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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
NARA
DEC 28
BUREAU OF THE BUDGET
WASHINGTON, 25, D.C.
DEC 271945
My dear Mr. Latta:
The Congress has enacted H.R. 2644, "For the relief of Eli Richmond.
It is the purpose of the bill to pay the sum of $6,672 to Eli
Richmond of Oakdale, Louisiana, in settlement of his claims against
the United States by reason of personal injuries sustained, medical,
hospital and nursing expenses incurred, and loss of earnings, as a
result of the truck in which he was riding as a passenger having been
struck by an Army truck on January 26, 1944 near Kinder, Louisiana.
It appears that on the date in question, a convoy of Army trucks
was proceeding north on one of the highways near Kinder, Louisiana;
that at the same time a Ford truck, operated by Anthony D. Chamberlain
and carrying 15 passengers to work near Lake Charles, was proceeding
in the opposite direction on the same highway; and that as the civilian
truck appro ached the convoy, the driver of one of the Army trucks
apparently dozed momentarily and the truck which he was driving crossed
the center of the highway and collided head-on with the civilian truck.
As a result of the accident, Eli Richmond sustained a compound
comminuted fracture of the right forearm and a compound fracture of
the left leg. Several tendons were severed in the right forearm and
considerable damage done to the muscles in the left thigh. The wounds
sustained by Mr. Richmond became infected and he was hospitalized inter-
mittently from the date of the accident on January 26, 1944 to December 30,
1944. He incurred medical and hospital expenses in the amount of $1,922.
He was 39 years of age at the time of the accident and his wife and 6
children were dependent upon him for support. He was employed as a
carpenter at an average wage of $80.60 per week. Medical evidence
indicates that Mr. Richmond will be permanently disabled and will never
be able to do physical labor to the extent that he has in the past;
and that he has a disability of from 80 to 90 percent of the right fore-
arm, wrist, and hand and a permanent disability of 30 to 40 percent of
the left thigh.
A facsimile of the enrolled enactment has been referred to the
War Department and its reply, interposing no objection to the approval
of the bill, is attached.
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