Chapter 147. Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Regular Army and Navy and of wars other than the Civil War, and to certain widows and dependent relatives of such soldiers and sailors
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CHAP. 147.— An Act Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Regular Army and Navy and of wars other than the Civil War, and to certain widows and dependent relatives of such soldiers and sailors. July 11, 1918.[[S. 4193](/us/bill/65/s/4193).][[Private, No. 25](/us/pvtl/65/25).] *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.William C.
BlackThe name of William C. Black, late of Company B, Second Regiment Oregon Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. James Golden.The name of James Golden, late of Company K, First Regiment Montana Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Elmer H. Martin.The name of Elmer H. Martin, late of United States ship Pennsylvania, United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $10 per month.
Kathryn B. Steiner.The name of Kathryn B. Steiner, widow of Charles J. Steiner, late of Company H, Forty-seventh Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month and $2 per month additional on account of the minor child of said Charles J. Steiner until she reaches the age of sixteen years. Pension increased. Anthony W. Presley.The name of Anthony W. Presley, late of Captain C. Bennett’s Company F, First Regiment Oregon Mounted Volunteers, and first lieutenant Captain B.
Miller’s Company J, Second Regiment Washington Territory Volunteers, Oregon and Washington Territory 1487 Indian War, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lien of that he is now receiving. The name of Pyrrhus Williams, late of Battery E, Fifth Regiment Pension. Pyrrhus Williams,United States Artillery, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Ellsworth E. Welch, late of Battery D, First Regiment Pensions increased.Ellsworth E.
Welch.United States Artillery, 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 Edward L. Frabe, late of Company L, Fifth Regiment Edward L. Frabe.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. The name of Thomas S. Gher, late of Company C, Fourth Regiment Pension. Thomas S. Gher.Illinois Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Thomas E. Cruess, late of United States ships Supply Pensions increased.Thomas E. Cruess.and Independence, United States Navy, 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 George W. Gray, late of Company C, Eighth Regiment George W. Gray.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 John Stone, late of Sixty-seventh Company, United John Stone.States Coast Artillery, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.Thomas Bailey.
The name of Thomas Bailey, late of Captain Alcorn’s Company G, Second Regiment Oregon Mounted Volunteers, Oregon and Washing-ton Territory Indian War, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Mary C. Christensen, dependent mother of Harvey Pensions. Mary C. Christensen.Christensen, late of Company I, First Regiment Colorado Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $ 12 per month. The name of Mamie E.
Bridgwater, widow of Samuel Bridgwater, Mamie E. Bridgwater.late of Company A, Twenty-fourth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month, and $2 per month additional on account of each of the minor children of said Samuel Bridgwater until they reach the age of sixteen years. The name of William Shoemaker, late of Company B, Twelfth William Shoemaker.Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month.
The name of Harry H. Hallock, late of Company C, Battalion Harry H. Hallock.of Engineers, United States Army, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of John Aldrich, late of Company E, First Regiment John Aldrich.Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Luther C. Wright, late of Company A, Twenty-second Pensions increased.Luther C. Wright.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.
The name of Albert P. Ramsey, late of Hospital Corps, United Albert P. Ramsey,States Army, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of William W. Cook, late of Company I, Eighteenth Pension.William W. Cook.Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Robert L. McFarland, late of Company M, Seventh Pension increased. Robert L.
McFarland.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. 1488 Pension. George White.The name of George White, late of Troop C, Tenth Regiment United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pension increased. Harvey Day.The name of Harvey Day, late of Company M, Eighteenth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Pensions. Etta S. Jeffrey.The name of Etta S. Jeffrey, widow of Howard F. Jeffrey, late first lieutenant Company E, Second Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month. Martha H. Saers.The name of Martha H. Saers, widow of Charles O. Saers, late of Company D, First Regiment District of Columbia Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month and $2 per month additional on account of the minor child of said Charles O.
Saers until she reaches the age of sixteen years. Abbie M. Peabody.The name of Abbie M. Peabody, dependent mother of James F. Peabody, late of Company L, Twenty-second Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pensions increased.Richard McDermott.The name of Richard McDermott, late of Company F, Fourth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
John M. Taylor.The name of John M. Taylor, late of Company H, Tenth. Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pension. Lottie J. Miller.The name of Lottie J. Miller, widow of Richard L. Miller, late captain Company L. Third Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month. Pension increased. Lawrence O. Loughlin.The name of Lawrence O.
Loughlin, late of Company D, Twentieth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spam, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pensions. Walter J. Hawthorne.The name of Walter J. Hawthorne, late of Company I, First Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month. Murtha Doyle.The name of Murtha Doyle, late of Company I, Fourteenth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month.
Pensions increased.Israel Wood.The name of Israel Wood, late of Company K, First Regiment Oregon Riflemen, Cayuse Indian War, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Sarah Whittle.The name of Sarah Whittle, widow of Frank Whittle, late of Captain Warbass’s company, Washington Territory Volunteers, Oregon and Washington Territory Indian War, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month hi lieu of that she is now receiving. Pensions.
Catherine Grace.The name of Catherine Grace, dependent mother of John T. Grace, late of United States ship Indiana, United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. William W. Keyser. The name of William W. Keyser, late of Company I, Twenty-second Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. Pension increased. Virginia A. Porter.The name of Virginia A. Porter, widow of Sanford Porter, late of Company E, Mormon Battalion, Iowa Volunteers, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Pension. Charles H. Lufkin.The name of Charles H. Lufkin, late of Company A, Forty-fifth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Approved, July 11, 1918.