War Claims Commission Reports On Adjudication Program

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of THE QUAN
WILL BE PUBLISHED OCTOBER 15th
Complete details of -our next Convention and
State MeetinSJ.$ will be given.
VOLUME 2
HOW YOU CAN HELP THE
ORGANIZATION AND YOURSELF
Fiw, if )'Ou have not paid your
19'0 DUES, please do so now. The
small amount cOtltributed by you
makes a big amount
added to
the contributions of the 3800 other
eli81Dle member,;. Quly about '00
paid d~ for 19'0 to date. It ,is
DOt fLir tl) have these men par year
after year while ot,her,; share in the
$IlaJI! benefits without cost. We have
~ names 00
mailin8
list. To send a newspaper to "er{.
ooe would cost nearly $200.00 a
IDOnth or $2400 • year. Unless
everyone pays their dues, it is im·
possible 10 print a newspaper every
moath. PLEASE MAlL US YOUR
"hftJ
our
neU!.;
$3.00 TODAY.
S,to"d, ORDER YOUR CHRIST.
MAS CARDS FROM US. SEll
THEM TO YOUR FRIENDS. We
Ire selling beautiful CHB.lSTMAS
CARDS at 21 for $1 .00. Seod in
J"OCII" oedu QOW. Tell JOIU" fmods
about theIn. ' HI!fe if aD esceUent
opponun.ity for the udies Auiliary
to aid the orpnjzatioo.. Don' t for·
j'I!t. JOut" wife will share in your ra·
tion moot)' lOcI other bendits that
the orpnjzatiOtl will help 10 ger for
yOU, so put her to work. CAllOS
WILIr. NOT BE MAILED TO YOU
UNLESS YOU REQUEST THEM.
ORDER TODAY. BY DOING SO
YOU W il l BE HELPING YOUR·
SELF. SEND US YOUR. CHECK
TODAY
Tbird, WE W ILL HOlD A RAFfLE AT OUR NEXT CONVEN·
TION. Very shorny ~ wi ll mail
out tickets for $2,000 i1l U. S. Booos
which will be awarded at our nl!ll:t
convention. Tickets will sell for 2'
cents each.
A prize of a '100 U. S. Bond wi ll
De ,pvu{ to- the- one- who- sells the
ticket that takes first prize, and gold
watches will be given to the man
aod woman who sell the ' most tick·
~,.
FDJI"b, WE NEED" MORE
STATE CHAPTERS. Stlte ChapletS
'-\Ie beeo fonned in about seven
$lites. 1be5e Stites have been cury·
ins the burden of the organi'Ution.
IT IS A MUST, that in order to
get favorable action on present and
future bills, MORE STATE CHAPTERS BE fORMED.
My iodividllli or group of individuah whQ would ' like to help sart
a Slite chapter in his Slife, please let .
us !toow_ ' We wi ll supply you with
the names of the men in your state,
mail out meeting nOOm. press rel eues and furnish fOU with suflicient
IlI!WS to conduct a successful meetin&.
You will not onl, be helping yow·
sell 6naocially but it will give you
an opportunity to j'I!t. acquainted.
with mea in yow state. It is DOt J.
very diBicult task. You can get JIIrt.
ft io IICIIDeODe'S howe; Of a small
meet:ia&
p lace.
YOUR CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
The certi&ate of service il; one of
the most importaot documents Illy
veteran will ever possess. Almost
I!OIety State has provisions for flee
recording of $uch . certiliates. The
county clerk, county recorder, or
other approl'fiate ofIidai al the loca.I
county, puish. or tow"nship court
house will advise how to record. the
document. After recordins, the ·ori·
ginal certilicate is returned. and a
veteran may laIer obtain certified
copies in any number necessaty.
An original discharge is never
duplicated. Instead,. I "certi6cate in
lieu of lost discharge" may be 0btained.
To replace I lost Army or Air
Folt",I! discharge or 5q)&ration certifi·
cate, write to the Adj utant GeoenJ
of the Ann,., or Air Adjutant Gft,.
enJ, -4~oo Goodfd low Blvd., St.
I.cmis 20, No.. aDd ftqDeSt Form
0214.
To replace lost discbarses of the
NIVY, Mariae Corps, or Coast Guard,
write to the Bureau 01 Navil Per·
sonael, Navy Department, Washingtun 25. D. c., lOcI req~t BuPer
Form 121.
. IDquiries about penoaal reoorcb,
and chanses or correctiODS of errors
on discharges, should be addressed
as follows:
AIR FORCE OR ARMY: Demoboli2td Personnel Rccords BnlD<"h,
Records Administration Center,
AGO, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd., St.
Louis 20, Mo . •
MARINE CORPS: Commandanl,
U. S. Marine Corps., Washington
2" D. C.
NAVY: Bureau of Naval Person·
nd, Navy Deputmmt, Washington
2" D. C.
INFORMATION ON
COLLIDGE LUZON
PROPERTIES SOUGHT
Miss Zelma Collidge wou ld
like tu hear from anyone who
knew of the~ monies or proper.
ties owned by her brother, the
late "Cal" Collidge, who was
strothered to death On the Oryoku Maru.
"Cal"" owned. the Luzon 8u in
Manila. In Iddition to this, he
had _era! mines and other prop.
ertJ. In order for Miss CoJlidge
to collect for her brother's losses,
it wi ll be nec6.s.uy to establish
some plOQf of such ownership,
An, information at all will be
greatly appreciated by her.
You can mail ~ information
dirmly to her I t 16 W~t 74th
St., New York, N. Y., or to us.
If you cannot furnish aoy in·
formatioo yourself but kDow
someone whQ cao, please mai l
us thei r name and. we will COD·
tact them.
~3 NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 1', 19'0
,
NUMBER 2
War Claims Commission Reports
On Adjudication Program
WAR CLAIMS DELAY
One of the lingerins tn.~ies of
World War 11 is the way tn which
payment:! to former prisooers of war
have been. de layed. Under the War
Cllims Act.. . AmerkallS whu - Wue-'"
prisqners of war in enemy countries
are granted $1 Jor each day of their
imprisonment. & sum designed to
compensate them fl)r vio lations of
the Geneva ' Convention with respect
to hwnane treatment" food and the
like. A1thoush civilian internees
were not covered by treaty. they
lik""ise suffered inhumane condi·
tions IIId are to be reimbursed I Bat
sum pel" month. Such payments
(orne, DOt from the ~yen, but
from proceeds of enemy property im·
pounded by the Alien Property <:US.
tooLan.
Of lhe 1",000 claims received
-0 far by the Wu ClaUN Cornmisaion, only 7000 bPe been pUd.
althouah five
have ela~
sioce the end
the war. The apo
peaU that come in from men tJoken
in health and now destitute an
heart.renderi.n&. At least 1)0,000
more claims a.re ex~ed.. since
Filipino soldien mobilized into the
Uruled Statt'S Army also are mtitled
to compensation for their treatmmt
at the hands of the Japanese. Settlements arc: now ruorung at the rate of
2000·;000 claims a month. Even al.
lowing for a doubling of tlie rate of
payment, it is apparent ~ that nearly
fow years will be r~u l[ed to pay
oul the remainins claims.
The delay has resulted from no
negligence on the part of the War
Cairns Commission. Tbe staff has ,
worked. overtime to bring cases up
to date; but it is simply inadequate
to handle tile volume. The appropriation for 19'0 was OtIly '286,000; for 19' I the request of over
one million dollars has been pared.
• by the Bureau of the Budget and
stands at $700,000 in Ihe Senate bill
and $600,000 in the House bill.
