Army Answers On Family Allowances And Death Benefits
A soldier cannot discontinue a Family Allowance if the wife receives government additions and the soldier contributes 22 dollars. if the soldier pays a straight allotment without government addition he may discontinue but the wife can apply herself. Dependents allowances depend on dependency. Class B dependents may receive 37 dollars with 22 contributed by the soldier. The Servicemen's Dependents Allowance Act of 1942 provides government pay for initial allowances, and rent eviction rules apply with limits. Women’s Army Corps serves outside the continental U.S. A dependent parent or spouse may apply for family allowance. if approved the soldier contributes 5 dollars plus 22 for wife and child, with higher dependent amounts possible. Personal effects of deceased overseas soldiers go to the Effects Quartermaster and then to kin. A death gratuity exists in addition to insurance. inquiries go to Public Relations Officer, Has First Service Command.
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No. Attleboro
Mass. A
H. D
New Bedford
United States
Continental
C. J
Danvers
Red Cross
Poet Cpl French in New Guinea Sends Verses and Curios
Army engineer Cpl Wesley A. French of 1054 Engr's writes from the New Guinea area. He describes handmade curios from island material and shares a descriptive poem about Army life, jungle campaigns, building bases, and the promise to rally support back home.
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Cpl French
New Guinea
Cpl, French
Bay View Avenue
Perius
Japan
Pacific
Cpl
Wesley A. French
From Italy to Navy Day Letters and Vivid Abroad Notes
The writer shares travel memories from Salerno Rome and Capri including Pompeii Vesuvius and Vatican sights. He notes cleaner French towns, grassy fields, and mined Italian lands. Also describes Navy Day at Sampson with 780 marchers and a sailor's pride and service dates.
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Nancy
Phoenix
Italy
Salerno
Rome
Pompeii
Mt Vesuvius
Isle of
Capri
St Peter
Vatican City
Cassino
Anzio
France
Africa
The
Bill
Letters From Home Describe Bombing Night Near Bristol
Wartime correspondence details an Me-109 bombing raid on a highway and nearby hospitals. Pvt Sal L Palumbo writes of long shifts, a buddy wounded, and sending regards to readers back home while mentioning Lt Maynard Suzman and Charlie Dryer.
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Bosworth
Maynard Suzman
Hope Street
Phoenix
Charlie Dryer
APO
Name of fellow at APO Sgt. Vincent A Berretto 60th Gen Hosp
Request for the name of the fellow present at the APO and details about Phoenix and other fellows, addressed to Sgt. Vincent A Berretto of the 60th General Hospital. The message seeks information and thanks in advance.
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Phoenix
APO
Vincent A Berretto
Home Town Paper Lifts Bristol Boys Far From Home in 1944 Letter
George Pinheiro of Company 56th Battalion 12th Regiment U S Army writes from Camp Fannin Texas praising his hometown Bristol paper. He recalls training at Camp Stewart Georgia with four Bristol classmates and notes how reading the paper brings memories of home during wartime service.
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Camp Fannin
Texas
Mr. Bosworth
Bristol
Camp Stewart
Georgia
Domenic Campanella
William de Salvo
Norbert Costa
Lincoln Fisk
Mr Bosworth
George Pinheiro
U. S. Army
The Singer Co Offers Treadle and Portable Rentals
The Singer Sewing Machine Company offers a limited supply of treadle and used machines and electric portables for rent at five dollars per month.
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Singer Sewing Machine Co
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Wilmington. A
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
R. Haverhill
Women’s Army Corps
Continental United States
Woburn
E. A. H. Claremont
N. H
Kansas City
Missouri
E. A
Quincy
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Massachusetts
Ulysse Forget
M. D
Main ST
Warren
R. I
George M. Wilbur & Sons CO
Tel Warren
Constitution
Tel. Br
Heer
Nelson Eddy
Robert Armbruster
EWT
CBS
Narragansett Electric Company
Imestel
Charles M. Connery
TEL
Burton ST
Bristol District Nursing Association
Martha Graham
Hope St
Thyra Carlson
High St
Pfc
Anderton
New York
Sampson
Ros
Sal L. Palumbo
A.P O
New York, N. Y
J. E. Connors
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
E. L. Watson Coo., Inc
Weybosset Street
Providence
Sewing Machine Co
Fall River
Rhode Island
Connecticut
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