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Family allowances and wartime dilemmas
Questions from soldiers and families reveal how the Dependent Benefits program works under enemy occupation and after rate changes. The Office of Dependency Benefits explains payments pending in Greece and how alimony affects eligibility while noting limits and possible remedies. The piece also discusses a reader’s hostile letter about allowance laws and a stark Italian wartime warning from the Fifth Army.
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Greece
U. S. Treasury
U. S
ODB
Coast Guardsman
Navy
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Navy Department
Washington
D. C
Marine Corps
U. S. Marine Corps
Coast Guard
U. S. Coast Guard
13Th and
E Streets
Washington, D. C
YANK
Congress
Army