Chapter 726. Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Regular Army and Navy, and so forth, 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. 726: Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Regular Army and Navy, and so forth, and certain soldiers and sailors of wars other than the Civil War, and to widows of such soldiers and sailors. Chapter 726 45 Stat. 2379 1929-03-04 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 2 private Chapter 726.— An Act Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Regular Army and Navy, and so forth, and certain soldiers and sailors of wars other than the Civil War, and to widows of such soldiers and sailors.
March 4, 1929. [[H. R. 16878](/us/bill/70/hr/16878).] [[Private, No. 565](/us/pvtl/70/565).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryPensions. 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. The name of Mary Rowe Welsh, widow of John F. Welsh, late ofPensions. Mary Rowe Welsh. Company F, Second Regiment Missouri Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month. 2380 Fannie A.
Struhs.The name of Fannie A. Struhs, widow of Martin C. Struhs, late of the United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Samuel A. Kersey.The name of Samuel A. Kersey, late of Company B, Third Regiment Georgia Infantry, war with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Louise E. Prall.The name of Louise E. Prall, widow of Delaney L. Prall, late of Company K, Second Regiment Indiana National Guard, border defense, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
William Haywood Revelle.The name of William Haywood Revelle, late of the United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $10 per month. Margaret E. Hayes.The name of Margaret E. Hayes, dependent mother of Wade H. Hayes, late of Company L, Second Regiment United States Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. Ida C. Watson.The name of Ida C. Watson, dependent mother of Thomas C. Watson, late of Company G, Second Regiment South Carolina Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Mary J. Thomas.The name of Mary J. Thomas, dependent mother of John H. S. Thomas, late of Company D, First Regiment Florida Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Sarah Stanfield.The name of Sarah Stanfield, dependent mother of John G. Stanfield, late of Company K, Nineteenth Regiment United States Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Mary C. Judson.The name of Mary C. Judson, widow of George H. Judson, late of the United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month with $2 per month additional for each minor child of the sailor until they shall attain the age of sixteen years respectively.
Carolina Ryder.The name of Carolina Ryder, dependent mother of Walter Ryder, late of Company A, Independent Battalion, Washington Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. Mary Peterson.The name of Mary Peterson, widow of Thomas H. Peterson, late of the United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Fred Koeckritz.The name of Fred Koeckritz, late of Company M, Third Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $18 per month.
Frank B. McCartney.The name of Frank B. McCartney, late of Company B, Fifteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry, war with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month. Rose Z. Cote.The name of Rose Z. Cote, helpless and dependent child of Joseph H. Cote, late of Company G, First Regiment Maine Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. Pension increased. Sarah R. Atwood.The name of Sarah R. Atwood, dependent mother of Wiley M. Atwood, late of the Sixty-fourth Company, United States Coast Artillery, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Pensions. Clinton A, Short.The name of Clinton A. Short, late of Company I, Eighteenth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $25 per month. Elizabeth A. Wilkinson.The name of Elizabeth A. Wilkinson, dependent mother of James Wilkinson, late of Company H, Sixteenth Regiment United States Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. 2381 The name of George E. Jones, late of Battery E, Sixth Regiment Pension increased.
George E. Jones.United States Artillery, war with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lien of that he is now receiving. The name of Sam H. Wilkinson, late of Captain L. H. McNelly’sPensions. Sam H. Wilkinson. Company A, Washington County, Texas Volunteer Militia, Indian wars, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of John F. Halpin, late of the United States Navy, war John F. Halpin.with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month.
The name of Morrow B. Wilson, late of Battery H, Ohio VolunteerMorrow B. Wilson. Light Artillery, war with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Clarence Dehart, late of Company F, Thirty-third Clarence Dehart.Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month. The name of John Stoll, late of Battery E, Sixty-fourth Coast John Stoll.Artillery, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $25 per month.
The name of Emma P. Ripley, widow of John C. Ripley, late of Pension increased. Emma P. Ripley.Company G. Sixteenth 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. The name of Catharine Krips, dependent mother of John Krips,Pensions. Catharine Krips. late of Company K, Fourteenth Regiment Minnesota Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Urtilla N.
