Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-21
BONUS FORMS DISTRIBUTED
THROUGH COUNTY AUDITOR
Blanks Ask Many Questions of Army
and Navy Men Who Seek State
Bonus

4 copy of the form to be used by
| the men and women of Washington
who served with the army and navy
during the world war, in applyins
fer the bonus, has been received by
the adiutant general from c. W.
! Clausen. state auditor. The forms
are now being printed by the state
printer and will be distributed to
/ the county auditors at the earliest
possible date.
The bonus will be paid former
service men at the rate Of SIS a
month for every month or major por-
tion of month they were in the
service, providing a portion of that
service between April, 1917, and No
vember II, 1919, providing a portion
OF that service was rendered prior to
the signing of the armistice Novem-
Der /, 1918.
The form on which applications
for the bonus will be submitted, eX-
cept for a few minor changes, was
made up in the office OF the adjutant
general In the case Of a child, wife
or parent of a deceased veteran ap-.
plying for the bonus a separate form
will be used
Following is the information that
the veteran will have to put on his
application blanks: Name, as shown
on discharge paper; identification
number; place of registration if he
was drafted; serial number; if in
Quoted with draft board, order num-
Der; present address, place of birth
date of birth; age; number Of years
as resident of state of Washing
ten; present occupations; business
address; name and address of en-
ployer; name and address of nearest
relative relationship; name and
address of father at time of enlist
ment, induction or commission.
Amount of money borrowed from
veterans welfare commission, if
any; whether he received or applied
for a bonus gratuity or compensa-
ton, whatsoever, from any other
state or county for services in the
war against the central powers;
what compensation, gratuity or adj
ditional pay, over and above regular
rates of pay of his grade or COM
mission he received for services in
the Spruce production division ,or
other special branch of the army or
navy while in military service
whether he refused on conscientious.
political or other grounds to subject
himself to full military or unquali-
fed service; bona fide residence at
time of enlistment, induction or
commissions bona fide residence
now; where he last voted before en-
tering the service; length of resi-
dence in state of Washington prior
to enlistment, induction or commits
sion, and if married at time of en-
listment, induction or commission,
to give the name of his wife at that
time.
portion Of the blank applies
specifically to army men, marines
and army nurses. They viii be /
asked to give rank and organization
at time of enlistment; rank and en-
listment at time of discharge; date
and place of enlistment, induction or
commission; date and place of re-
porting for duty; date and place of |
discharge; signature of present com
handing officer, if still in service,
and name, rank and organization.
a section of the blank also applies
specifically to the naval men and T
naval nurses. They must give branch
of service Irregular navy, naval re-
serve or coast guard; date of en-
listment (if in regular navy or coast
date of enrolment (if in T
United States naval reserye) date
of reporting for active duty; station
c. ship; original rating; signature
OF commanding officer, if still in the
service, name and rank.
Original discharges must be at
tached to the applications and for
warded to the state auditor. bonus
department, Olympia, Wash, togeth-
er with any affidavits that may be
necessary to prove that the veteran
was a bona fide resident of the state
at the time of entering the service