Evening star., 1924-08-14
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Q. lost my husband some time ago
] have one child by that marriage.
have just married again. Is my child
entitled to the adjusted compensation
that my first husbands military serv-
ice earned? Should j apply for it,,
and, if SO. how should l proceed
Mrs. u. l.. r.
A. You are not entitled to the bene-
fits of the act. but your child is. You
should make application for and on
behalf of your child. If you have not
already done so. have yourself ap-
pointed legal guardian of your child.
and sign it's name as the dependent
entitled to the benefits, under your
guardianship.
@. l was sworn in as a provisional
ensign in the United States Navy
February IL. 1918, and assigned to
duty on a battleship as a watch Of
ficer. Later I was transferred to the
Officers Torpedo Training School at
Newport, R. l., where 1 remained in
training for several months. During
the training period at various times
1 patroled the coast, in most in
stances in command of enlisted men.
This was active military service, still
l am led to believe that no credit is
allowable for such service. Please
tell me il credit will be allowed
w. L. NJ.
A. Since your service was in the
Reserve Corps, you will be entitled
to the benefits of the act for the
period you served at the school. AS
your service subjected you to extra
hazards. you are certainly entitled
to the full credit for the period of
such service at this school. and 1
believe that the Navy Department, in
computing your credit, will allow you
the maximum benefits. Enlisted or
reserve personnel detailed to officers
training schools Such as YOU attended
will all be paid for the service they
rendered at the rate authorized un-
der the law.
July, 1917. In October of that year
Twas sent to the Naval Academy for
a period of three mershs Will I be
allowed credit on my adjustment of
compensation for such service?-G. P.
A. Enlisted men serving in the Re-
serve Corps and sent to the Naval
Academy, as students. will be entitled
to credit for the period of service as
such. This ruling has no bearing
upon the officers of the regular estab-
lishment, none of whom come within
the provisions Of the law. and are
not entitled to any benefits of ad-
justed compensation.
@. have been watching your
column each day for a case similar
to mine, but SO far have seen none.
entered the service on April 6,
1917, and in less than a month was
sent to the Hawaiian Islands. /
landed back in the United States one
year later, June II, 1918. with the
1st United States Infantry. Being
all regulars, we were at once broken
up and set to the task of training
drafted men, thus being kept con-
stantly under intensive training. Just
at the time we were to have crossed
the "ffu" hit us. and kept Sus back,
as but very few Of the men from the
islands escaped 1t. On May II, 1919,
i re-enlisted for service in France"
but did not sail until about two
months later. There ! served about
half of my time guarding German
prisoners, and the latter half remov-
ing the dead from the fields, trenches,
shellholes or wherever we could find
them to cemeteries. I landed in the
United States December 25, 1919.
During the Army reduction l applied
for discharge, and was discharged July
What 1 would like to know is, am
1 entitled 10 the maximum OF $625,