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Veteran and serviceman help column asks on wartime benefits
Readers seek guidance on custody of bodies of deceased veterans, dependency rules, and monthly allowances for veterans. Questions cover widow rights, mustering out pay, dependents, allotments, and eligibility under postwar adjustment policies. Answers reference War Department rules on kin preference, WAVE benefits, and disability or hardship discharge cases.
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War Department
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L. Cahool
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Stanley
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Morganfield
Navy Department
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Army Air Corps
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