Since the mooey comes out of enemy
funds and is only indirectly a charge
against the TteaSW")', wby canoot
the claims commiwon be given the
appropriations it needs 10 work al
a maximum rate? One of these days
war clLims from the Ko rean cooflict
are going .to be comio$. in, and. certainly a bettecr procedure for p.r·
ment ought to be worked out before
'h<n.
- WA$HtNGTON PosT
Editorial. 8/4/'0
Jean
Wa'r Claims Checks
Returned
Checks mailed by War Caitos
Commission to !pall! former prison·
en--of.war are being returned. marked:
"moved - left no forwarding ad·
dress,"
Ex.J;'OWs who have filed claims
for 'I-a...l.ay subsistence allowances
should IMMEDIATELY DotHyCommission of any address change sioce
clLim was filed . • . . as under cur·
tailed postal service, no search for
new addrc:n is midI' by post office.
-Al.wY TuoCEs VET-UTI1II
Vol. V, #30.7/28/'0
WAR CLtUMS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C.
AugIiJt 2', 19'0
Dear Commander Senna:
Rcler~ is made to your letter
"lp.
lITki!1g .inqUlrles cOD<"ern.mg
Jlv;licallon
prl)gram of the Commission.
da~ AU.I{U31
_If:J
On february 9, 19'0, the ~t
5eries of certifjations to the Treasury
Department for issuance of checks
to claimants under the War Cairns
Act of 1948 (Public Law 896, BOtb
Coagressl Ipproved July 3, 1948),
as amended, ....s made. The records
011 file in the Commisaion show that
at the close of buaineu AUJUSI n,
19'0, 11 ,070 claims were certified. to
the Treasury Dq.rtment for paymmt.
Claims are curreody being certmed..
to the Treasury ~t for pay.
ment It the JlIte 01 4.000 per CIIOIIth.
The appropriation for the War
Claims Commission was repoited out
Aupsi 2-4, 19'0. TIle conferees ree·
ommeoded thai the stun .of $600,000
be made lvailable to the War Cairns
Commission for admini.~trative ex·
.......
If the recommendations of the con·
fered are enacted. into law the Com·
mission will be able to increase the
size of its staff to a small degtee. It
is believed that that small iQCrease
of personnel allowed. for in the appropriation will pennit~ Commission to increase the rate of adjudica.
tion to 6,346 per month.
A total of appro~mately 36,49'
claims will have been certified to
the Treasury DeRUtment for pay.
ment by Deceml:lei 31, 19'0.
active (ommunication with any vet"erans organization or internee group
and are therefore less likely to be
conscious of the prOVisions of the
Act than are the living l!lI:.prisonen
of war and ex·internees.
If any of yout members know any
.widows or children of deceased. fonner prisouen of • .ror internees who
have not as yet liled an application
for benefits with the War Cairns
Coounission, j( is sU88ellted. that they
be advised of their rights and reminded that al l clLims must be filed
with the War Claims Commission
no later than March I, 19H . Also,
if a deceased. prisooer of war left
neither widow nor children, his par.
ents may file claim l or his compensation.
The: Treasury Department has n0tified. the Commissioo that many of
the checks issued. to bendiciaties UDder the Act bave beeq retumed be0Iu.se the addrnsee moved without
leavinB a forwudins address. Whmever I penon whQ has filed • daim
with the Commission moves he
should promptly advise the ComJDi5.
sion. His letter dlould contain the
followins information: his full name.
war daim nwnber, his old address,
and his
address. Notification of
his change of address musl 'be given
over his handwritten "pture.
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May I assure you that the WIder.
standing and helpful cooperation of
f?w: organization is deeply appre.
clated.
Siocerely youn,
DANIBL F. CUlAaY
Chai,.",.,,,
War Caims Commission
/
By the end of the· fiscal year 19' 1
(June 30, 1951) it is estimated that
a total of 74,"0 claims will have
been certified to the Treasury Department for payment.
It is QOt possible to accuralely estimate whm the adjudication program wi ll be completed. inasmuch 1$
there is no way of knowing how
much money will be made available
10 the Commission for administrative
expenses for the fiscal year 19'2.
Several of the: recommendations
contained in the Report of the War
Claims Commission hue been intro·
duced by varil)US members of the
United States Senate and House of
Representatives. How~, up until
the present time, DOne of these measures has been enacted into law.
Information supplied to the Com·
minion by the Department of the
Army indicated that there were approximately 140,000 Americlll claimants eligible for benefits under sec·
tions , lOcI 6 of the Act. The r«.
orels on file io the Commission tho.that aj of Ausust 23, 19'0, only
117,362 claims have been received.
It is my peuonal belief that people
who have not yet filed claims are,
for the most part, the widows and
children of deceased former prisoners
of war, and civilian internees who
have not been sufficiently acquainted
with their rights UDder the War
CIaims Act Of 1948, as amended.
Many of these survivors are DOt i n
New Jersey Veterans'
Din;dor Honored
Colonel Wlrren S. Hood, Director, Division of Veterans' Services,
Department of Conservation artd
Economic Development, was "'unani·
mously elected District Executive
Committeeman for District No. One,
Stlte Directors of Veterans AffLin,
at the recent conveotion io Colorado
Springs.
In accordance with the bi·laws of
the Association. which provides for
a m«tins of the members of the
District between Conventions, Col.
Hood is planning to call such a meet·
ing in the early Fall. William N.
Rice, Natiooal Pr~iden" I!lI:pecU to
be present, with other officers of the
Associltion.
District No. One is composed of
the fourteen Eastern Seaboard States,
including Delaware, District of C0lumbia, Maine, Mary land., Massacbu·
setts, New Hampshire, N"" J eney,
New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto
' Rico, Rhode bland, Vermont, Vir·
ginia and West Virginia.
- BUUAU 0 1' PuaLta1Y Rz LlASl
7/12/'0
THE
National Life
.Insurance Dividend
THE QUAN
American
Official Pub~tion of the
Def.nd.rs of Bataa~ & Corregidor,
Inc.
Ulldudl", all)' u.1t af fare. af .... Aalatle flMl, Philippine AtdIlpelaga,
Wou '''IId, MarlalinO ',lallds,. M.Mtway ...Itd olld Oukh LuI '"di••.)
SENNA
'.
Co,.",."J"
PMI CO"'-"WJ
Harold Spooner
Maj. Albert ·D. Talbot
/*''
.1J/llot/IJ
If you have not received yOIU
check by June 30, 19'0, address
)'Out inquiry to Mr. E. G. Joseph,
Director, Special Insurance Projects
:Service, Veterans Adfl!lni,stration,
Washington,. D. C ·
SAwUEL S. 5cHULWAN
Sf. Viu..co",,,,.,iJ,,
B_J of Di,.,tlo,.,
Mark Woblfeld
Simme Pickman •
Cb.tpl,u1l1
Albert Cucheui
Jame, McEvoy
Major General Edward Rev. Perry O. Wilcox
Col. C. A. Mcuush1in
Rev. H. C. Baumann
Austin Patrizio
P. Kin" Jr., Ret.
Charles McAtee
Simme PJdunan
Trus.,,,
Charles Noll
.1JIillulIl
Beajam.ia Aquilina
Victor Dcngelegi
Maj. T. Wrsodi
S"','OIl
, Joseph Vater
Ir. Vi(#.Co",,,,",,n~ Dr.Mrdic.,}
Theodore Bronk
Harry Menozzi
MaW'ice Mazer
P"b/ieil, · Dirtllor
joseph Fox
S,N,""y
uwrence Mctluemey
Robert E. Levis
john J. AnnelliDO
Robert W. Levering
NAnONAL HSADQU.AltT2U: 666 Qinton Avenue, Newu.:k 8, New jersey
Fromthe
A~
8,19'0
Dear Mr. Smoa:
This will admowledse the receipt
of J'OW letter dated july 29, 1.9'0
relative to compensation and pco$.ion
for pets)os discbatsed from military
service on accouot of physica1 disability.
