Chapter 178. Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Regular Army and Navy, and certain soldiers and sailors of wars other than the Civil War, and to widows of such soldiers and sailors
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CHAP. 178.— An Act Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Regular Army and Navy, and certain soldiers and sailors of wars other than the Civil War, and to widows of such soldiers and sailors. March 3, 1917.[[H. R. 20827](/us/bill/64/hr/20827).][[Private, No. 215](/us/pvtl/64/215).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Pensions. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws— Pensions.
John M. Cornelison. The name of John M. Cornelison, late of Company C, Third Regiment Texas Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Charles A. Holmes. The name of Charles A. Holmes, late of Company H, Ninth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. George M. Thompson. The name of George M. Thompson, late of Company C, First Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Wirt V. Libby. The name of Wirt V. Libby, late of the Hospital Corps, United States Army, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. 1581 The name of William Merritt, late of Company H, Thirty-sixth William Merritt. Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Herbert Green, late of Company C, Third Regiment Herbert Green. United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Frank E. Conkling, late of Company B, Eighteenth Pension increased. Frank E. Conkling. Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Arthur L. Perry, late of Troop F, First Regiment Pensions. Arthur L. Perry. United States Volunteer Cavalry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Jerome J. Miller, late of Company G, Fifty-first Regiment Jerome J.
Miller. Iowa Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Henry S. Robert, late of Companies E and F, Fourth Henry S. Robert. Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Abraham H. Barnes, late of Company E, First Regiment Abraham H. Barnes. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Jasper Johnson, late of Company D, Thirtieth Regiment Pension increased.
Jasper Johnson. United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Duval Johnson, late of Company M, Thirty-third Pensions. Duval Johnson. Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Frank P. Collins, late of Company M, Second Regiment Frank P. Collins. Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Ernest J. Patton, late of Company G, Second Regiment Ernest J. Patton. Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Eron B. Wallace, late of Company M, Second Regiment Pension increased. Eron B. Wallace. Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Josephine Burnett, widow of Richard Burnett, late of Pensions.
Josephine Burnett. Company E, First Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of William Rohder, late of Company A, Ninth Regiment William Rohder. Illinois Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Carl J. Domrose, late of Company L, First Regiment Carl J. Domrose. Colorado Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of John G. Fehrle, late of Company I, One hundred and John G. Fehrle. sixty-first Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Joseph Tanco, junior, late of Company I, Eighth Regiment Joseph Tanco, jr. New York Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Clifford T. Ham, late of Company F, Fourth Regiment Clifford T. Ham. Virginia Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Willie E. Terry, late of Company G, Forty-fourth Willie E. Terry. Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Joseph A. M. Johnson, late of Company E, Fourth Pension increased. Joseph A. M. Johnson. Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay 1582 him a pension at the rate of $17 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pensions. Roy W. Noe. The name of Roy W. Noe, late of Company H, Signal Corps, United States Army, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Gideon B. Marshall. The name of Gideon B. Marshall, late of Company K, Second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Martha A. Knapp. The name of Martha A. Knapp, dependent mother of Forrest W. Durant, late of Company G, Sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. William D. Edwards. The name of William D. Edwards, late of Company A, Twenty-third Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
William B. McCarthy. The name of William B. McCarthy, late of Company D, Third Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. John E. Burrow, jr. The name of John F. Burrow, junior, late of United States Navy, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $8 per month. Jacob Tull. The name of Jacob Tull, late of Troop E, Ninth Regiment United States Cavalry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Allen P. Gabbard. The name of Allen P. Gabbard, late of Sixty-sixth Company United States Coast Artillery Corps, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Charles L. McClure. The name of Charles L. McClure, late of Company M, Second Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Daniel T. French. The name of Daniel T. French, late of Fifteenth Battery, United States Field Artillery, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Pension increased. Luke R. Ford. The name of Luke R. Ford, late of Troop L, Seventh Regiment United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pension. Robert B. Hawkins. The name of Robert B. Hawkins, late of Company G, Second Regiment United States Infantry, and Company C, Second Regiment North Carolina Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Louisa Wilson.
