Iowa Admin. Code r. 801-1.11 - Merchant marine war bonus
The merchant marine war bonus shall be administered in accordance with 1999 Iowa Acts, chapter 180, sections 2 and 5.
(1)
Eligibility. This rule
applies to former members of the active, oceangoing merchant marines who served
during World War II at any time between December 7, 1941, and December 31,
1946, both dates inclusive, and who had maintained residence in this state for
a period of at least six months immediately before entering the merchant marine
service, and who were discharged under honorable conditions.
(2)
Application procedures.
The application is available at the department of veterans affairs. The
application may be submitted to the department with name, address and telephone
number, along with required document DD-214.
(3)
Department processing and
investigation.
a. The time period
for filing applications shall begin on July 1, 1999.
b. The executive director of the department
of veterans affairs will approve or disapprove the application.
(4)
Appeals
procedure. Decisions of the executive director are subject to review
by the commission. Applicants may appeal the decisions of the commission as
provided by Iowa Code section
17A.19.
(5)
Office address. The
office of the department of veterans affairs is located at 7105 NW 70th Avenue,
Camp Dodge, Building A6A, Johnston, Iowa 50131-1824.
(6)
Qualified recipient and amount of
payment. The former merchant marine or surviving unremarried widow or
widower, child or children, mother, father, or person standing in loco
parentis, in the order named and none other, of any deceased person, shall be
paid and entitled to receive from moneys appropriated for that purpose the sum
of $12.50 for each month that the person was on active duty in the merchant
marine service, all before December 31, 1946, not to exceed a total sum of
$500.
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