Benefits Relating to Service in the Philippines During World War II.: Hearings, Eightieth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 4073, a Bill to Provide a More Satisfactory Program of Benefits Relating to Active Service in the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of the Philippines During World War II, and for Other Purposes. May 27, June 10, 1948 |
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80th Cong active service Administrator of Veterans Affairs ALLEN Ambassador O'Neal amended American Legion American soldiers American veterans armed forces authorized Bataan benefits relating burial and funeral COLMERY Commander Commonwealth compensation CONG LIBRARY CONGRESS LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Congressman Corregidor death Department EDITH NOURSE ROGERS EMMET O'NEAL enactment Father HAGGERTY fight Filipino soldiers Filipino veterans fought GI bill grants hospitalization House of Representatives Japanese July 26 June KEARNEY Leyte LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MacArthur Madam Chairman Manila MATHEWS military order National Service obligation organized military forces person Philippine Army veterans Philippine Government Philippine pesos Philippine Scouts Philippine veterans Philippines during World President Roxas program of benefits proposed legislation recognized guerrillas Republic Rescission Act Rogers bill Roosevelt satisfactory program Secretary Secretary of War section 101 Service Life Insurance service-connected disability Southwest Pacific statement subsistence allowances TEAGUE tion United States Army World War II ZANDT
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Page 1 - veterans" means persons who served in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines while such forces were in the service of the armed forces of the United States pursuant to the military order of the President of the United States, dated July 26, 1941...
Page 7 - Guard in receipt of pension for service-connected disability dies after discharge, the Administrator, in his discretion and with due regard to the circumstances in each case, shall pay, for burial and funeral expenses and transportation of the body (including preparation of the body) to the place of burial, a sum not exceeding $100 to cover such items and to be paid to such person or persons as may be prescribed by the Administrator.
Page 3 - The action of the Commission in allowing or denying any claim under this Act shall be final and conclusive on all questions of law and fact and not subject to review by any other official of the United States or by any court by mandamus or otherwise...
Page 8 - All decisions rendered by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs under the provisions of this title, or the regulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be final and conclusive on all questions of law and fact, and no other official or court of the United States shall have jurisdiction to review by mandamus or otherwise any such decision. SEC. 6. In addition to the pensions provided in this title, the Administrator of Veterans...
Page 3 - July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, while such forces were in the service of the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to the military...
Page 2 - Administration providing for the payment of pensions on account of service-connected disability or death: Provided further, That such pensions shall be paid at the rate of one Philippine peso for each dollar authorized to be paid under the laws providing for such...
Page 4 - Congress hereby declares that no further relief of such character will be granted. (5) If any person deemed to have been issued insurance under subsection (3) (A) or (B) hereof die without filing application and within the time limited therefor, death insurance benefits shall be payable in the manner and to the persons as stated in subsection (2) : Provided, That no application for insurance payments under subsections (2) or (3) as hereby amended, shall be valid unless filed in the Veterans...
Page 11 - ... have been service in the military or naval forces of the United States or any component thereof for the purposes of any law of the United States conferring rights, privileges, or benefits upon any person by reason of the service of such person or the service of any other person in the military or naval forces of the United States or any component thereof, except benefits under (1) the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, under contracts heretofore entered into, and (2) laws...
Page 4 - Persons shown by evidence satisfactory to the Administrator to have been mentally or legally incompetent at the time the right to apply for death benefits expires, may make such application at any time within one year after the removal of such disability.
Page 37 - Mr. ALLEN. Madam Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Louisiana. Mr. ALLEN.