Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker;James P. Cole
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Wife, no child, $15.
Wife, one child, $25. Wife, two children, $32.50. For each additional child, $5 more. No wife living, one child, $5. Two children, $12.50. Three children, $20. Four children, $30. For each additional child, $5. Class B. One parent, $10. Two parents, $20. Each grandchild, brother, sister or additional dependent, $5. Nurses can make allotment. When both A and B classes are in need of allotment from a soldier's pay, and he has allotted half of his pay to Class A, he may allot an additional one-seventh of his pay for the support of Class B dependents, and the government will pay the sums listed above to the Class B dependents, to the limit of $20 a month. Payments under this act were begun November 1, 1917. In case less than one-half of a soldier's pay is allotted, the Secretary of War may require the allotment to be increased up to one-half of the pay. COMPENSATION FOR DEATH OR DISABILITY in line of duty. In all cases must be applied for. In case of death, monthly compensation shall be as follows per month: Widow, $25. Widow and 1 child, $35. |
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