The name of Louisa Wilson, dependent mother of Michael B. Wilson, late of Troop L, Fourteenth Regiment United States Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Willis P. McCampbell. The name of Willis P. McCampbell, late of Company A, General Service United States Army, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Joseph Canton. The name of Joseph Canton, late of Company L, Twelfth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Charles B. Reid. The name of Charles B. Reid, late of Company B, Twelfth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Ida Bill. The name of Ida Bill, widow of William Bill, late of Company A, Tenth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. William J. Givens. The name of William J. Givens, late of Company C, Second Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month.
Pension increased. James F. Cummins. The name of James F. Cummins, late of Company G, Sixth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, and Company C, Twenty-ninth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, 1583 and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of William A. Kush, late of the United States Navy, Pension. William A. Kush. Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of John E.
Packard, late of Company B, Eighteenth Pensions increased. John E. Packard. United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Charles M. Baughman, late of Company K, Sixth Charles M. Baughman. Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Thomas Whitson, late captain of Company L, Fourth Pension.
Thomas Whitson. Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of George R. Weight, late of Company B, Fifth Regiment Pension increased. George R. Weight. Missouri Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of John Snyder, late of Company L, Fortieth Regiment Pensions. John Snyder. United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Edward G. Fetsch, late of Company D, Thirteenth Edward G. Fetsch. Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Charles Gilford, late of Company F, Seventeenth Charles Gilford. Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Lawrence P. Williams, late of Company G, Thirteenth Lawrence P. Williams. Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Walter C. C. Jennings, late of Troop D, Second Walter C. C. Jennings. Regiment United States Cavalry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Frank Riska, late of Company E, Twelfth Regiment Frank Riska. Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of John L. Barber, late of Company D, Second Regiment John L. Barber. Nebraska Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Arthur B. Clark, late of Company K, First Regiment Arthur B. Clark. Maine Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Benjamin Harrison, late of Hospital Corps, United Pension increased. Benjamin Harrison. States Army, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Joseph P. Riley, helpless and dependent child of Pensions. Joseph P. Riley. Joseph V.
Riley, late of Troop A, Fifth United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of William J. Riley, helpless and dependent child of William J. Riley. Joseph V. Riley, late of Troop A, Fifth United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Patrick McDonald, late of Company A, Twenty-eighth Patrick McDonald. Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month.
The name of Howard M. Greenwald, late of Company L, Eighth Howard M. Greenwald. Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. 1584 Hood Sikes. The name of Hood Sikes, late of Company B, First Territorial United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pension increased. Edward Evans. The name of Edward Evans, late of Company E. Thirtieth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Pensions. Harry W. Feldman. The name of Harry W. Feldman, late of the United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. William A. Ritter. The name of William A. Ritter, late of Company B, Eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pensions increased. Herbert W. Barnhart. The name of Herbert W. Barnhart, late of Company D, Fifteenth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Louis F. Ursenbach. The name of Louis F. Ursenbach, late of band, First Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pensions. Frank A. Smith. The name of Frank A. Smith, late of detachment of Engineers, United States Military Academy, United States Army, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. William M. Davis. The name of William M. Davis, late of Battery B, Georgia Light Artillery, and Hospital Corps, United States Army, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
John Johnson. The name of John Johnson, late of Company G, Second Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Orin Marshall. The name of Orin Marshall, late of Company A, First Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. John F. Chamberlain. The name of John F. Chamberlain, late of Company B, Second Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Harry L. Peebles. The name of Harry L. Peebles, late unassigned recruit Nineteenth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Robert T. Rowland. The name of Robert T. Rowland, late of Companies B and D, Tenth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $8 per month. Thomas Horan. The name of Thomas Horan, late of United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Herbert S. Coheley. The name of Herbert S. Coheley, late of Troop A, First United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pension increased. Lewis L. Cummings. The name of Lewis L. Cummings, late of Company C, Sixth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pensions. Marie G. Harding. The name of Marie G. Harding, widow of Arthur E.
Harding, late captain, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. Arthur Patten. The name of Arthur Patten, late of Company B, Fourteenth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Robert L. Crook, jr. The name of Robert L. Crook, junior, late major, Third Regiment Mississippi Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Pension increased. James F. Coakley. The name of James F. Coakley, late of the United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 1585 The name of Louis S. Harris, late of Battery A, Third Regiment Pension. Louis S. Harris. United States Artillery, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Charles L. Thompson, late of Company G, (Burnett’s) Pensions increased.
