77, 499 418, 998 55, 956 2,375 ' Does not include 1,504 EOR cases under Public Law 506, 70th Cong., as amended, and 5 Reserve Officers under Public Law 262, 77th Cong., as well as 59 special 1 Includes service during Boxer Rebellion and Philippine Insurrection. act cases. * Including dependency and indemnity compensation. 1,900 killed in action or died of wounds; 9,100 other deaths presumably attributable to disease. Through Jan. 31, 1955. SERVICE OF VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I, II, AND KOREA living World War I veterans as of June 30, 1960. Approximately 50% of total World War I participants served overseas. Includes veterans who served in Korean conflict. Living World War I. PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL VETERANS RECEIVING PENSION OR COMPENSATION AS OF JUNE 30, 1960 72, 000 365, 0001 302, 000' The percentage of the total number of veterans who served in various wars, drawing compensation or pension as of June 30, 1960, is as follows: The total amount of pension a Spanish-American War veteran would have received for permanent total nonservice-connected disability if he had been continuously on the pension rolls from the time pension was first authorized for that group (act of June 5, 1920) through June 30, 1960, is $31,916.72. The total amount of pension a World War I veteran would have received for permanent total non-serviceconnected disability if he had been continuously on the rolls from the time pension was first authorized for that group (act of July 3, 1930) through June 30, 1960, is $19,725.78. The total amount of non-service-connected death pension the widow of a Spanish-American War veteran would have received if she was continuously on the rolls from the time death pension was first authorized for that group (act of July 16, 1918) through June 30, 1960, is: If widow was wife of veteran during period of service, $19,775.11. If widow was not wife of veteran during period of service, $17,181.06. The total amount of non-service-connected death pension a widow of a World War I veteran would have received if she was continuously on the rolls from the time death pension was first authorized for that group (act of June 28, 1934) through June 30, 1960, is $11,745.93. *The above information is based on the 12-month period from June 30, 1959, through June 30, 1960, and represents a net increase. The Spanish-American War disability pension roll is a declining roll; therefore, no information is shown for that category nor is the decline in that roll reflected in the total daily increase shown for the disability pension rolls. NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND DEATHS IN SERVICE DURING ALL WARS; NUMBER OF LIVING VETERANS, AND VETERANS AND DEPENDENTS ON COMPENSATION AND PENSION ROLLS, JUNE 30 1960 *Persons who served in more than one war are counted as participants in each. • Includes 1,476,000 who served in both World War II and the Korean conflict. Includes 962,000 with service in both World War II and the Korean conflict. Includes 103,480 former members of the (peacetime) Regular Establishment who are receiving VA disability compensation. Includes 18,113 parents of deceased former members of the (peacetime) Regular Establishment. • Includes 17,092 widows of deceased former members of the (peacetime) Regular Establishment. Includes 12,303 children of deceased former members of the (peacetime) Regular Establishment. |