APRIL 26 (legislative day, APRIL 24), 1940.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. MINTON, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the

following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 2413]

The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2413) granting a pension to Arminda Bauman, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with the recommendation that the bill do pass.

Arminda Bauman, aged 72, whose post-office address is 520 North Twenty-third Street, Parsons, Kans., is the widow of Jacob K. Bauman, who enlisted November 17, 1883, and who was honorably discharged July 10, 1885.

He was pensioned under the acts of March 4, 1917, and March 3, 1927, on account of having served over 30 days in the Apache Campaign of New Mexico in 1885. He died August 21, 1936 (XC 2577335).

The claimant and the veteran were first married on July 21, 1887, and eight children were born of this marriage. He obtained a divorce from her on July 14, 1924, and was remarried to her on February 6, 1926. The divorce was obtained on the ground of desertion. She lived with her daughter at the time and denies having deserted him. The claimant states that she did not learn of the divorce proceedings until after the divorce was granted. Except for about 2 years they lived together from the time of their first marriage to the date of his death. She does not have title to pension under the existing law for the reason that her last marriage did not occur prior to March 4, 1917. The medical evidence filed in support of the bill shows that claimant is unfitted for self-support by reason of physical weakness.

The evidence as to her financial condition shows that she has no property and no income. She lives with her children.

The committee recommends that she be allowed a pension of $30

per month.

S. Repts., 76-8, vol. 2- -56

76TH CONGRESS 3d Session

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SENATE

REPORT No. 1535

GRANTING A PENSION TO ERNEST FRANCIS WHITE

APRIL 26 (legislative day, APRIL 24), 1940.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. MINTON, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 1312]

The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 1312) granting a pension to Ernest Francis White, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with the recommendation that the bill do pass.

The House report on this bill is as follows:

[H. Rept. No. 1483, 76th Cong., 3d sess.]

The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 1312) granting a pension to Ernest Francis White, having considered the same, report favorably to the House with the recommendation that the bill do pass with the following amendments:

Line 7, after the word "the", insert the words "United States Navy and".

Line 8, after the word "month", strike out the (.) period and insert the words "until he attains the age of 18 years, which fact shall be determined by the submission of satisfactory evidence by the duly authorized guardian of the proposed beneficiary to the Veterans' Administration."

The applicant, Ernest Francis White, is aged 12 years and his postoffice address is 148 Hillman Street, New Bedford, Mass. He is the minor child of the veteran who had a like name and who served in the United States Navy from November 23, 1920, to February 21, 1921, and from April 29, 1921, to April 10, 1925; and in the United States Coast Guard from May 22, 1925, to May 21, 1927, and from July 6 to October 14, 1927, on which last date he was drowned as the result of an explosion of Coast Guard picket boat CG-2324 in the harbor at Woods Hole, Mass. The parents of the applicant were married August 4, 1927, and the applicant was born April 22, 1928, and the evidence on file establishes the fact that he is the legitimate son of the veteran of record. Subsequent to the death of the veteran and on March 31, 1932, the mother of the applicant again contracted marriage.

The applicant, Ernest Francis White, has not tested his title to pension in the Veterans Administration, and such action would prove a useless expenditure of time and money as it has been held uniformly by the Veterans' Administration that service in the United States Coast Guard prior to July 2, 1930 (with the exception of the period of the World War), is not pensionable because the act of

July 2, 1930, which was the first act to grant monetary benefits to former members of the United States Coast Guard and their dependents, is not retroactive, and therefore this veteran's minor child is without entitlement to pension benefits under any existing law.

In view of the fact that this applicant's father drowned in line of duty following the accidental explosion of a Coast Guard boat, your committee recommends that he be granted a pension at the rate of $15 per month until he attains the age of 18 years.

APRIL 26 (legislative day, April 24), 1940.—-Ordered to be printed

Mr. MINTON, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the

following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 1379]

The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 1379) granting a pension to Timothy A. Linehan, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with the recommendation that the bill do pass.

The House report on this bill is as follows:

The Committee on Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 1379) entitled "A bill granting a pension to Timothy A. Linehan," having considered the same, report favorably to the House with the recommendation that the bill do pass with the following amendments:

Line 6, after the second word "of" strike out "Company," and insert in lieu thereof "United States Marine Corps; Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, and Seaman, first-class".

Line 8, after the word "of" strike out the figures "$20" and insert in lieu thereof the figures "$15".

The veteran, Timothy A. Linehan, is aged 36 years and resides at 1344 South Hollywood Street, Philadelphia, Pa. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps from May 20, 1924, was honorably discharged May 24, 1928, and was assigned to the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve (inactive), from which he was finally discharged on November 29, 1928. He enlisted in the United States Coast Guard November 30, 1928, and was honorably discharged for physical disabilities on May 14, 1930, with diagnoses of right inguinal hernia and left femoral phlebitis. A report from the official records shows treatment during his service in the United States Coast Guard as follows: "The medical records show that Linehan was confined to Marine Hospital No. 10, Key West, Fla., from February 6-12, 1929, on account of 0211 carbuncle, lateral external surface, left buttox. This man was furnished out-patient treatment for dental caries 0229, July 11-15, 1929, at the above-mentioned hospital. Was admitted to United States Marine Hospital, Baltimore, Md., February 18, 1930, suffering from 0717 right indirect inguinal hernia. Remained in said hospital until date of discharge, May 14, 1930."