Mr. Hubert. Are you sure it is not varicose?
Mr. Ruby. No, they call it varicocele. It is a little different.
Mr. Hubert. Did you get a medical discharge?
Mr. Ruby. Yes, I think it is called a medical.
Mr. Hubert. Was there any disability of such a nature that you received disability pay?
Mr. Ruby. Yes, 10 percent.
Mr. Hubert. And you still do?
Mr. Ruby. Yes. Anyhow, how this took place, they were going to operate, and they prepared me for the operation the night before. You know, they shaved me and all that, and give me the pill, the sleeping pill or whatever it was, and then the next morning I got up and I was dopey, of course, and I felt—and there was no operation—no pain, and I couldn’t understand it, and so when I was able enough to talk coherently I called the nurse and asked her what happened. She says they changed their mind, and they were going to discharge me from the service because they didn’t think I would be of much use to them after the operation. I think that was the reason, or they decided that.
Mr. Hubert. So you left the service in 1944?
Mr. Ruby. Right.