Evening star., 1946-07-20
By THE HASKIN SERVICE,

or sell the house that he has built
with money obtained through a
CT loan?-L. T. E.
A. A veteran who has borrowed
money under the Servicemen'S Re-
adjustment Act to build home for
his own occupancy, may rent or
sell the home if he is transferred
or must leave that locality.
@. Are the families of servicemen
who decide to go abroad required to
take physical examination before
they sail?-R. D..
A. Physical examinations are not
required, but persons going over
seas are advised to have them. IN
EQUATIONS are required of families
of military personnel going abroad.
These may be secured from the
nearest military post or at own
expense. Such persons will be ad-
v1sed by the service command in
which they live or by the authori-
ties at the port of embarkation.
@. How many men or units of the
Seabees are still in service? How
many are overseas?-H. McC.
A. The Navy Department says
that there are $50 Seabee officers
and 10000 enlisted men overseas
as of June /, 1916, and that there
are 100 officers and 1884 enlisted
men in the United States
O. Did the men OF the Antisub-
marine Command receive any bat
tie stars? Were any of the crew
members wounded by enemy fire
| during the patrols?-L. c.
A. According to the War Depart
ment, the men of Headquarters and
Headquarters Squadron, Air Forces
Antisubmarine Command, received
/ one battle star for their work
| against the enemy from October Is,
1912, through the first half of 1943.
1t is not known If any men of
the Antisubmarine Command were
killed or wounded because figures
are not broken down.
@. Does the making of motion
pictures in Technicolor require the
use of special camera?-J. F.
A. The camera used to make
present-day color movies is quite
different from the camera that
takes pictures in black and white.
Instead Of employing a single strip
of film, the Technicolor camera
uses three. The light is broken
up into three primary colors. red,
blue-green and yellow, each of which
is recorded.
@. Was the Bronze Arrowhead
authorized for members of the 18TH
Infantry Regiment, 31st Division?
| If SO, what was the general order
number and date?-J. D. K.
/ A. According to the War Depart
ment, the 18TH Infantry Regiment,
31st Division, was designated for
assaults landings at Morotai Island,
Netherlands East Indies, on Septem-
Der Is, 1914. per letter AG zoos,
December 4, 1945.
@. How long must a medical off,
Ger remain in the Navy after COM
plotting the Viz training?-A. G. B.
A. A two-year period of service
will be required for all Navy grad
yates of the Navy medical Via
training program who, after March
/, 1916, were or will be ordered to
active commissioned duty upon COM
pletion of interneship.
@. At what age did Harold E.
Stassen graduate from high school?
B. B. E.
A. He graduated from high school
at the age of IS.
@. In reference to a recent state
ment that the occupation of Japan
is being accomplished with smaller
ratio of troops to population than
any other area, what are the ratios
for the European countries?-W. M.
A. The figures for Germany are:
British zone, 159 per cent; French
zone, 1.74 per cent; United States
| DOliCy 1.of pei NCllt, ". .. -. ". IOIlC,
355 per cent. For Austria: British
zone, 1.21 per cent; United States
zone, l.29 per cent; French zone,
4.76 per cent; U. S. S. r. zone, $50
per cent. For Italy, .88 per cent.
The figure for Japan is .25 per cent.
@. Does a merchant seaman lose
his pay If he is taken i'll during
performance of duty aboard ship?
B. P.
A. The Maritime Service says that
a seaman's pay goes on if he be-
comes legitimately sick while aboard
Merchant seamen are entitled to
free medical care at marine hospi-
tails operated by the United States
Public Health Service. Arrange
ments have been made abroad for
free treatment of merchant seamen
in American Army and Navy hos
pitals.
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