A discbatge from acti"ve service
because of medica1 rea$0n5 wouldu.sually connote direct service coo·
MClion or aggravation for the particular condition on which sqmation
was predicated. It is a condition
• precedent to the granting of benclits
flJ)m the Vrterans Admi.ri.istration
that the dischaJ:~ be under other
than disbooorable cooditioos. WMre
• claim is 61ed within six months
from da~ of discharge and the
veterao was discbatSed on a certifi·
cale of disability it rnay be rated
iaitially on the ucorW of the servi~
depar:Unent u.oless it would appeu
that error mi8ht result from luch
ratios·
'The amount of disability compen·
satioD payable is cootingept upon the
degree of disability ~wn. The di$abi1ity is evaluated under a rating
schedul~ which is predicated upon
.averase impairment in eam.iag capa.
city resulting from the puticu.lar
disability. Periodic euminatiODs are
'$Cbeduled. depending upon the oa·
ture and degree of disability. 1£ in.
cruscd diSability is shown the dis·
abi1ity compensations is inaeased,
whereas if improvement in the con·
dition is $own, disability compen·
sation is decreased or discootiaued.
The fact of discharSC for medical
teUOOS or the lengtb of sernce prior
to such • dischaJ:SC is not a factor Ln
the above detenni.nations.
Very trW!
)'OllIS,
GlOaGa E. BloWN
ow..... .
Vetenm CWmt ,Semce
It is .5U88ested that the nC'W Divi.
dend Application Form 9-430 marked
duplicate be submitted with your in·
quiIy in the event }'Out original .pplication cannot be located. This will
aVoid the time required for the V.A.
to request you to file a new appli.
cation.
june 23. 19'0
.
Gentlemen:
Numerous ~ ue ~
ia this oII5ce (rom former IDftnbers
of the J\tmy irI the Philippines con·
cem..ing dewratioru which may have
been .warded them.
Continual effort is being made to
assure that .w-.rds earned by those
men be venned and issued but in
view of the' fact that the majority
of the recotds were lost or destroye<l
prior to May 1942 it is extr~y
difficult and often lmp'?ssible to Vet·
ify individuals' eligibdity for decora·
tiOO$. Oca.$.iOtlllly an Order issued
by some headquarters in the Philippines announcing award. of decon..
tions is submitted hr an individual
to substantiate his claim. Such orders
usually contain a nwnber of aames
in addition to that of the . pplicant
and au, therefore. a valuable source
of infonnation.
There may be members of your
orpoiu.tion who have similar w-ders
in their possession and it would be
greatly appreciated if, throush }'OW'
publication or by other meaDs. you
could request them to forward copies·
to this office to assist in perfectins;
the rC'COrds in order that all deserv.
ing individuals ally receive the ret·
ognition due them. •
.
Sincerely YOIUS,
EowDD F. WmsLL
Major General, USA
T~
.1JIjmllflt G",".,}
Service Officers
Should Check Korean
Casualty Lists
An invaluable service can be reo·
dered by Post Service Officers or
Committees in checlcill8 the aewspapers for ' lIlII1eS of Koreao ca.suaJ.
ties in their local cvro.munities.
.
During World War U many alert
District Service Officers maiatained
COOIact with local telegraph aDd
n~ offices fot infonnatioo on
war casualties. and wbenever- pasiible they made a persoo&I visit with
the nttt-of·1cin oS~ their
teI".
vices. In tIlOSt cues this ~ of
senice was deeply applCCiaud lfId
tdkcted ga,t cmfu: upoo tbeit .u.
rice orpnizatioa in the j:OIIImwtity.
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.RESUME OF STATES ' Pennsylvania
Still
BONUS ACTION
Accepting Bonus
Listed below are the 18 States and
Territories that have been or are Applications
. fl .... ....,
,<
2\
payinS bonuses to Wo~ld War II
vrterarJs.
AI"""
entitled to NSU di.idend have DOt
yrt applied for it. Even thoush you
received a waivu of premium on
your insurance during }'Out imprisoD·
mmt. J'OU vi still entitled 10 R'cej~ the dividend.
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Delawart
Illinois
New York
I"""'"
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
VetIIlOnt
Washington
Hawaii
Louisiana
""""''''''''
Mkh....
MiMesota
NO bonus proWsals have everbeen drafted in the followiag 5
States:
Ad..." ..
Jdoho
One State Y'ilI vote on ' rderen.
dum proposal in 19'0 general eJec·
tion:
West Virginia
, ,
Bonus proposals have been "reject·
ed Dr the voters in the fnllowing 6
States:
>Wo,
Missouri
NobnUa
,
Sometimes real estate taxes and
ilUutaDCe may not be included in
the monthly payment. If laxes are
induded in the monthly payment,
the fisure is not guaranteed to my
at its cu.nmt level. If tu:es go up,
the IDOfI.thl,. payment will JO up.
Many Yderans are . 'fZI09ins from
aJl;lrtmellt$ into tbeit QtW homes.
They shnuId carefully examioe what
their new tOStS will be for beat abd
utilities. Repai.n are another factot
in home ownership. Will the DeW
house have to' be painted ~ three
Ot foW' year.!?
• All of these thiDg!l ate matters
which the veteran should cotWder
carefully before making • purcbue.
By wuniag the veteran of the pit.
falls which IDly conltollt him, the
Veterans. Administration is perfOml'
ins a valuable setvice.
IN APPRECIATION
Mr. O. D. Robinson and w.r,e
G. I. Neboa were presented plaques
by Vice-Commander ¥aurice Muer.
Mr. Robinson coatribvtm 6nancially to our lC'CUIt CODVerJtion and
Muse }l!"dsoo. ·wu mpm,it,k for
obtaWna
the f~ ea~ f.-
tured at the CoaftDtioo..
Newjeney
""....
Wi3COl1sin
Bonus lepsiation hu been defeat·
ed or died In the following 18 States:
Montana
N""'"
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New Mttico
North Carolina
T_
T~u
Vilginil:
Use Of Increased G. I.
Loan Guaranty
Under the present law and regula.
tions if • Vetet"aD who bu not previously had a GJ lo&o. DOW makes
'pplication and is issued a home la-n
suaranty under the new law of
$4,000 or ' mote, be is DOt mtitled
to fwtber la.n guaraaty. If under
the new law he is issued • JU&l&Dty
of less than ....000 he: WOWd be en·
titled to further guaranty up to
$4,000, the maximum guaranty undei
the old I.w. The new"" ptOvi$.ion
grantiag • maximum guaranty of 60
per cent or $7~'00 is • "oae-shot"
proposition; anti .11 veterans should
be advised that no additiooal loan
pwanty will be--l;Jllde after an initial '
lOan guaranty of ",000 or lI)O~.
-Al.ABAMA
,.
Veteruu who failed to meet . ~
plication claim deadline for Penn·
sylvania State bonus June 30, ·
19}0 - ~uld devertheless 61e for.
bonus payment.
The Wodd War II Veterans' ·
Compensation Bureal1, Harrisbur& '
Pa.. will continue to accept such
claims. on premise that deadline will
be extended.
ute,filed applications will be P.rocessed and held in suspense pmdiag
possible legislative action that would
allow paymmt.
-AB.J.ty nMU VST·UTTB.a
Vo. V, #31-8/4/,0
MiSsissippi·
Uw.
