Benefits to Merchant Seamen: Hearings Before the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, Seventy-ninth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 2346, a Bill to Provide Aid for the Readjustment in Civilian Life of Those Persons who Rendered War Service in the United States Merchant Marine During World War II, and to Provide Aid for the Families of Deceased War-service Merchant Seamen; H.R. 2180, a Bill to Provide Federal Government Aid for the Readjustment in Civilian Life of World I and World War II Merchant Marine Veterans; H.R. 2449, a Bill to Amend Title III of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as Amended, to Provide Certain Rights for Members of the Merchant Marine Serving During World War I; H.R. 3500, a Bill to Extend the War-risk Insurance on Seamen to Cover Death from Any Marine Risk, and for Other Purposes, Parts 1-2 |
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ADEVA agencies amended ANDERSON ANTHEIL application armed forces Army average base pay Board BONNER bonus Bureau Captain NEVINS certificate of maritime CHAIRMAN Colonel COREY Commander OLDFIELD committee Compensation Act Cong CONGRESS THE LIBRARY cost death benefits deceased war-service Department dependents earnings eligible employees employment enactment entitled estimated Federal Federal Security Agency GI bill Government guaranty hospital injury Jean Nicolet legislation Liberty ship Lieutenant BERLINER loan Marine and Fisheries Maritime Commission maritime service maritime war service ment merchant marine veterans merchant seamen month monthly benefit Navy officer operation ordinary seaman paid payment percent period persons PETERSON proposed Public Health Service received reference risk compensation served Servicemen's Readjustment Act Shipping Administration statement SWIFT termination of hostilities tion treatment United States Maritime United States merchant vessels voyage War Department War Shipping Administration war-service seamen WEICHEL World War II
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