Evening star., 1924-08-25
YOUR BONUS
Questions That Bother You
Will Be Answered in
This Column.
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I =. I enlisted under an assum ed
| name and was honorably discharged
from the Army after years service
during the war period. Should ]
sign my application with the. name
under which L served? Is there any
way in which I might have my rec
ord of service changed in the War
Department historical section?-T.
A. Sign your application for ad-
justed compensation with your as
sumed name. Under the items Re
| marks state that you served under
an assumed name, and give the rea-
sonS,s Then state that you desire your
adjusted service certificate made out
In your right name. Be sure your
witnesses to the signature on your
application, have known you both
under the assumed name and your
| right name. A man who served in
the Army under an assumed name and
who desires to be borne on the rec
ords under his correct name, should
apply to the adjutant general. War
Department, for a change of record.
accompanying the application with a
statement containing full identifying
information of his service and his
sworn statement setting forth his
correct name and his reasons for en-
listing under an assumed name. He
should submit at the same time the
fully executed affidavits of his par
ents relative to his correct name, and
or at least two persons not his rela-
t1ves to the same effect. If there is
public record, either birth or bap-
tismal, showing the name, a certified
copy or transcript from such record
should also be forwarded.
Q. During the war I served over
three months on detached service,
travelling in France, for which I never
received any pay. While I am filing
my bonus claim I thought might as
well take up this one too. Please tell
me how to proceed &c. S. A.
A. Make your claim to the General
Accounting Office, Military Division,
war department. Be sure to give a
complete history of your service and
the circumstances. Settlements on
these cases is usually slow, so do not
expect check until the department
has had full opportunity to check all
it's records regarding the service you
claimed to have rendered.
@. am the widow of a veteran who
died as a result of the military serv-
ice and I sent in my application over
a month ago and have received no
reply. How soon can I expect an ac-
acknowledgement so that I will know
that my application has really been
received by the War Department?
Will receive the benefits in CASH.
o. M. H.
A. You need not expect a prompt
acknowledgment Of the fact that your
claim has been filed. There are 5000
600 persons filing applications and it
takes time to handle such a volume
of work. If your letter was properly
addressed you need have no fear your
application is on file. You will be
paid the benefits of your husbands 8
adjusted service credit in ten quarter
ly cash installments, beginning March
1, 1925. If your husbands credit was
$500 you will receive each 80 days
after March 1, 1925, check for $50,
C. B.-A veteran applicant for ad-
justed service compensation can name
any person as his beneficiary.
B. A. S.-From the information con-
tanned In your letter believe you