The Coolidge examiner., 1946-01-25

Ed. Note: This newspaper
arranged with the Washington
Bureau of National Weekly
Service at 621 Union Trust
Bldg, Washington 5. ID. c.. to
answer questions pertaining to
servicemen and veterans. These
questions will be answered in
his column if addressed as j.
Dove. No replies can be made
by mail. but this paper viii
print answers TO all qaestions
received.
u. would you tell me ii a 21-
year-ola man, who mas served tnree
years IN the u. 5. merchant ma
rlne, is entitled TO a discharge
.nlnoux being drafted into the
army?-Mrs. K. I, Omaha, Neb.
a. i he L. ,. maritime COmmis-
sion says that II man has served
81 months In the mercnant marine.
80 per cent OF Ihat tlme on active
duty, he is given certificate stat
ing that ne Is eligible Tor exemp-
ton under the seleCtiye service
law.
@. is il correct that money spent
on veterans for schooling and COL
lege will later be deducted from
any bonus that might be appropri-
ated for veterans Mrs. 3. 3.
Venice, Calf.
A. Under the original G.. |. law
such benefits were deductible. IN
der the new amendments just re-
Gently passed, such benefit pay
ments are not deductible from any
future bonus.
@. My son has been in Germany
for a long time. Our letters to him
are not received but his letters TO
US are received promptly. Can you
tell me why? His address is Head
quarters Company, 500 SAW 5n.-
M. q. e.. Townson, Md.
A. / expect you no longer need
the answer for headquarters com
pany OF the 566th Signal Air Warn
ing battalion arrived in New York
on the George Washington. Dec. 2l.
@. Is the mother OF boy in the
army TO receive an allotment every
month"; My mother has received
none so far. Where could find
out about my brothers bonds7-A.
reader, Bellevue, Iowa.
A. Allotments To mothers on the
part OF a soldier are purely volun-
tary and not obligatory. Suggest
you write TO your brother himself
about his bonds. or TO finance Off
Ger at his last camp in the USA or
OF his present outfit
@. My son sent home some dis
charge papers and we filled them
out and set them back to him, but
before ne got them, he left for
overseas. | would like 10 know IL
he will get them and. II he does, II
he will still get his discharge even
II he is overseas?-mrs. L. G. l..
Denver. Colo.
A. The chances are the papers
will get TO him and n he was en-
titled TO a discharge before he left.
he is still entitled to IT, He may
have TO wait on transportation II
he Is In the Pacific.
Q. I was in the army in 1910
serving three months and II days
and was discharged, but honorable.
My company commander told me 10
always keep il. What | want TO
know, please, am ! entitled 70 any
thing, or am I still recognized as
veterans? w. |. j., jacksonville.
Fla.
A Sure you are a veteran. hav-
ing served so days or more, and
you are entitled to all benefits OF
the G. l. bill.
@. Can you tell me whether ! am
eligible for discharge? | have been
in the army ten months, and over
seas three months. Have wife
and two small chiIdren.-T/5 J. G..
c., Jonesboro, NJ. c.
A. You have about 26 points
where so are necessary for eligibil-
ity. Unless there is some other
reason. such as that you are no
longer considered necessary in the
army. it looks as though you will
not be out soon.
@. Could you give me some in
formation concerning the a6oth
Ordnance HAM. Co., now located
at Liverpool, England. when are
they scheduled to sail home?-A
soldiers wife, LaFeria, Texas.
A. The war department says the
SeOth Ordnance H. A. NJ. Co., is at
Rouen. France, and no definite date
has been set for their return to