World War I bonus files andindex. 1919-1943.
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United States. Navy
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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...
United States. Marine Corps
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The U.S. Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775. From the description of Papers, 1933-1945. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 754107146 The history of the Marine Corps Navajo Code Talkers dates from 1942-1945. In 1942, a white man by the name of Phillip Johnston, who had lived on a Navajo reservation for many years of his life, conceived an idea that he thought might help the war. He believed that the Navajo language, a verbal, rarely-written language, coul...
United States. Army
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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...
Minnesota. Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Minnesota Laws 1957. chapter 942, authorized "adjusted compensation" (bonus payments) to Minnesota residents who served honorably in the U.S. armed forces for 30 consecutive days between June 27. 1950 and July 27, 1953, or to their beneficiaries. The law appropriated $15 million for this purpose, to be administered by the commissioner of veterans affairs. Awards were in varying amounts not to exceed $400, depending on length and type of service. Later legislation specifically termed these paymen...
Minnesota. Office of the Adjutant General
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The Indian War pension was created by the Minnesota legislature in 1905 [Laws 1905 c315] to provide pensions for Minnesota residents who participated in the Dakota Conflict of 1862 and in subsequent actions from August 15 to September 15, 1862. Those who rendered active service, bore arms, or otherwise rendered efficient aid and suffered any disabilities during this interval were eligible for a monthly pension of up to twelve dollars, beginning in January 1905 and lasting until death and/or unti...
