An Act authorize the President to appoint to the grade of general in the Army of the United States those officers who, in grade of lieutenant general, during World War II commanded the Army Ground Forces, commanded an Army, commanded Army forces which included a field army and supporting units, or commanded United States forces in China and served as chief of staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in the China Theater of Operations, and for other purposes
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Liquidation. 
Use of name. 
Agents. 
PUBLIC LAW 508-JULY 19, 1954 
[68 ST A T , 
SEC. 15. Upon final dissolution or liquidation of the corporation and 
after the discharge or satisfaction of all outstanding obligations and 
liabilities, the remaining assets of the corporation shall be used by the 
board of directors for the purposes stated in section 3 above or be 
transferred to some recognized educational foundation. 
SEC. 16. The corporation shall have the sole and exclusive right to 
use the name of Board for Fundamental Education as representing 
such corporation and such seals, emblems, and badges as the corpo-
ration may lawfully adopt. 
SEC. 17. As a condition precedent to the exercise of any power or 
privilege granted to the corporation under this Act, the corporation 
shall file in the office of the Secretary of State, or similar office, in each 
State and in each Territory or possession of the United States in which 
the corporation is doing business, the name and post office address of 
an authorized agent in such State, Territory, or possession upon whom 
legal process or demand against the corporation may be served. 
SEC. 18. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 
expressly reserved. 
Approved July 19, 1954. 
Public Law 508 
CHAPTER 537 
July 19, 1954 
[S.2468] 
U. S. Army gen^ 
erals. 
Appointment. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the President to appoint to the grade of general in the Army of the 
United States those officers who, in grade of lieutenant general, during World 
War II commanded the Army Ground Forces, commanded an Army, com-
manded Army forces which included a field army and supporting units, or com-
manded United States forces in China and served as chief of staff to Gen-
eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek in the China Theater of Operations, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the President 
is authorized to appoint to the grade of general in the Army of the 
United States any officer who, while serving in the grade of lieutenant 
general, by virtue of assignment was— 
(1) the commanding general of the Army Ground Forces at 
any time between March 8, 1942, and August 16, 1945, 
(2) in command, as Army Commander, of an Army of the 
United States in either the European-African-Middle Eastern 
Theater of Operations at any time between December 11, 1941, 
and May 8, 1945, or the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations 
at any time between December 8,1941, and August 16,1945, or 
(3) in command of Army forces which included one or more 
field armies and supporting units in the above-designated theaters 
of operations at any time between March 8, 1942, and August 16, 
1945, 
(4) the commanding general of the United States forces in 
China and chief of staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in the 
China Theater of Operations at any time between December 8, 
1941, and August 16,1945, 
(5) in command of Western Defense Command between 
December 5,1939, and June 15, 1943, 
and, if retired, to advance any such officer to such grade of general 
on the retired list. Any such officer who died prior to the date of 
enactment of this Act, or prior to appointment hereunder, may be 
so appointed posthumously. No increase of basic or retired pay or 
allowances shall result from the enactment of this Act or any appoint-
ment hereunder. 
Approved July 19, 1954.