An Act to authorize male nurses and medical specialists to be appointed as Reserve officers
PL 84-294 (H.R.2559), enacted 08/09/1955

69 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 294-AUG. 9, 1955 
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west corner of the southeast quarter of southwest quarter of section 29, 
township 15 south, range 8 east, thence northerly along said west 
right-of-way line of said Anniston-Fort McClellan Highway, 2,715 
feet, more or less, to a point on the south boundary line of the Old 
Anniston-Jacksonville Road, thence southwesterly along the mean-
derings of the south boundary of the Old Anniston-Jacksonville Road 
to the point of intersection with the south boundary line of the north-
west quarter of southwest quarter section 29, township 15 south, range 
8 east, thence east along aforesaid south boundary line of said north-
west quarter of southwest quarter section 29, township 15 south, range 
8 east, 455 feet more or less, to the southeast corner of said northwest 
quarter of southwest quarter of said section 29, township 15 south, 
range 8 east, thence south along the west boundary line of the south-
east quarter of southwest quarter of section 29, township 15 south, 
range 8 east, and the northeast quarter of northwest quarter section 
32, township 15 south, range 8 east, 1,428 feet more or less to the 
intersection of the Anniston city limits line, thence easterly along the 
Anniston city limits line 765 feet more or.less, to the point of begin-
ning, containing 88.5 acres, more or less, in Calhoun County, Alabama. 
Approved August 9,1955. 
Public Law 294 
CHAPTER 654 
AN ACT 
August 9, 1955 
To authorize male nurses and medical specialists to be appointed as Reserve 
[H.R. 2559] 
officers. 
Arme d F o rces 
reserves. 
M a l e nu rs e s, 
etc. 
6 1 Stat. 4 1. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That men may be 
appointed as Reserve commissioned officers in the Nurse Corps of the 
Is aval Reserve and as Reserve officers of the Air Force designated to 
perform iiui-sing or medical specialist duties, under the same provisions 
of law as are applicable to women, except as may be necessary to 
adapt such provisions to male persons. 
SEC. 2. The Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
(1) In title I, bv striking out "Women's" each time it occurs and ,,1°?-^/^^^^^^^^' 
inserting m lieu thereof Army ; and 
(2) In section 116 (10 U. S. C, sec. 376), by striking out "female 
citizens'' and inserting in lieu thereof "male or female citizens, or 
male or female persons who have made a declaration of intent to 
become citizens,". 
SEC. 3. (a) Subsection (a) of section 307 of the Army Organization 
Act of 1950 (10 U. S. C, sec. 81-1) is hereby amended by striking 
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out "Women's"' and inserting in lieu thereof "Army". 
(b) Section 307 of the Air Force Organization Act of 1951 (10 
U. S. C , sec. 1837) is hereby amended by striking out "women's". 
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(c) Subsection (d) of section 203 of the Army and Air Force 
Vitalization and Retirement Equalization Act of 1948 (10 U. S. C , 
sec. 1003) is hereby amended by striking out "Women's" and inserting 
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in lieu thereof "Army". 
SEC. 4. In the computation of the pay, or retired or retirement pay, 
service crediu 
of any person appointed under the first section of this Act, or of any 
person appointed under section 116 of the Army-Navy Nurses Act 
of 1947, as amended, credit shall be given for all military and naval 
service rendered by such person with any branch of the Armed Forces 
of the United States, including active and inactive service with the 
reserve components thereof. 
Approved August 9, 1955.