W,......
Be Careful When You
Select AHome
The VMerat15 Administration has
launched an education prognm
aimed at making vetet.an5 • little
more ClutiOUS about bdyin& aew
homes. It point! out that when a
vrteran ClIO buy a new home without
a down payment and. for monthly
payments smaller than his present
reot P'yments, he. oftcm nubes into
the deal without considering other
costs which may be inYOlvcd.
'
~~~ta
10_
,
The dividend next year will covec
a three.yeat 'period, extendi~ from
the cut-oft" date of the current divi·
dend in 1948 throush the anruver·
sur date of the policy' in 19'1. It
is . estimated. that the vete~ who
has carried $10.000 from 1949 to
19' 1 will receive a dividend rangiDg
between $UO.OO lnd ,200.00 for
that period.
About one.eigbth of the vrterans
MAILBAG
VaTBkANS ADW1N'fB"nol'l
Wuhington n, D. c.
Some NSU dividend applications
have ~ad to go thru special chccki[ijl
procedures before pa"'yment could be
~. and yours may be one of
,......
EDITORS
ALBERT CUCHI!SSl
OFFICERS
MA}o" GENDAL EDWDD P. KING, JIt., RBT.
Ho"or",y Co",iJuDuI" ,
CH.u.l.ss NOLL
ALBEl.T J.
QUAH
EX-POW HEALTH
SURVEY DEPRESSING
A reCent sample study of the
health status of former P.O.W.s wa.s
conducted by,the W.ar Claia:u
~ssion. The JiDdiDg!l were depressiag and often tragic. Mevl,.
all the men complained that their
health had been seriously impaim:!
and that, as a result of their coodi·
tion, readjustment 10 o"t"iJian life
had been diflicult. k • result of
thesr findings the Wat Qa.ims Qm..
mission· sent some strODg te('()alIOeDodation.s to Coagess aod the Prai·
dent and asked that Con&ms approve transfer of farmer eoaDJ fWMb
to p!ly P.O.W.s up to $10,000 for
mittreatmerlt, disability or impair.
meeat of bea.lth. Under their recom·
mendarioas widows or pateIIb ' of
mea who died iD PI'i- ~ . .
r«eatir
_""'a-
-W ......
Intentate aM Poreign Commerce aM
Senate judiciary Committees are DOW
studyinJ the recommmdatiom.
-NEW Yon em- V.S.c.
Bullnin .# 130--8/11'0
AWARDS AND
DECORATIONS STILL
AVAILABLE '
The Department' of Defense has
announced i\ is re-openins until May
3, 19H the period in wbkh recom·
mendations nay be made for award
of .11 wartiau: decoratioru:. 'I'be ex-.
ploia: for whicb deco(atioas em be
given must · have occurred between
Dec., 7, 1941 and St'pt. 2, 194'. J.Jrr.
ODe (who has 1tDow1edg of aD ad
of outsWldiOS brawt}' or exceptioo-'
ally meritorious service may maJr,e a
recommendation lor an a'tlCltlL.bJ_
simply writing a letter' to the' Armed
5ctvice BtaDCh in'fOlved, scttiOS forth
all facts of the cue.
-Nnr You. CITY V.s.c,
Bulletia .> #130--8/1/'0
D .V-A Cncuu.a
7/n/,0
FE FlU IU'tFPLE OPP
$2,000
Pension Payments To
Remarried Parents
Ilemaniage of a dependent mother
01 father is not a b&r to the ptymePt
of death compensation or pension on
01 after July 30. 1941, under I.llJ'
law administered h1 the VA (Public
uw 193, 77th Coo,gma:).
Under Public UW" No.2, nnl
Coogress (Act of Matth 20, 1933),
mrwt:iaae of a depeodeot mother
or fatbtt aftter the death of the vet· \
erao is a b&r to paymmt of death
COOlpcnsation or peasioo under Public Law No.2. nrd Coa.gress (Act
of Marcb 20, 1933), for lIIJ' period
priol to july 30, 1941 (Public law
193, 77th · Coqress, Act of July 30,
1941).
IN
u. S. BONDS
inmad of car
as previously planned
1st PRIZE""7$t,OOO U.S. BoND
20d PRIZE 500 U. S. BoND
3td
4th
5th
6th
7th
PIUZE;::,.....
PRIZE PIUZE-
200
100
50
25
25
U.S.
U. S.
U. S.
U. S.
U. S.
BoND
BoND
BoND
BoND
BoND
To .... One Ytho Sella the Tic...
1M. Tou. fltd "Iu
A $100.00 U. S. IONO
lite Mo. and W _ Sem",
,he MQII TlckMa wm EDdI .......
. A ootD WATQt ,
-Y. A. RaoULAtIONS--CUU"
Tr.nsmittaJ Sheet 38-7/2'/'0 , ' -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _'-'
,
lep' • • ' " 15,. 19$0
TH !
PESO PAYMENTS IN G. I. DIVIDEND
PHILIPPINES TO
PAYMENTS
EX-POWs
'The Veterans Administration
WASHINGTON, D . C. - 1:be Wu
Oainu: Commi"ion has been ad·
,iIed that I U dollu pa)'tnmts in the
PhilippiDe lltpublic made b, United
Stata Trel$Ul'J' cbecb throu,gb the
0iJbunement Division of that DePI:rtmeat will be parable , only It the
Manila Brancb of the NatiOPd City
&ok of New Yock. AU payments ,
under the War Claims Act of 19'48
an: made by U. S. TIftSur, cb«b
prepared by the- Disbursement Di.
URGE GREATER VET- ~IRST STEPS TAKEN ARMED FORCES
ERAN' INTEREST ,IN ) TO OBTAIN
PERSONNEL
CHARTER
NEEDS
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
let
June ~ u the date by whicb din-I
deod payments to Ii,"", wInos 00
NSU insurance would be completed,
HowC'VU, there will be some ttter-,
IDS who will DOt bne reuiftli their
dividends by that date. for one ·reason or another, and the VA bas DOW
is.slled i~CKU u to what such
penoOs lbould do.
There bas' been a decided ~eocy
upon the part of luge numbers Of
veterans to back Iway from community lesponsibilities; to let the man
acros.s tIie street worty about poIitia
and politici.ns; to neglect to keep
tbem$elffl adeqUltdy informed on
fast-alO't'ing natiooaJ and intemationaJ developments.
after the end
Today, five
of the shootiog phase of World Wu
II there are leu than fi"e million
;;t the 16 million veterans who remlin paid,up members of the leadiog
veterans' o rpni zations, Yet, on C"Irry
count, theK' o rpnizations presum·
ably speak for aJ l veterans.
If some organization or some
leader of .n otpniEluon is going
to HIUk for us, let 115 h.ve • part
in sh.ping the policy which js to
be voiced in our name.
Now _hen the immediltr prob.
lenu 0/ veterans necessarily .re subordinated to more urSft't problems
- is the time for HCh and every
one of u.i to joio I veterans' organi·
zatioo - DOt lor what we get (Nt
of it, but for what we can pur into
c..
'1 •
Public Law 501, 81'at Contress,
~~~, 1950, pfOfides.~t
ng ....,. other PfOfllllon
IIOlWI
of law, 1111 dtcontioo, or de't'ice jn
liN of decoration, hHetofore IUthori:aecl bJ &t 01 Conareu to be .warded to InJ ~ for any m or terr
vice performed whi le on active ~uty
in the miliUfl forces of the Uruted
States or while terrioS with such
forces, l'OIIy be Iwarded .t any time
DOt liter than two yn;n subsequent
to the date of .pplO'flJ of this Ad
for any act or senice that wu performed betwftn December 7, 19'41
and September 2, 19>45, provided
tbat the written reoommend.tion for
the .......d of the d«oration, or device iq, lieu of de.:oratioo, for ~b
~ or 5et?ice be made DOt liter than
ODe year subsequent to the date of
......-I"''''''
Ad 79 Consress.