Charles L. Thompson. New York Volunteers, War with Mexico, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Franklin Williams, late of Company I, Sixth Regiment Franklin Williams. United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Margaret A. Wells, widow of Martin C. Wells, late of Pensions. Margaret A. Wells. Captain Morgan’s company of Iowa Volunteers, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month.
The name of Alfred J. Yarber, late of Company M, Twentieth Alfred J. Yarber. Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Frank M. Clark, late of Company M, Sixth Regiment Pension increased. Frank M. Clark. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Thomas M. Rodgers, late of the Hospital Corps, Pension. Thomas M.
Rodgers. United States Army, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. The name of Martin L. Thomas, late of Company I, Forty-fourth Pension increased. Martin L. Thomas. Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Augustus Light, late of Company G, Sixth Regiment Pensions. Augustus Light. United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Justus W. Swanberg, late of Company F, Eighth Justus W. Swanberg. Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Arthur Flank, late of Troop K, Fourth Regiment Arthur Plank. United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of James W. Lathrop, late of United States Navy, Regular Pension increased. James W. Lathrop. Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Ida M. Zimmerman, widow of Charles A. Zimmerman, Pensions. Ida M. Zimmerman. late leader of the Naval Academy Band, Regular Establishment, with the rank of lieutenant, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of James L. McDougall, late of Company K, Thirty-first James L. McDougall. Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Michael J. Rowland, late of Company H, First Regiment Pension increased.
Michael J. Rowland. Wyoming Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of James E. Braddock, late of Company F, Twenty-eighth Pension. James E. Braddock. Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Henry B. Gaylor, late of One hundred and sixty-ninth Pension increased. Henry B. Gaylor. Company, United States Coast Artillery Corps, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Joseph R. Hunter, late of Company E, Fifth Regiment Pension. Joseph R. Hunter. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Ingabow Falls, widow of John M. Falls, late of Company Pension increased. Ingabow Falls. K, Eighteenth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. 1586 Pensions. George W. Paul. The name of George W.
Paul, late of Company D, Second Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. George Parliament. The name of George Parliament, late of Company C, Second Regiment Louisiana Volunteer Infantry, and Company G, Thirty-ninth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. George Wiszneauckas. The name of George Wiszneauckas, late of the Forty-second Company, United States Coast Artillery, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Clara D. Peterson. The name of Clara D. Peterson, widow of Henry Peterson, late of Company C, Fourth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month and $2 per month additional on account of each of the two minor children of the said Henry Peterson until they reach the age of sixteen years. Pensions increased. Martha E. Wardlaw. The name of Martha E. Wardlaw, widow of John B. Wardlaw, late of Captain Tally’s Company, First Georgia Drafted Militia, Indian War, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Caroline Philpot. The name of Caroline Philpot, widow of Allen Philpot, alias William Philpot, late of Captain John Witcher’s company, Georgia Mounted Volunteers, Indian wars, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Pensions. Otto H. Staron. The name of Otto H. Staron, late of the United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Polly Tipton. The name of Polly Tipton, widow of Gutch T.
Tipton, late of Company H, Thirty-sixth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month and $2 per month additional on account of each of the four minor children of the said Gutch T. Tipton until they reach the age of sixteen years. Murray H. Lewis. The name of Murray H. Lewis, late of Company C, First Regiment Colorado Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. David S.
Harrison. The name of David S. Harrison, late of United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Louis M. Rheaume. The name of Louis M. Rheaume, late of Company E, First Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. Pensions increased. Rebecca Morris. The name of Rebecca Morris, widow of James E. Morris, late of Captain W. H. Kendrick’s company, Florida Mounted Volunteers, Indian War, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Emma F. Buchanan. The name of Emma F. Buchanan, widow of Francis A. Buchanan, late of Captain Child’s company, South Carolina Mounted Volunteers, Indian War, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Annie N. Sullivan. The name of Annie N. Sullivan, widow of Calvin Sullivan, late of Captain Yoakum’s Tennessee Volunteers, Indian War, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Margaret R.
Brevard. The name of Margaret R. Brevard, widow of Zebulon Brevard, late of Captain McLin’s Company, Tennessee Volunteers, Indian War, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Approved, March 3, 1917.