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Show EDITOR'S NOTE: This newspaper through special arrangement with thi Washington Bureau of Western News paper Union at 1616 Eye Street, N. IT. K'ashington, D. C, is able to bring read ers this weekly column on problems oj the veteran and serviceman and his jam Uy. Questions may be addressed to tin above Bureau and they will be answerea in a subsequent column. No replies can In made direct by mail, but only in thi Column which will appear in this news paper regularly. Big College Enrollment Estimated enrollment of students In the 1,686 colleges, universities and other Institutions of higher learning for the 1946 fall term was placed at 1,558,081 by the veterans administration, with the total capacity capac-ity of these institutions at 1,673,349. Of this amount, the enrollment ol veterans under public laws 16 and 346 was estimated to be 695,321 or 44.6 per cent of the total estimated esti-mated enrollment for the semester. Now there are 394,551 veterans enrolled under these laws showing that the entrance problem is not aa serious as it was first thought. The survey was conducted by Nelson R. Henson, director of training facilities facili-ties service of VA's vocational rehabilitation re-habilitation and educational division. divi-sion. Mr. Henson said his department de-partment is now preparing a detailed de-tailed list of all educational institutions institu-tions showing names, locations, number of vacancies, etc., to guide veterans in applying for education. educa-tion. These vacancies, it Is pointed out, will occur almost entirely in the smaller and lesser known schools as the so-called "big-name and football team colleges are already al-ready full-up." Questions and Answers Q. I would like to know how long my husband will have to serve in the army. He 'went in on July 20, 1945 and went overseas March 4, 1946. His dependents are his wife and one son. A worried wife, Ashland, Wis. A. I am afraid you will have to keep on worrying, for there is no way for me to estimate how long he will be in service since he has only about nine months service May 1 and the army has not issued regulations for discharge beyond June 30, 1946. He has only earned points from July to September 2, 1945 and has 12 for his dependent son and the army has not set a new date for critical point scores, depending now more on length of service. Q. Can you tell me how many battle stars or other decorations have been awarded to the 644th bombardment squadron and the 410th bombardment group? J. V. Mc, Chicago, III. A. The war department says that the 644th bombardment squadron is credited with the battles of Normandy, Nor-mandy, northern France, Rhine-land, Rhine-land, Ardennes and central Europe. The 410th bombardment group, light, with air offensive, Europe. Q. I was drafted into the USNR and I passed the examinations OK. I stayed in only three weeks and was discharged as inept for naval services. I am now farming and I would like to know If I come under the G.I. bill of rights? Reader, Ozark, Ala. ' A. The law says you must have served at least 90 days unless discharged dis-charged previously for disability. I cannot tell whether your discharge was for that reason or not. Q. Is hospitalization or medical care provided for families of men or officers in the merchant marine? J. L. B., Rising Sun, Ind. A. No, insofar as I can find out there is no provision of hospitalization hospitaliza-tion or medical service for the families of merchant seamen. Officers Offi-cers and men of the merchant marine, ma-rine, themselves, however, are provided pro-vided with care in marine hospitals from the public health service. Q. My husband is in the army and when he was inducted he took out a bond a month. I was receiving them until January when I received the last one, for November. They are still taking the money out of his pay. Where can I write or find out about it? Soldier's wife, Nelsonville, Ohio. A. Write all details to war bond division, U. S. army. 4300 Goodfel-low Goodfel-low blvd., St. Louis 20. Mo. Q. Are men being drafted into the navy now? A. H. J., Towson, Md. A. The navy says that although draftees under the selective service act are eligible for entrance into the navy, at the present time all requirements re-quirements of the navy are being filled by voluntary enlistments, so all inductees are being taken into the army at this time. Q. My husband is a veteran of World War I serving for 18 months. He is now 52 and almost unable to do any work. We have to rely on one boy, coming 16 and two girls at home. My health is nor good. Where con he get. help on a pension? pen-sion? M. H., Madison, Ala. A. If he has never applied for a physical disability rating, suggest that he contact his nearest veterans administration office and ask for an examination to determine whether or not he is eligible for a disability pension. There is a contact regional region-al office of VA at Huntsville. |