- hblic Law 444,
J - 26. 1946, is repealed by this
Art.
N.S.LI. SURVIVORS
DIVIDEND
1bI: Veterans Administration is
_
in the pwcess of mailing dividend checb to beneficiaries pmentJy
receiving payments on policies and
to the beodiciarit't: of the policin
wherei n beodits have been fully paid
io Iwnp-sum settlemeou. Euqt in
unllSU&l cases, the Veter.ru Admio~tiOtl hu usumJ that early and
prompt di,idend payment will be
made on policies or cettifiaates dult
were DOt lapsed It the time of the
death 01 the insured, Settlemeot of
di't'ideod on lapsed policies are moce
in,""ved. u the dividend will be
paid to the person or pusons eo·
titled Ullder the laws of descent and
distribution 01 the State in whkb
the deceased 't'eten.o was a lep l
raidmt. Therefore, die penon OC
penons so determined entided to
divideod pt.ymeot may not be the
penDQ or penons desisaatc:d as bent'<
ficiarr Of bene6ciaries of the insured.
For ..ne time, the Veterans Ad.miJai.stration bas been in the procns
of ~ the lapsed cues.
.-N.... You: CrrY V.S,C.
Bulletip '# 1 ~/1"0
it.
-MWWIPpr V.A.c. Cl&cUl.Aa
7/14/50
Automatic VA Review ,
Of Denied Presumptive
T8 Claims
Cue
~rds of World War II veterans, whose applicatiOD$ for com·
pensation for scniceoconnecte pu ltnOOUJ tuberculoid have been rejected, will be reviewed .utomaticaJ...!l
to determine whether they qualify
for benefits uoder the rccmtJy-en.
.cted Publ~ La_ 57~, Veten.ns AdminiSUltion t-nDOWI<.'ed.
11111' iocrft5eS the _"p~
period" for tuberculosis
from one ,ear to thn!e ,ean from
date of discharge from the armed
forces.
Par
.
Let·s begin to be more Iflive in
hrlpiog to sh.pe our owo destinies.
Let s speak up at vetetllls' orgaoiza..
tion meetings; let's m.ke ourselft$
heard in politics; and let', ktep
ouneJft$ alert to what is BOlos on
uounc! u.s.
& veterans, either Of WIJ' service
or postwar occupational duties, we
haYe much .t stake in the outcome
of the presenl world cri,is. To lOme
01 IU is left the choice oE apin sertJ·
inA our couotry with the- lnilitaty
or of .tervin& on the productioo lroot.
To othen, there is no choiu.
We CIO, throup the t'eterlDl or·
ganizations. labot unions, political
parties.. and oatiooaJ newspt.pera,
I'OIIke our ,Dices and our qpiniOQll
heard by out Presideol, our Cod-greu. and.our nationa l administrators
on all mattm aHtcting naoollli Ie-,
curil)' .nd the qver·.11 nationaJ _elfate.
And, individually and collectinly,
we an make our inBuence felt by
our SI.te aod loca l govemmmts on
such vital matters u ci,ililll ckfense.
T'he biS thins to avoid is that too
mill,. 01 IU. should go 1100$ deal,
dumb and blind to the Qan.gers
which surrouod us.
- Editori.I-VET Tt-"1tS
Here's a reminder: If Y(N changed
addreues after filing rour dividend
application, be sure that the p»t_
muter" at JOur fOD'Jlft Iddres5 is
jnformed at the cbaoge. G . I. div.
idend checks em De forwarded b,
the post office.
8/ 12/50
RETIRED
GROUP
,
BENEFITS ,
The ' new
sumptive
1
Presumption of servke<oonection
means that, in the absence of evidenCe to the ronUlry', • di5ea$e
which becomes manifest within the
specified period to the UteDt that it
is at least 10 per cent di5lbliog is
presumed to have had its origin
while the veteran was in ~.
Public Law <In, 8tu Congress.
approved April 17, 1950. authorized
the uteoJion of officen' retirement
benefits tc} persons who, while servo
iog as enlisted men in the !urny
durinS World Wu II, were given
battlefield promotioru to .n officer
grade and were ioc:ap.citatcd for ac·
tive service u • result of. eDOny ution. Tbese men now will br permitted to receive ·retirement IS 0Bia~
I
,
The orw law amendt Public Law
V.A. said the new la_ also .p.
lH ('l'be Ca«er Compensation Ad I
plia to Sp&nisb-American war ttt- .
01 1949) which provided retiremenl
erans, and that tbeir K'jected daims
bmdits initiaJJy and ioclftsed beneabo will be n:viewtd. World War
lits io many ' cases to retired oIIicen:
I veterans are not aB'cctcd, sioa: they ,
who aJiIO have had K'R'ice in the
were granted ;. comparable presumptive period some yean 19o.
In the esse of daims 6.Jed priol'
to JWle 2~, 19'0, dfectiYe date of
la....
the DeW
payments
wi ll be retroactive to
Awards on claims filed
be effective from datr
V.A. said.
on awards
that date.
bter will
of claim,
-VlTptANS An-"lNlnUnON
R.e1ease-8/9/~
I
N.tionaJ Guard and ~. u well
as in wartime. A number of former
enlisted men, who had been granted
battlefield promotiON for n.lor but
~wm 10 iniumJ as to prevent accepta.oce fo r continuaoce in officer grades.
have been denied the privilege 01
retirement in the higber grade. nus
new law will correct this situation.
\ -W. VlaGlNlA D .V.It.. J'NI'OIUU!1l
• Vol . 4,
# 17-7/~/50
10 line with the rnolution iotroThe Army and N.Y)' Depmments
~ an immediate c:a11 lor ~­
duced at our Jut Convention tha\
flS11s to volunteer for exteoded actIYe
• Peden! Charter br seou-ed, the fol·
dul)', Army enlisted reserthts will
lowinS (Or~mce shows just
be r«alled in their Reserve JrlIdes
what action bu been tU:en.
• for I minimum of one yeat or for
such loo,ger period. IS lilly be ~(
CoNGUSS OF 1'lI1 UNrr£O STATU
quired, and
Reservists. Wli
House of !teprneotati"n
recdve general assignments, Pfifll~'
Washington. D . C.
ily .aoat and overseas, for an obhgated period of 'I'l0l less than 6
August I ', 19'0 months, and will be ~ntm 12
months of active service, if desittd.
Mr. Lawrence McQueeney, S«r.
Americao Defenders of Balain
N"1I1 olJi(~ R,inN ""tll: & Corrrgidor, Inc.
Grades of Lt. Cmdt. and below in
666 ainton Avenue
Unrestricted line. both &V1i'bOO and
Newark 8, N).
DOD·.viation, Supply, Dental and
Civil Enginoa Corp$. Grades of
Deear Mr. )kQueeney~
Cmdr. and below Deeded in M«Iial
Corps, Illd I limited number in
I lave your letter of the 1st iM.
General Line specialties of ~Itc!ron.
askins my aid in helping your Orics, intelligeoce :a.nd commuru.c:atiOO5.
poia,tion, the AmrriCUI Defenden
Applci.tions should be submitted to
of Balain lie torregidor, loc., to 0bBw-e. u of N.val Persoond, Wub·
tain • National Charter.
ington, D. C.
