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Show DlfREAU EDITOR'S KOTE: This newspaper, through special mrrangement with the Washington Bureau of Western Neivs paper Union ut 1616 Eye Street, N. W Washington, D. C, is mble to bring readers read-ers this weekly column on problems of the veteran end serviceman end his family. fam-ily. Questions may be addressed to the above Bureau and they will be answered in a subsequent column. No replies can be made direct by mail, but only in the column which will appear in this newspaper news-paper regularly. When Will Vets Return? The Washington office of Western Newspaper Union has received scores of letters from parents, wives, sweethearts and friends of men in service, all asking when their loved ones will get out of the service. We cannot answer these letters let-ters with any degree of accuracy because there is no way of ascertaining ascer-taining when men with a given number num-ber of points in a given theatre will be released. There are too many circumstances which must be considered con-sidered in any particular area. Here, however, is the promise of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, made in his recent address before a joint session of congress January 15, as regards enlisted men: "By April 30, 1946, all enlisted men, except volunteers, with 45 points as of September 2, 1945, or with 30 months' service as of April 20, 1946, will be separated from the army or aboard ship returning home. "By June 30, 1946, all enlisted men, except volunteers, with 40 points as of September 2, 1945, or with 24 months' service as of June 30, 1946, will be separated from the army or aboard ship returning home." General "Ike" further said that whether this rate of discharge can be maintained depends directly upon the rate of replacements or inflow into the army. So this commitment com-mitment is limited to July 1, 1946. Questions and Answers Q. I am a widow of World War II with one child. I drew an allotment allot-ment for myself and baby until he was killed in action in the navy. His insurance was made to his parents par-ents and neither the baby or I was mentioned in the papers. Now his parents are drawing this. Is there any way for me to get this or any part of the insurance? Mrs. O. M. C, Crossville, Ala. A. There is no way for you to obtain ob-tain this insurance if you were not named as beneficiary, unless parents of the serviceman are willing to share with you. You, however, are entitled to a pension for yourself and baby. Q. Would it be possible for a veteran's vet-eran's widow who is receiving a Spanish American war pension of $30 per month, to exchange it for a .World War pension to which she is also entitled? How would she go about making the exchange? B. M. D. , Elk Mills, Md. A. Yes, the veterans' administration administra-tion says it is possible. Consult your nearest regional veterans' administration admin-istration office, probably at Richmond Rich-mond or Baltimore. Q. We had a nephew who was in the army in the Philippines when war was declared. He was taken prisoner and died in a Jap prison camp in July, 1942. He did not carry insurance. His mother is a widow and is she entitled to receive any compensation? The boy's father was a World War I veteran and died in 1930. His aunt, Watsontown, Pa. A. I would say that the widowed mother, if she was dependent upon the veteran, is entitled to a pension. However, she should file a claim with the nearest office of the veterans' veter-ans' administration, probably at Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, and they will determine her eligibility. Q. My son has been discharged from the army. He entered service February, 1941. Is he entitled to the pre-Pearl Harbor ribbon? He was entitled en-titled to three bronze stars, but only one was shown in his discharge. Is there some way this can be put on his discharge and where can I obtain ob-tain the information? Mrs. W.M. J., Purvis, Miss. A. For answers to both questions write to the office of the adjutant general, enlisted personnel, war department, de-partment, Washington, D. C. Q. My husband has one child and has been in the marines since August, Au-gust, 1943, and overseas since Jnne 1, 1945. How many points does he have? He is in Peiping, China. When can I expect him home? Mrs. D. H. S., Lewisburg, Pa. A. As of September 2, your husband has 38 points. He is not likely to be home soon since the marines are screening all low point men and regulars out of units scheduled sched-uled to return home soon. Fifty points are necessary for discharge. Q. I have had three years in the army. Received my honorable discharge dis-charge in the fall and put in a claim far trouble with my ankle, also tonsils. ton-sils. Received my notice for examination exami-nation in December, x-rays, etc. As. yet I haven't heard from them. Am I eligible for a disability pension? D. H. W., Salisbury, Md. A. It may take several weeks foi the veterans' ad ministration to catch up with your claim. They will even-ually, even-ually, however. There is a shortage of manpower in all veterans' administration admin-istration offices. Keep writing oi calling the office where you filed. |