Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-17
Soldiers Beneficiary,
Ask T h . B ee to Answer

SOlOorS benenC10rys
Mrs. L. E. C.-The case you set
out presents some difficulties. When
the soldier took out his policy Of in
surance he was asked to name his
beneficiary. Such person IL the only
one who has a legal right to claim
the insurance, but may make an as
signment Of the same to another
who Is a blood relation Of the in
sured. In this case, the insured, not
knowing that his father was living,
very likely named some other person
as beneficiary, possibly his mother,
II ne knew she was alive: Unless
he did name her, she has no greater
claim than his father. II you will
write to the Bureau Of War Risk
insurance, Washington, D., c., you
Will be able to get full information
as to the status Of this soldier with
regard to the amount Of insurance
ne was carrying with the govern
ment, the name of the beneficiary he
designated, and IL any payments
nave been made. The fact that his
rather possesses the number Of the
certifioate Is a point in his favor,
perhaps, Tor It shows he has knowl-
edge OF the issuance Of the policy. 1t
is not necessary to employ an at
torney 80 far as any dealings with
the, government are concerned, for
the matter will be attended to with
out charge by the bureau officials at
Washington. The address you give
Is sufficient; the extra &c" YOU refer
to is probably an IT," which would |
make the abbreviation read $3.50
Inf.," and thus designate him as a
member OF company K, 353d infan- |
try. This regiment was part of the |
89th division, and Is now on its way |
home.
Army Service Corps.
A Soldiers Sweetheart-The mi
tials "a. s. c." stand for army serv-
ice corps, which is made up of q va
riety of organizations, such as &C.
ment mill companies, labor compan- |
les, prisoner of war escort compan-
les and the like. A. P. o. 1852 is with |
that part Of the SD division which
was sent to France, but did not get |
into the fighting because of late ar
rival. 1t Is near St. Nazaire, one Of |
the great ports used by the A. e. F.
In France. The guard companies
there are not likely to be relieved
until the final withdrawal of all our
forces from France.
Died in German Hospital.
Mrs. Frank McA.-The informa-
ton sent you from the War depart
ment indicates that your son died in
German hospital, a wounded pris-
oner. 1t will not be easy at this time
to get further information as to the
details surrounding his death. If
you will communicate with the Red |
Cross headquarters at Washington,
you may be able to find out some
thing more. Write to the Bureau of |
Personal Effects, Port of Debarka-
ton, Hoboken, N. j., concerning the
missing articles belonging to him.
Many Questions Answered.
r. GIVE have no word as yet
concerning the sailing date for am
company No. 1877. The Sec
ond army has been broken UP, and
this unit is likely to be sent home
1t any time now.
A Mother-General Pershings ad-
1ress is A. p. o. 706; this IL at
where general headquar-
,ers Of the A. &. F. is located.
Mrs. ]. B. Boyce--We can not ac-
,ount for the failure Of letters from
YOUR son to reach you. A. P. o. TAI
8 at Mehun (Cher), and far from
he front. The service Of supply is
still very busy with the forces in
France, checking up and disposing Of
army property Of various kinds. 1t
8 not probable the soldiers serving
rs clerks in this service will be re-
eased soon.
Anxious Wife-No orders have yet
been issued for the early return from
France of the goth company, Third
'egiment, air service mechanics. This
outfit is not attached to a division.
The first news Of its return will prob
IDLY be the announcement Of it's ar
'ival on this side.
Mrs. J. M. W.-The last address
We have for bakery company No.
'31 is A. P. o. 718; this unit is not
low attached to the SSth division; no
ailing date has been assigned to 1t,
Tor has any time been fixed for the
eturn Of the SSth division.
Home Folks-Your question was
in The Bee on Thursday
# this week. The 235th company,
military police, on duty at Bordeaux,
las not been assigned a date for sail
ng.
F. F. V.-No time has been desig-
lated for the sailing of depot $50, {
pur company, quartermaster's !
,orps, now at LenD.-as. This is {
'reat concentration camp for re-
urning troops, and the service units
here are very busy Quitting the
ombat troops passing through. The !
corps was first into
france and will be the last to leave.
G. K.-No unit of the A. e. F.
vas designated for release on the
igning of the armistice; the Fourth
Iivision is in the army Of occupa-
ion, its headquarters is at Remich,
~. +. y. 746, and it will be there in
definitely.
Germany Tried to Grab 1t.
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