Notio,g that your N.tional Head1J..uarters is located io Newuk, in my
N"" blilwl Mill .,,tIr: CQngrnsional District, lod I~ns
gradn E~ (Seaman, Airman, de.)
with J'OV that it would therdore be
up_ through E6 (Fint dlu- petty
appropriate for me to introduce the officer) in aJl ~ fields and
bill, I have discussed the matta with
emergeocy service tlte$. Chief petty
the Chairman of the JudiollY Com·
officers in ratings of: Sooarman, Ralnittee, a.od mclose berrwith copt of
dumlQ, Fi~ Coouollllll1, Pire Coo• letter which I have m:eived from
trol, Elecuoniu. and Aviation Elect·
him outJiDing the step, to be taken
tonics T«JWcians., Yeoman. . and
for the grantins of oltional chatters.
Photographer's Mate.
AppliC'lDtl
By rd'ereoce to the third puJ.should be io Ketene c!assn: Vi ( ...
\ graph of the OWrman's letter you
lIOciated with surface uniu of the
will oote that it does DOt J9't'r Ill)'
Orpnized Reserve), V2 (associated
mcouragttlent towatds I.yorabie 1(.
with .viation IUUts of The Il.eserve),
tion on soch a bIll under the preseat
V~ (attKhed to decttoo.ics rompaa·
poJiq of the Committee, Howt"tef
in and platoons of the VoIWJteer
that may be. I will be gI.d to inuoIleserve). V6 (requited fot mobili·
duce • bill for such advantage u
ution in addition to the otbet
may be g,ined b, putting it in .t cla"),Ol \orp.nized .uriace ~
N.n'
,eus
In cue of DOlI·receipt of divideocb
visioo.
,
by .1iving .nerans by the mel: of
Payments to PilipiDO u-pri$Ollet1
of wu or their s\h:'rivon or ' ci't'il- J une. inquUy should be directtd to
ian Ameriot.o citizms who were io_ ' the Veter.ns Administration, Centn.I
Iftterned and are sti ll t wdetJt in the aUke. WasbinJIUtl 25. D .
Philippif)f:3 mly run u bi&b as
"",itn,: SptdJ' 1111,""(_ It!!!i,(/S,
'20,000,000,
Do "01 send an inquiry to the rePritOPCr of war c1a.inu forms on
giooaJ or district offices locally.
_hich .ppliatioos CUI be made fM
the
day food pa)'tDents under
The letter of inquiry should in_
the Wu CWms Act will be distribclude: -(I) Full name; (2) iDsuraoce
uted within • few _eeks in the
PbilippiDeS, but pt.yments will oot policiy number o r numbers; (3) div.
begin foe JOfOe ' time, accordins to ideM admowledgemeot (ltd number
tflr W u aaUns CommiJ.Sion. A
(if you never received this catd, so
brancb office of the Commission will
state); (4) Almy, Na...,., Marine
be opcoed in Maoila about ~_
be:r 15 to duuibute the official. claims CofP' or Cout GUIld serial Dumber
fOIm$ in the Philippinet,
or numben; (5) any change of ad-w Aa Cl.AJW5 CoWlillSSION drfss sioce the dividend appliation
~ Albmitted (if there has been DO
cha.Dge of address. .; state); and
(6) Illy other infonnation you think
may have I bearing on the DOQ.re-mpt of your dividend.
EXTENSION OF TIME
LIMIT ON DECORATION AWARDS
QUAN
this tiav.
I ID'I ~eoc:los.io& herewith '"'"'-I
bills of similar purport which wrn
introduced in the preseat Corwess;
'The one to iocotpOllte the National
PT Veterans Auociation, HA 1 ~I,
would seem to br dosely in' line to
that of JOur organization and CUI be
used IS • guide in xttins forth the
objects and purposes of the Corpoa-.tion,
For )'Our information I might say
that .11 of these bill! were considered
by the Judia.ry Committee and were
"tabled" whicb bears out the OWrman's ~t that the "Committee
don not often repon loch measures
f.voably ,"
. If you will ha"e pLePUed the list
of iocorpocators and the .text to be
embodi«l in the bill and send it
on ro me I will imniedi.tdy introduce . 1 hill: I would Iikt to have.
about fOut ropies of the text' and
it would also be well foi )'0\1 to
prepatr for my use a memorandum
gi .... ng the historial Mckgrouod of
your organization, the Dumber and
location of the Chtptet1 now in ex_
istence io the several States or are '
in process 01 beins ntablished, yOUl
total membenhip. and sucb other
data as may be presented 10 the
Committee in suppon of the bill.
I might point out to you that time
is somewhat of the essence io getting
the matter before Co.n~1 for it is
upected that we WIll either recns
or adjourn in the not'too fu distant
futlu'e.
With best wishes, I am
Very truly yours,
RoBUT W ;
KaA.N
HOUSB op R.J!PUSIINTAl'l'Il$
Co.Miuu _ lin /lUlifin,
August tt, 19)0
Honorable &obert W. Kean
House of ReprneollItives
Washington, D. C.
Dear Colles,pe:
This letter is written in rtSpD!lSf:
10 your- request for peninent infOf'matioo trprding COQlO~ODS
tered by special act of
InsOfar IS the legislation is coo-
,ctw.reoo.crm,
cemed, Ibm i,
110 ~
cbuae-
able to the group seeking inI:orpora_
ponent),02 perJOalld of o.rJl:'li=:l
Iviation component).
Applicants
mlUt be pbysifa.lly qualified for"UDo
limit«l Iflive d ul)' and enlisted personnel must have at leu!: ODe year
oblipttd service remaining. VOIUDo
teers are to report to nearest Recruiting Stltion fot transpOrtation.to
cruitin& Station where detumlDItJOIIo
of qualification will be made. Eolisted men ~ will be outfitted
al nearest Receiving Station.
!It'-
Arm, E.lill,tl M.uI .,NI: Radar,
tank and antiaircraft-artillerr mtcb-
lilies, engineer beaY)' equi~ ' 0perators. cryptograph technicians and
engineer construction specialists.
Individuals with dependents (Dust
be in grade E-4 (cpl) or hi&her to
be acceptable and . U individuals
.must meet currmt physical standards.
Reservists to make ,pplications for
recall throush their .R~. unit
irutructors who are bcins fu.rni!bed
detailed lisu of euct militaty occupation ,peclaJisu needed,
A,,,,,
o~u, """Is: Medic:a1 officers 'of the Reset't'e urged to Ipply
without delay,
.
. -Nlw You:: D .V.A.
Bulletin #253-7/18/'0
tion, An appropri.te bill is introl:Iuced and follows the same pro«dure as any other bill; tha! is, it
must recdve f.vorable action by
both Howe. of Conuess and be approved by the Prnident.
With ~prd to the policy of this
Committee in re.:ommeoding national
dwters one of the fint requirements
is that
rorporation be seoe'ral in
dwacl:tt and national in StOpe. Also,
it is the de.:lued ' policy not to tee·
orumend for incoQlOratioo In)' grouP
whose members are eligible for membenhip in some other p rpnia,tion
the
.....,. """-' '" "" """""-
These ,peciaI acts usually provide
for perpetual su~ion. H~.
there is no prof1»~ .for keepana: a
check on the olpnaubons em« they
are chattered, and for this teaSOD
the Committee does not often report
IUCh m~ures favorably,
I am Rl.d to furnish this information,
truJt it will be useful to
you .
ana:
,
THI
CROSS
COUNTRY
. CHATTER
•
QUAN
V.A. CITES .NEED FOR •
STATE VETERAN
AGENCIES
*
GOLD
STAR
COLUMN
"Why the need lor in ag~ 10
• represent veterans 1",' is a question
asked at times by per50nS who are
not acquainled WIth the activities of
SllIte vetaan &Bencies and othtt or·
gainzations who service claims for
veterans.
