Evening star., 1946-07-12
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. If a man re-enlisted in the
Regular Army while overseas, and
upon returning to this country
found that his wife was partially
disabled, can he apply for a de-
pendency discharge on that basis?
j. P s.
A. The man in question may ap-
ply for a discharge. However, &C
cording to the War Department, it
is much more difficult for a man
who has re-enlisted in the Regular
Army to obtain such a discharge
than it is for a member of the
Army of the United States. The
dependency situation must have
arisen since his re-enlistment.
@. I expect to be released from
the Navy soon and would prefer
to be discharged in California
rather than in New York, where
I enlisted. Will the Navy pay my
travelling expenses from New York
to California PA. H.
A. Naval personnel are dis
charged at the separation center
nearest their place of enlistment
and are paid cents a mile from
the point of separation to the
point of original enlistment. In
some cases personnel may be dis
charged on their own request at
a place other than the separation
center nearest their point of en-
listment. II a special hardship
letter is signed by the man, travel
pay may be paid under certain con-
ditions, for instance, if he has a
job, dependents or his own car.
A special form letter is available
from personnel Offices.
@. Are the naval preparatory
schools under the supervision of the
Navy?-E. R.
A. The Navy Department says
that there are various private pre-
paratory schools in the United
Stated which fit students for the
United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Md. Such schools have
no direct relation to the Navy, They
are sometimes operated by retired
naval officers. Any school having
a four-year course meeting the
Naval Academy requirements would
qualify a man for entrance into the
academy.
@. Are there any American dead
of World War II buried in China?
M. M.
A. The remains of 1924 dead of
World War II rest in five military
cemeteries which have been estab-
lished in the China theater. These
remains may later be concentrated
in larger permanent cemeteries or
returned to the United States if
such action is requested by rela-
tives. Search for the remains of
missing American servicemen is
still being carried on in China.
@. When and where was the Her.
man Winter sunk? Where may in
formation be obtained on the men
aboard at the time?-C. B. N.
A. The S. S. Herman Winter is
listed by the United States Coast
Guard as having sunk after ground
ing off Devils Lodge, near Gay
Head Lighthouse March 7, 1914 Gay
Head Lighthouse is near Martha S
Vineyard, Massa chusetts. There
were no crew casualties. Crew in
formation may be obtained by writ
ing TO 1t. Farinholt. United States
Coast Guard, Washington 25, D. c.
@. What rights under the CT bill
has man who served as a member
of the Auxiliary Military Police of
the Army of the United States?
j. Mach.
A. The Auxiliary Military Police
Army of the United States was or
ganized as civilian auxiliary to the
United States Military Police and,
therefore, was not a part of the
armed forces for purposes of eligi-
bility for veterans benefits. A man
whose only service was in this
Auxiliary Military Police Army has
no rights as a veteran.