The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-10

tie credits awarded after that date, but earned prior thereto, may be counted. Children born on or be- fore May 12, whose birth were not known to their fathers at the time the scores first were compiled, may be counted in revised scores.
 Service in the army will be com puted from the date the soldier re- ported to his reception center and took his oath. Odd portions of the months of Is days or more will count as a whole month.
 The point system for discharges covers men in all parts of the world not merely those who have served in Europe.
 Immediate eligibility for dis charge does not mean immediate discharge It will take almost a year to bring the 1.30OOOO eligible men home, Although they will be con- ing by hundreds of thousands in ensuing months.
 Can Be Kept On And any given man-even though he has more than the necessary number of credits for discharge can be kept in the service if his work is deemed vital to the war against Japan.
 The combat and decoration cred- it's. worth five points each, will be awarded for the following honors and decorations won by army per sonnel for services performed since September 16, 1940:
 Army - DSC, Legion of Merit Silver Star, DEC, Soldiers Medal Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, Pur pie Heart and Bronze Service Star;
 Navy - Navy Cross, DSM, Legion of Merit, Silver Star Medal DEC, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Bronze Star Medal Air Medal and Purple Heart Medal;
 Foreign Awards and decora- tions of foreign countries accepted and worn under War Department regulations.
 The Army announced earlier that dllN llOIueI OI lllt IutQ6I Ol I1OlIOI was eligible for immediate release.
 The mention of Navy decorations does not mean that Navy personnel are included in the plan. They are not. It refers only to Navy anc Marine Corps decorations that may have been awarded to Army men.
 Five points are given for the firSt o,,d norh a1ditinr,a1 q ourlrd Nf hon ors mentioned above as represented by oak leaf clusters.
 Commissioned officers will hay, adjusted service rating scores witt the same point values as enlisted men Eligibility of offers for dis. charge, however, will be determined primarily by military necessity witf the point rating secondary.
 Officers with lengthy oversea! service and long and hazardou combat service will be given specia consideration for release. Officer! returned from any theater as sur. plus may not be discharged, how ever, until it is established by the commanders of the ground, air anc services that their services are no required elsewhere.
 The revised critical scores to bt announced about six weeks henc, will be calculated to release abou 1900 444 soldiers under the poin system. However it is anticipated during the course Of the next l: months up to several thousand ad. ditional men may be released un. der the point system. To accomplish this the critical scores will be ad
 justed from time to time The total number which may bt 1 released under the point system | depends on variable factors includ | ing the number to be released fo disability age and other factors, ant
 the number of new inducteeS avail
 able.
 Discharges for disability and nor
 nal attrition have been about 450,
 900 during the past 12 months. Al
 though discharges for wounds la
 several months behind the time tn
 casualties were suffered, it is eSti
 mated discharges for reason of at
 triton should decline during th
 next 12 months because of cessa
 tion of European hostilities