Wesley L. ,Becher (273 Lotkwood
Marshall Laioret of New YOtk
(formerly of Massa,husew) recently . Avenue, Elbtton, New lersey). ODe
{
received his Bachelor of Science de- of the fonner "Four 'B s'" Quartet
Fred J. JlnniKh (333 Park Ave.,
Mrs. Nannie P. Williams 01 1205
at
c...banatu.a.n
and
Bilihid,
would
gree It the · Bridgewater Teachers
Wltausa Street, RAleigh, North Cu· River Fnrnl, Illinois) is arWoUi to
like
10
hear
lrom
Harry
Mock,
AI
Coll e~ in MaS5l(husetis. He is now
"In the presentation of claims for .
study1t1g 10WIrdS his Masten Arts IloOOIt, Hank Ruel, or Inyone who- benefiu, the burden of proof is nlin. would like to hear from . any. hear from alirone who knew his son,
would
also
like
rememben
him,
He
degree It ColumbiL
placed on each veteran 10 submit the one , who knew Tech. 4th Grade Cpl. Fred A. Jannisch, ASN 20600to hear from Fint Sergeant Joel necessary data upon which I claim David A. Williams, ASN 1403!H67. 451, Headquarters 192 T&IlIr. Bn.,
Frank Etba of Connecticut will , Uoyd, wbn was a member of the may be adjudicaled Qr acted upon
known to his buddies u "Freddy....
mter Harvard in Scptmtbcr to work
7th Chemical Co., Ser. Avo., Nichols by tbto VA. It has been lound thai He died September 4, 1942 at Cab.
Cpl.
anit\W1
and
:was
r«ently
re·buried
Jannisch died at Cabanatuan
for his Ph. 0 degree in ROmaQ(e Field.
•
individual ~ often lack the
Languages. Received his Masler of
at
Fort
McKinley,
Philippine
Islands.
October
14, 1942.
knowledge
of
what
type
of
proof
Virgil V. Viniog is am:ious to hear
Arts degree this pasl June.
lrom the 'fellows wbn were .t Nich· or evidence is importallt, and in If possible, she would like a descrip.
Anyone
wtJ. knew Charles W.
some cases a veteran whO may be tion: o. I picture, of the Cemetery.
Johnny Son (formerly of MIl5Sa' ols Field with him when the "White
McClain, 4th Marines, .ho 1QS
entitled
to
benefils
rIU.J
be
denied
chusetts) was marned in May of this Angel" wu in feign. His ,Iddress
Anyone who ~ed with Benjamin killed It Cavite Naval Base, January
year Ind is now residing in Califor. is U. S. S. Chanticleer, ASR 7, Nor· by the VA lor lad of proper evi·
16, 1!H2, please write his brother,
lolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, de'nce. IUIY service orgaruzallon rep- Webster Pope, ASN 13027357, "H"
nia. ConsntuJations, Johnny!
resentative who is representing a
Virgini..
..
vetmn furnishes him with this type Co" 31st Inf., missiOS February 2, SFC George l. McClain, RA 16035·
Elmer Hedges 01 JIIi nois was re1942, presumed dead February 7, 033, Headquarters, U. S. Army, Al·
Cecil W. Parrott (Route I, Box of valuable advice and as.sistance.
cently elected Commander Of a D.
166, Corvallis, Oregon) would ap-1946, please wri te his siter, Mrs. aska., APO 942, c/o Postmaster, Se·
A. V. post there.
'
"The
representative
keeps
up
to
pudate hearing from anyone, par.
Louise Wolf, 220 Osborn SUetl,
attie, Washingtnn.
We were sorry to hear of the ticularly Docton, who knew him in date on veterans' le.gislation, policies
death nf Lt. Col. William Orr (Ige Cabanat\W1 Prisoa Camp or Fukuo- and regulations, and is able to fur· Philadelphia, Pconsylvania.
, 'Fred Brenneisen (c/o General
3'). He drowned in the Mississippi ka Camp No. I, Fuku.lka, , Kyushll, nim the veteran roming to him for
Mrs. Calu M. Sauer, 2101 E. 2nd, Delivery, Billings, Montana) .ould
River in • parachute jump. A native Japan. He is ha.ving diffiCulry es- assistance with a dear<ut picture of
ol Gcorgil, Col. Orr graduated from tablishi0r scrvice-oonnection for res- wbat tbto VA requires.. Much Wrie Street, Tuswn, Arizona 'is anxious like 10 hear from anrone who knew
his brother, Willilm Brenneiscr,
West Point in 1938 .. . . was cap- idl1lls 0 jaundice Ind frozen hands is saved lor the veteran and· 101 the to 'bear from anyone who knew her
VA. The V A may sometimes spend ~n, S/Sgt. Caren«' C. Sauer, 17th 2Oth ' Air Base, Nichols Field, P. l.
tured by the Japs in 1942. After and
considerable time in cprrespolUience
liberatinn, he WIS preparing to join
Pursuit -Squadron, ASN 69tH45 ...
Peter P. Pimat needs affidlvits to
Mrs. Maude C. Tally (Box ~1.
the puatrooperJ. On this lut J' ump, . prove scrv:ice<nnocction for a back with a veteran with a view of obthe wind bore his mille \owar s the' Injury suffered on a J.panese work ta.inin$ certain or additional informa· nr ' knows
I where he .is buried
. .
T ulsa" Oklahoma) would like 10
river. By the time rescuers arrived, detail at Mariveles, Bataan in Janu· tion In order t6 render a proper
ATI'ENTION MJ:. Frank M. bear from anyone who knew Sgt.
decision. Veteran representatives pri.
it was ton lale.
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al)', 1943. His addreu is RD 3, Box ' marily help a vetttan in the developHansford, father of William McCoy S. J. Dawson, Headquanen and
Patrkk Ryan, Lt. (j. g.), USN, 83, ~,Ohio. It is urgent that ment of his claim, in securiog afIi· Hansford . . . . p lease get in touch HcadqlW'ters Co., 4th Squadron
Idvisn he spent the Fourth of July anyone who knows Inything about davits, and in many other ways per· with Joseph H. Sawyer, FeTrI Street, Composite Group, Nichols Field.
this write 10 him as soon u possible. lonn exceedingly valuable service Marshfield, Massachuseru. Mr. Saw·
~d with Lt. (j. g.) McEvoy at
his Island retreat in New Hampshire.
Mrs. 0\. G. Milks would like to
David G. Marvi n 01 New Canaan, that usualy rnults in expedjted pro- yer has I Bible lhal be1nogcd to your
Both 01 these men Ire sd.luled to
Connecticut, would like to know the CesAog.
hear Crom an)'Ollt' who kDQwI the
depart fOf the Mediterranean area . whereabouts of the following:; IobjOl
Joseph H. s.wyer (address &i~ wheruboutt 01 Lez: C. Brcrwn. Fife.
"Service orguization repramIa'
Us the DNr future. McEYO)' i. pm- ~r (wbo came f~~
Oftf a1In famiab • di.rect ..... 10
abaft) WOIlld lib to bear fram UIJ'. DWII tic, u. S. AdamI. She _y
end, assipIcd to dury abnud the Washitl8fOll)
.• ' . . was
the VA tluoush their orpniation one who m-- William McC.oy be reached by mail &I the foUowing
~ 0)'{.24 at Charlestown,
from Bataan via Ccbu . • . . ez:p«ted
publications, their personal Ippear·
South Carolina.
to be assigned 10 Judge Advocat's
.ddress: Route 1, CartaBgus. N. Y.
ances throughout the state, and the Hao$Eord (mentioned ~).
office
in
Mindanao;
Colooc:l
Brink·
Mrs. Nancy Belle Norton spent I
liaison
between
department
service
little time at the finn house of Mrs. meyer, attached to Headquarters Staff officen and local service officers.