Schroeder, widow of Emil C. Schroeder,Urtilla N. Schroeder. late second lieutenant, Fifteenth Regiment Minnesota Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. The name of Emma C. Bragg, widow of Herbert E. Bragg, lateEmma C. Bragg. of the United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Americus Watt, late of Company M, SeventeenthAmericus Watt. Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Edward G. Murton, late of the United States MarineEdward G. Murton. Corps, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $10 per month. The name of Kate Thomas, dependent mother of William J.Pensions increased. Kate Thomas. Thomas, late of the Sixteenth Company, United States Coast Artillery, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Margaret C. Donovan, widow of John Donovan, lateMargaret C.
Donovan. scout, Forsyth Scouts, United States Army, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Ellen Noonan, dependent mother of Dennis F.Pension. Ellen Noonan. Noonan, late of Company E, Nineteenth Regiment United States Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Lena Jenkins, widow of Cecil D. Jenkins, late ofPension increased. Lena Jenkins. the Air Service, Hawaiian Department, United States Army, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month, with $2 per month additional for each of the minor children until they shall attain the age of sixteen years, respectively, in lieu of that she is now receiving.
The name of Minnie V. Stahl, widow of August J. Stahl, late of Pensions. Minnie V. Stahl.Troop K, Second Regiment United States Cavalry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month. The name of Carola M. Tonry, widow of Albert S. Tonry, late of Carola M. Tonry.Company L, Fifth Maryland Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month. 2382 Clara E. Moor.The name of Clara E. Moor, widow of Daniel S. Moor, late of the United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Anna Steele.The name of Anna Steele, widow of Bernard C. Steele, late of Troop A, Fourth Regiment United States Cavalry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Ellis B. McNeeley.The name of Ellis B. McNeeley, late of Company E, Sixth United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $15 per month. Pensions increased. George Curry.The name of George Curry, late of Company K, Eleventh Regiment United States Cavalry, war with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $72 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Peter F. Van Auken.The name of Peter F. Van Auken, late of Battery B, Sixth United States Artillery, war with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $25 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pension. Rachel L. Morris.The name of Rachel L. Morris, widow of William A. Morris, late of Company U, Montague County, Texas Minute Men, Indian wars, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. Pensions increased. Johanna Moss.The name of Johanna Moss, widow of Christopher T.
Moss, late of Companies B and A, Tenth 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 Sarah A. Byam.The name of Sarah A. Byam, widow of William C. Byam, late of the United States Navy, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Pensions. Charles R. Reist.The name of Charles R. Reist, late of Company F, Tenth Regiment United States Infantry, war with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $25 per month.
Margaret Harrold.The name of Margaret Harrold, dependent mother of Edward A. Hilgendorf, late of Company F, Sixth Regiment Ohio Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Lizzie Gullett.The name of Lizzie Gullett, widow of Frank H. Gullett, late of the Eighty-fifth Company, United States Coast Artillery Corps, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month, with $2 per month additional for each minor child of the soldier until they shall attain the age of sixteen years, respectively.
Pension increased. Nancy M. Oglesby.The name of Nancy M. Oglesby, widow of William W. Oglesby, late captain, Company G, Second Regiment Oregon State Militia, Bannock Indian war, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Pensions. James Thompson.The name of James Thompson, late of Battery K, Third Regiment United States Artillery, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Thomas Waters.The name of Thomas Waters, dependent father of Eddie Waters, late of Company L, Tenth Regiment United States Cavalry, war with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Minnie Yearout.The name of Minnie Yearout, dependent mother of Samuel L. Yearout, late of the United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. William E. Dollard.The name of William E. Dollard, late of Headquarters Detachment Second Battalion, Seventh Regiment United States Field Artillery, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Maggie L. Gibson.The name of Maggie L. Gibson, dependent mother of Frederick A.
Gibson, late of Company A, Second Regiment South Carolina Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. 2383 The name of William W. Cook, late of Company I, EighteenthPension increased. William W. Cook. 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 Mary H. Goldberger, widow of Joseph Goldberger,Pensions. Mary H. Goldberger. late surgeon, United States Public Health Service, and pay her a pension at the rate of $125 per month in special recognition of the services of Doctor Goldberger in discovering the essential cause of pellagra and means of its cure and prevention.
The name of Mary Dunn, widow of Peter J. Dunn, late of theMary Dunn. United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Robert J. Edwards, late of the Forty-first Company, Robert J. Edwards.United States Coast Artillery Corps, war with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month. The name of Martha A. Osborne, widow of John J. Osborne, latePension increased. Martha A. Osborne. of Company H, Nineteenth Regiment United States Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving, and in the event of death of the widow, Martha A.
