Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-06-20
Return of War Dead


pected late in the fall of 1947.
There will be no priorities and re-
mains will be returned when re-
quest is received, without regard to
rank, race, creed or color. Exhu-
nation will be conducted accord
ing to a well-planned schedule and
the bodies will be placed in seam
less steel caskets, Theoretically
sealed, of lacquered bronze, seal
brown color with interior upholster-
ing. Cases are to be of plywood,
earth brown, lined with zinc-coated
steel and with metal handles. Cost
of returning each body to the United
States will be about 5000.
The quartermaster general says
that after requests have been re-
celved, the next of kin will not be
notified regarding disposition of re-
mains until they have been positively
identified. Fro2: time of exhu-
nation until reception by next of kin
or final burial, the bodies will be I'M
der constant military escort.
The remains will be transported
on reconverted liberty ships either
to New York or San Francisco and
then will be sent on reconverted hos
pital cars to a distribution CEN
ter nearest the point to which next
of kin has requested remains to be
sent. From the distribution centers
remains will be transported with
military escort either by rail, motor
or water transportation to point des-
ignated. The government will pro-
vide a flag to be used for proper
draping of the casket. The flag
will be presented to next of kin if
present at time of final interment.
Those who have questions concern
ing the programs should write to
Memorial Division, Office of the
Quartermaster General, Washington
Is, D. C.
Questions and ANSWERS
@. My brother was in the army
about seven months and overseas
about one month. When he left in
January, 1915, 1 received a couple
of letters from him and he was
somewhere in Belgium On March
we received a telegram saying he
was missing in action and three
days later they stated he was killed
in action on the same day he was
reported missing. That was March
3, 1915, and now it is April, 1947,
and l never have heard anything
more about him. l will thank you
if you will help me find out some
thing more about him. have never
been able to find anyone who was
with him overseas and would like
to have some home addresses of
men who were in his company and
his division. Can you help me find
some of them? His name was Pvt.
James E. Burden, 35815672, Com
pany A, 31Oth Infantry, APO 10,
New York. He was with General
Patton's Third army with the 18th
infantry division.-E. M. E., Equal
ity, N. Y.
A. To any men of the Company A,
18th division, who knew James E.
Burden, write to his sister, Emma
Mae Evans, Equality, N. Y. To
E. M. E., suggest that you write
Memorial Division, Office of the Ad-
jutant General, giving your BROTH
er's full name, serial number and
all you know ABOUT him and ask
them for further details. If they
have information they will send it
to you:
@. Can you tell me whether or not
this congress is going to pass
bonus bill for World War II veter-
ans-A. L. S., Charlottesville, Va.
A. There is no way of knowing
what congress is likely to do. There
has been no bonus bill passed as of
this date. However, a good guess
would be that there will be bonus
bill passed at this session.
@. Please tell me whether a vet
eran of World War II can draw any
more disability money after he is
married.-R. j., Blount Springs,
Ala.
A. Whether or not a veteran is
married has nothing to do with his
disability compensation, which is
based on his rate of disability and
not on whether he is married or sin
gle.
@. Our son served for three years
in the Pacific area, was wounded
twice and was ill with fever for
some months. Since his return home
he apparently has been well enough
and entered school under the GIL.
bill. He has, however, become so
nervous that he cannot study and
we fear he is suffering from q nerv-
Gus disorders of some kind. What
can we do?-Mrs. J. A. L., Bloom
ington, Ind.
A. Would suggest that you contact
the Veterans administration office.
Likely your nearest office is in
Indianapolis.