A. G. Milks (Gold Slar MDther) al on Batun . . . . believed to be in This makes it considerably'n.sier to
San Antonio, Texas now; N.than 'get iofonnation down to the grass
FORMS FOR MEMBERSHIP, XMAS CARDS AND
CattaragU5. Route I , New York.
Mrs. Norton is now visiting at the AUen (Army status unknown) . , . roots commWlitics. to veterans and
FORMING OF STATE CHAPTERS
home nf Fred Herman, 11190 Au- came from Texas . . . • was truck their beneficiaries, as to veterans ben·
burn Avenue, Detroit 28, Michigaa. drivel" for Casual Unit near Kilo- efits in general. For example, many
'. ·APPUCATION FOR. MEMBERSHIP
meter Post 158, near little Blguio
Sgt. Joseph Rizzo -o f Brooklyn, ... Liberated after V·J day; Mickey veterans, through lad of knowledge,
in the
fail to cooperate with the VA in
.. New York, who wu captured on Owen, I reporter on Bataan.
AMElUCAN DEFENDERS OP BATMN AND CORREGIDOR., INC.
reporting
for
physical
examinations,
Corregidor. is nnw fighting in KoreL
.
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The fo ll nwing m~ .would
and under the law these veterans
He lays: ''I'm back 19ain .. . . but
I
am
codo~ ' 3.00 for the annual fees for 19S0. Lapel Pin $2.00
like
to
renew
old
acquaintances
and
may
be
cut
olI
from
benefits.
Com·
this time it ain't ~goins to be no Sa.
ma1tc new ones: T/Sgt. Robert E. munications to the local ' service offi·
taan."
,
Abbott, AP 6256894, 3537th Main: cers result in direct contact with
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S/~ Lee Davis, now It 2796
tmanc:e Sqdn., Mather A. F. B., Sac· vetenru and eliminale considerable
Mcd. Group Hpllman AFB, New ramentn, California; MlS$t. Otto A. . misunderstanding.
Mexico, would like to heat from any Rub, 3535 MotOl Vehicle &idn;,
"Briefly, any servke officer in tbto
of the medical mm who were It. Mather A. P. B., Sacramento, Call·
auk Field with the 19th Bomb. fornia; TlSgt. Joe Stanko, 3537 Regional Office of the VA acts and
Group.
Maintenance Sqdn., Mather A. F. 8., serves as In attorney for any indio
vidual · veteran or beneficiary when
Sacramento,
Californil. .
Siegfried Schreiner, survivor of the
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he Iw been designated u the power
Death Marth, Iw been .ppointed
Many of our mcmbcn have sent ol attomep il'l matters of claims and
DaGANlZATJONS IN TH. PHWPPrNBS ISLANDS
""" Chairman of the Veterans Com· IlS names ol other p.W.J nOI liready benefib."
(ltUllllli.,
.,,;1 D/ ftwt, of ,In AliMir Pl ffl, 1'IIilippi., Arthi~,
mission of CoMerucut. He is also members of our orgaaization. How
lJ'-4,
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lJIIItIUIJ, Mitl-, Isl_d '..tl D,II,h Elm
Commander ~ the Conop;ticut State about you . . . . don't you Ic.now
-MtssJ5SlPPI V.h.C. CmCULAJt
<llaptef of the A. D. B. C.-baving 01 some??
6/28/50
bttri dccted for I second term, Vice
Prnidcot of Epsilon Pi Tar at
CHRISTMAS CAR.DS
Teachers College . . . . and I mem·
CO~INUED
ber of KaPPll Delta Pi National
Honor Society in Education.
I am mclosin& -•. _ ......................... Please mail me _._ ..........hoz:es of
reet:.
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REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
EXTENSION OF SELECTIVE SERVICE
M/Sgt. Norman Martin received
the Bronze Sw Medal for exemplary
coaduct in grnund combat againsl
lhe enemy. He was a member of
the '1st Inf. .and was captured on
Batun. He is oow It FL Shafter,
T. H., Hawaii.
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first Lieutenant William H. Stew·
art is nOW I member of the .,~
A. S. U. ROTC It State .college,
New Mexico. He was I member ol
Bn. Hq., 31st In/. on DecemI>$' 8,
1941. Befnre the end of the r u,
he was C. O. of "L" Co.
I
ConsratulatiollS 10 Major Frances
Nash, ANC. and Colooc:l Albert
Hugh Dumas. They were married at
her home in WashinBlon, Georgia.
and are now rniding at 350 BrOOk·
wood· Drive, Auburn, Georgia. Bof.h
ate a:·p,o..... Our best wishes tn
both of you.
,
Bruna aDd Donald Gerola are hlp-P1 to UIDOUDCe a visit from the Stork
on May 6nt . . . . a girl, o.n.
Marie, 6 Ibs, 12 <no CongratulwDCIS!
Secretary of Labor Maurice }.
T~
bin announced thlt inductees, en·
listtts and reservists woo leave jobs
,. rriVite industry or with the Fed·
era Government to perform active
service in the armed forces are digible for recmployement rights as
I resul t nf Public Laws 512 and)99,
81st Congress, which extend the
Selective Service Act of 1948 until
July 9, 1951.
Scctetary Tobin explained that reo
employment rights applf to the per.
son who enli$1$ in the armed lorces
pri or 10 July 9, 195 1 if it is his
first enlistment after June 24, 1949
and fOt I period of not more than
3 }'eats unless mended by law, and
tn the reservist who colen upon
active dury between June 24, 1!H8
and July 9, 1951 if released within
3 fears after entering upon active
duty or u SQ()Q aller the expiration
01 such 3 yeus as he is able to
obtain orden rriievi4g him from
uti~ duty.
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"Of special iotezal to r-esenists
. , the fact that the Selective Scrrice
til ,
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BY
A~T
Act of 1948, as amended, mends
reemployment rishu 10 ~1lS who
enter upon active dury in the armed
forces In response to an order 01
all to active duty," the Scctetuj
said. "Whether with or without his
consent, a ~n going nn active
duty does so in response to a call "
to actift duty. The Hltute dn.ws
no distinction between the reuoru
behind the cal!."
1bc Bureau of VetetafU' Reem·
- ployment . RighU in the Department
of Labor has responsibility (or band·
JiOg rcemployment righb under Sec·
tion 9 of the Selective Service Act.
PersoIlS seekins infonnation about
such ri&b15 should address their
inquiries to Robert K. Salyers, Oil·
ectOl, Burcao. of Veterans' Reemploy.
ment Rights., Room 7318, Depart.
ment of f.abor Building, Washi.agtoa
25 D. C. or to the nearest idd
~cr of the Bureau or at UIJ' D.V S,
~ Sidd Office,
- DUAATkiNT OP LAaoa
RIt.EAU- 7/13/S0
OIKlSTMAS CAItDS.
W ..n
STATB 0IAPTBllS
I am 1ftttTeltcd
•
it fonni-ns
a STATE CHAPTEll in mp Slate. PI_
mail me the access&IJ details.
YOU CAN Hll1.P YOUI.SBLF AND THB OltGANIZAnON BY
AN'( Of THI ABOVE POUlS. THA.Nlt YOU.
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