Osborne, a pension of $20 per month shall continue to Willard D. Osborne, the dependent and helpless child of the claimant. The name of Samuel Round, late of the United States Navy, warPensions. Samuel Round. with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month. The name of Mary C. Brown, dependent mother of George W.Mary C. Brown. Cleaver, late of Company F, Second Regiment Kentucky Infantry, war with Spain, and pay her a perfsion at the rate of $20 per month. The name of Sarah E.
Boothe, helpless child of William H.Sarah E. Boothe. Boothe, late of Company E, Second Regiment Kentucky Infantry, Mexican War, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. The name of Archibald A. Cameron, late of Hospital Corps, United Archibald A. Cameron.States Army, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month. The name of Mary A. Walters, widow of James A. Walters, lateMary A. Walters. of Company G, Second Regiment Idaho Volunteer Militia, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Burel E. Pollard, late of the United States Navy, andBurel E. Pollard. pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Richard C. Baalke, late of Company F, Nineteenth Richard C. Baalke.Regiment United States Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. The name of Peter Huntsman, late of Captain James C. Owens’sPeter Huntsman. company, Utah Militia Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month. The name of John E. Sutton, alias William Mitchell, late of CompanyJohn E.
Sutton, alias William Mitchell. H, Fourth Regiment United States Volunteer Cavalry, and pay im a pension at the rate of $20 per month. The name of William A. Hawkins, late of Company I, First RegimentWilliam A. Hawkins West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Frank Preusser, late of Company F, Third RegimentFrank Preusser. New Mexico Territorial Militia Volunteers, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Richard C.
Stick, late Indian Scout with Fifth United Richard C. Stirk.States Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Henry Y. Blackwell, late of Captain Frank Maddox’sHenry Y. Blackwell. company, Oregon Militia, and Captain Green’s company, Oregon Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. 2384 George Dixon.The name of George Dixon, late of Field Artillery Detachment, United States Military Academy, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month.
Minnie A. Colbert.The name of Minnie A. Colbert, widow of George W. Colbert, alias George W. Willis, late of Battery D, Fourth United States Artillery, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. John S. Gates.The name of John S. Gates, late of Company C, Nineteenth Regiment United States Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $8 per month. Pensions increased. Edith Quick.The name of Edith Quick, widow of John Henry Quick, late of United States Marine Corps, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving in the Veterans’ Bureau.
Amelia V. Briscoe.The name of Amelia V. Briscoe, widow of William J. Briscoe, late of Company A, Twenty-ninth Regiment United States Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving in the Veterans’ Bureau. Pension. Wallace Cayton.The name of Wallace Cayton, late of Battery F, Fourth United States Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pensions increased. Frank H. Bruce.The name of Frank H. Bruce, late of Ninety-fifth Company, United States Coast Artillery Corps, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per-month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
John Hutcheson.The name of John Hutcheson, late of Company H, Seventeenth Regiment United States Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pension. Mary C. Von Ezdorf.The name of Mary C. Von Ezdorf. widow of Rudolph H. Von Ezdorf, late assistant surgeon, United States Public Health Service, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month. Pension increased. John Curran.The name of John Curran, late of Thirty-seventh Company, United States Coast Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $72 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Pensions. Hugh M. Jones.The name of Hugh M. Jones, late of Company I, Twenty-first Regiment United States Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Anna M. Barnes.The name of Anna M. Barnes, widow of Percy A. Barnes, late of Company G, Thirteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. Walter L. Harmon.The name of Walter L. Harmon, late of Troop E, Third United States Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month.
James T. Wood.The name of James T. Wood, late of Captain D. W. Roberts Company D. Texas Frontier Battalion, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Virgil H. Effinger.The name of Virgil H. Effinger, late of Company G, Seventh Regiment Ohio Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month. The name of Sarah D. Rich, dependent mother of Wade T. Hall, late of Company K, Third Regiment North Carolina Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month.
Pension increased. Alpha W. Felter.The name of Alpha W. Felter, late of Company A, Eleventh Regiment, United States Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.Sarah D. Riah. Pension. Mary Frances Mc Connell.The name of Mary Frances McConnell, dependent widow of Lieutenant Frank Brower McConnell, late of the One hundred and fifth Observation Squadron, killed by a falling airplane while on duty in said plane, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month.
Approved, March 4, 1929.
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Chapter 726
Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Regular Army and Navy, and so forth, and certain soldiers and sailors of wars other than the Civil War, and to widows of such soldiers and sailors
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