Volume 52 · 941
Public Law 75–576
For the relief of members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were discharged from the Navy or Marine Corps during the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the Boxer uprising because of minority or misrepresentation of age.
Approved June 22, 1938
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were discharged from the Navy or Marine Corps 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
Navy or Marine Corps.
Members of, discharged because of minority, etc., during Spanish-American War, etc., deemed honorably discharged.
United States of America in Congress assembled,
That in the administration of any laws conferring rights, privileges, or benefits upon honorably discharged members of the military or naval forces of the United States, their widows and dependent children, a member of the Navy or Marine Corps who was enlisted between April 21, 1898, and July 4, 1902, both dates inclusive, and who was discharged for fraudulent enlistment because, of minority or misrepresentation of age, shall hereafter be held and considered to have been honorably discharged from the Navy or Marine Corps on the date of his actual separation therefrom, if his service otherwise was such as would have entitled him to an honorable discharge: Provided, That
Proviso.
No back pay, etc.
no back pay or allowance shall accrue by reason of the passage of this Act: Provided further, That in all such cases the Navy Department
Discharge certificate.
shall, upon request, grant to such individual, his widow or next of kin a discharge certificate showing that such former member of the Navy or Marine Corps is held and considered to have been honorably discharged under the provisions of this Act.
Approved, June 22, 1938.