United States v. Anders

GARRECHT, Circuit Judge.

Henry Anders, the appellee, enlisted in the United States Army April 15, 1917, and saw service in France. Shortly after enlistment he applied for and was granted war risk insurance in the sum of $10,000, and paid premiums thereon to keep the insurance in force until May, 1919. He suffered a foot injury in October, 1918, at Survinne, France. An infection set in and he was hospitalized for approximately six weeks. He did not rejoin his company after release from the hospital, but shortly thereafter he was returned to the United States and received his honorable discharge…