![]() In the spring and summer of 1932, disgruntled, broke, and unemployed veterans like Angelo got the idea to demand payment on the future worth of the aforementioned certificates. For his efforts, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Patton on a battlefield in France (Angelo was Patton’s orderly). In 1918, Private Angelo saved the life of a certain Major George S. One of the enlisted men stuck in such a predicament was Joe T. and a little something called “The Depression” was looming over the horizon. However, there was a catch: the certificate was not redeemable until 1945. Everyone else was given a certificate that would collect 4 percent interest with an additional 25 percent tacked on upon payment. Veterans owed $50 or less were paid immediately. To the “doughboys,” it was seen as a bonus. In 1924, WWI vets were voted “Adjusted Compensation” by Congress: $1.25 for each day served overseas, $1.00 for each day served in the States. The American soldiers who fought in World War I were no exception. military personnel has suffered a lack of support from their government. military intervention, the powers-that-be made it clear how much they intended to follow their own counsel.įrom Shays Rebellion in 1787 to the quarter-million homeless vets today, generation after generation of U.S. Long before the cries of “support the troops” became commonplace during every brutal U.S. “In the sad aftermath that always follows a great war, there is nothing sadder than the surprise of the returned soldiers when they discover that they are regarded generally as public nuisances. Arriving from all over the country, alone or with wives and children, both Black and white veterans of huddled together, mostly across the Potomac River from the Capitol, in what were called ‘Hoovervilles,’ in honor of the president who adamantly refused to hear their pleas. While they may have fought in Europe as a segregated army, the Bonus Army did not invite Jim Crow to this battle. To evict the Bonus Army marchers, troops donned gas masks, fixed bayonets, and, with sabers drawn, moved down Pennsylvania Ave. ![]()
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