Evening star., 1945-09-28
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
A. Does a soldier who has re-
turned from Europe receive special
training before he Is sent to the
Paciflc?-K. G. A.
A. The War Department says
that If soldier of our Army has not
had tropical warfare training he
will be given such training before
being assigned to the Pacific area.
@. Is 1t customary for a mother
to receive the Purple Heart which
was awarded to her son after he
was wounded in action?-A B. G.
A. No. A Purple Heart is sent
the next Of kin of a soldier when he
has been killed in action, or has
died of wounds received in action
prior to having received the Purple
Heart.
@. Should a veteran wait for
notice from the Government before
sending in the premium on his
National Service Life Insurance
after his discharge?-T. T.
A. He should send check or money
order made out to the Treasurer
of the United States for the next
premium due after leaving the
service, on time, and without watt
ing for notice. The check or
money order should be addressed to
the Collections Subdivision, Veter-
ans Administration, Washington rs,
d. c.
Q. If the mother of serviceman
Is receiving dependents allow
ance. may she accept employment
without having her allowance dis
continued?-G. S. B.
A. A mother must prove that she
is dependent upon the serviceman
for at least substantial portion
OF her support in order to be ELI
gible for an allowance. If she ac-
cepts employment, the allowance
may be discontinued.
@. May an honorably discharged
veteran Of World War II obtain a
loan to purchase any farm of his
own choosing?-B. G. r.
A. Although an applicant for a
Farm Security Administration loan
for purchasing a farm must find the
farm ne wishes to purchase, the loan
is made only after appraisal and
when the purchase price Is In line
with the farms long range earning
capacity value.
@. What disposition is made Of
packages sent overseas to men
killed before the package is de-
livered?-G. c. T.
A. United States Army and
postal regulations require that such
packages be returned to the sender
If possible. During the Christmas
season senders were asked If they
wished to stamp packages to the
effect that II unbelievable they be
given to some other soldier. Pack
ages so stamped were, in the case Of
the death of the addressee, given to
another.
@. If the disability of a veteran
increases will his pension be
increased?-P. r. S.
A. A veteran may apply to the
veterans facility which Is handling
his case for an increase Of pension
If his disability increases. He must
submit evidence Of increased dis
ability and If this is sufficient to
support his claim his pension will
be correspondingly increased.
@. Did the 106th Infantry Di-
vision receive the Presidential Cita-
ton? Are all members in the division
permitted to wear it?-C. B. S.
A. The War Department says
that the 106th Infantry Division
as division did not receive the
Presidential Citation. All members
of unit receiving the Presidential
Citation are entitled to wear the
Distinguished Unit Badge if they
were members of the organization
during the action for which the unit
was cited This privilege continues
even after personnel leave the unit.
However, personnel who transfer
into a unit which has been cited
may wear the badge only when they
are members of that organization. II
transferred, they cannot continue
to wear it.