Volume 50 · 203
Public Law 75–253
For the relief of soldiers who were discharged from the Army during the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the Boxer Uprising because of minority or misrepresentation of age.
Approved May 25, 1937
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of soldiers who were discharged from the Army during the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the Boxer Uprising because of minority or misrepresentation of age.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That in the administration
Army.
Soldiers discharged during Spanish-American War, etc., because of minority or age misrepresentation deemed honorably discharged.
of any laws conferring rights, privileges, or benefits upon honorably discharged soldiers of the United States Army, their widows and dependent children, a soldier who was enlisted between April 21, 1898, and July 4, 1902, both dates inclusive, and who was discharged for fraudulent enlistment on account of minority or misrepresentation of age, shall hereafter be held and considered to have been discharged honorably from the military service on the date of his actual separation therefrom, if his service otherwise was such as would have entitled him to an honorable discharge: Provided,
Provisos.
No back pay, etc.
That no back pay or allowance shall accrue by reason of the passage of this Act: Provided further, That in all such cases the War Department
Issuance of discharge certificate.
shall, upon request, grant to such men or their widows a discharge certificate showing that the soldiers are held and considered to have been honorably discharged under the provisions of this Act.
Approved, May 25, 1937.