Brian, not the answer to your question, but a tidbit about Fletch's dash through life that you may not have, mentioning his amputation:
http://dlxs2.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moawar;cc=moawar;q1=Fletch%20Taylor;rgn=full%20text;idno=waro0083;didno=waro0083;view=image;seq=0283

Fran