Gen. Omar N. Bradley, Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Harold V. Stirling, Assistant Administrator for Vocational Rehabili- 7 10 Tuesday, May 6, 1947: Omar B. Ketchum, national director of legislation, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Washington, D. C............. Hon. Claude Pepper, United States Senator from the State of Florida. Francis M. Sullivan, director of national legislation, Disabled American 45 Wednesday, May 7, 1947: Chat Paterson, legislative representative, American Veterans Committee, Washington. D. C.. Clarence G. Adamy, national service director, American Veterans of 144 145 Columbia University, az 1 chairman, Inter Fort H. Neweemb, national legislative director, American Veterans of World War II, Washington, D. C.. Thursday, May 8, 1947: Jess # 83 APPENDIX American Veterans' Committee, report of, on studies made of the cost of Billman, Paul, president of the Veterans' Association, representative from Brown, Arthur T., Brown-Charlton Co., Portland, Oreg., letter of, in Burns, Thomas D., attorney at law, Friedman, Atherton, King & Turner, Buschert, E. E., Portland, Oreg., letter of, in re on-the-job training. Page 314 309 319 306 308 308 307 317, 318 Goble, Frank A., Eugene, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence allowances. 310 303 311 303 301 Jaeger, Henry H., chairman, Buncombe County Chapter, AVC, Black 300 Katzman, Abraham, Los Angeles, Calif., letter of, in re subsistence allow ances 306 Murray, Hon. James E., United States Senator from the State of Montana, letter and statement of, in re subsistence allowances__ 316 Phillips, John L., Jr., Milwaukee, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence allow ances 303 Price, John M., Paralyzed Veterans Association, Bronx, N. Y., letter of, in re automobiles for disabled veterans. 312 Richardson, John S., Jr., Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y., letter of, in re subsistence allowances 307 Riggle, William H., Reed College, Portland, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence allowances. 302 Rude, Gordon C., Reed College, Portland, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence Smith, Wallace J., Portland, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence allowances - Vannier, Kingsley, Reed College, Portland, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence Veterans in Brooklyn College, AVC, Brooklyn, N. Y., letter of, in re subsistence allowances 306 302 304 313 307 310 Zukerman, Herman, Portland, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence allowances 305 Tuesday, May 6, 1947: Omar B. Ketchum, national director of legislation, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Washington, D. C......... Page Hon. Claude Pepper, United States Senator from the State of Florida. 44 Francis M. Sullivan, director of national legislation, Disabled American 48 Wednesday, May 7, 1947: Chat Paterson, legislative representative, American Veterans Committee, Washington, D. C_ 83 Clarence G. Adamy, national service director, American Veterans of 144 Elliott H. Newcomb, national legislative director, American Veterans of World War II, Washington, D. C.. 145 Thursday, May 8, 1947: Jess Nemtzow, student, Columbia University, and chairman, Intercollegiate Veterans' Coordinating Committee.. Harvey L. Broyles, student, Corpus Christi Junior College. Friday, May 9, 1947: Hon. Spessard Lindsey Holland, United States Senator from the 155 164 171 177 177 177 193 William Coakley, student, De Paul University. 196 Joseph Schatz, student, University of Pennsylvania. 196 James E Huger, student, Bethune-Cookman College. 204 Sidney Post Simpson, chairman, committee on continuing education 212 213 Thursday, May 15, 1947: Dr. Francis J. Brown, American Council on Education, Washington, 233 Col. John Thomas Taylor, national legislative committee, the American Legion, Washington, D. C.......... 265 Monday, June 9, 1947: Cecil H. Munson, chief, vocational training and education, the American Legion. Washington, D. C............ 273 Maj. Gen. Willard S. Paul, Director of Personnel and Administration, 285 289 297 III. LIST OF STATEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS Billman, Paul H., Jr., president of veterans' association, Texas Wesleyan Moseley, Maj. C. C., president, Cal Aero Technical Institute, Glendale, Palmer, G. E. Prior, colonel, military attaché, British Embassy, Washing- 192 154 226 Smith, Reginald Heber, attorney at law, American Bar Association, section on legal education and admissions, letter of, in re S. 986. Quinn, James M., director, Connecticut Veterans Reemployment and Advisory Commission, Hartford, Conn., letter of, in re on-the-job training 229 154 153 APPENDIX American Veterans' Committee, report of, on studies made of the cost of Billman, Paul, president of the Veterans' Association, representative from Brown, Arthur T., Brown-Charlton Co., Portland, Oreg., letter of, in Burns, Thomas D., attorney at law, Friedman, Atherton, King & Turner, Buschert, E. E., Portland, Oreg., letter of, in re on-the-job training_ Page 314 309 319 306 308 308 307 317, 318 Goble, Frank A., Eugene, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence allowances. Jaeger, Henry H., chairman, Buncombe County Chapter, AVC, Black ances 310 303 311 303 301 300 306 Murray, Hon. James E., United States Senator from the State of Montana, letter and statement of, in re subsistence allowances_. 316 Phillips, John L., Jr., Milwaukee, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence allow ances 303 Price, John M., Paralyzed Veterans Association, Bronx, N. Y., letter of, in re automobiles for disabled veterans. 312 Richardson, John S., Jr., Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y., letter of, in re subsistence allowances. 307 Riggle, William H., Reed College, Portland, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence allowances.. 302 Rude, Gordon C., Reed College, Portland, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence Smith, Wallace J., Portland, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence allowances. Vannier, Kingsley, Reed College, Portland, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence Veterans in Brooklyn College, AVC, Brooklyn, N. Y., letter of, in re subsistence allowances 306 302 304 313 307 310 Zukerman, Herman, Portland, Oreg., letter of, in re subsistence allowances 305 |