Gilreath v. United States

HIRAM CHURCH FORD, District Judge.

On May 8, 1951, Andrew Lawrenc^ Gilreath, a young man about 23 years of age, entered the active military service of the United States and continued in active service until April 21, 1953, when he was released from active duty and transferred to the enlisted reserve corps. He was never married and made his home with his mother, the plaintiff Mrs. Amanda Gilreath, a widow who resided at Holly Hill, McCreary County, Ky.

In an automobile accident on August 3, 1953, the veteran Andrew Lawrence Gilreath sustained injuries which resulted in his death on August 28,…