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Hardship Dischar Discharge e ev v Reopened Sole Survivors Exempt Draft By FRED S. S HOFFMAN WASHINGTON The AP-The Defense Department has opened the way for hardship discharge of servicemen who are the sole surviving sons in their families it was learned today The new policy was laid down downin downin downin in a memorandum July 1 from Assistant Secretary of Defense Thomas D D. Morris to the secre secre- secretaries secretaries secretaries of the Army Navy and Air Force Morris is in charge of manpower His brief memo says To preclude possible inequities inequities inequities ties concerning sole surviving sons ons military personnel who become qualified sole surviving sons GOns subsequent to their enlistment enlist enlist- enlistment enlistment ment or induction will b we af af- afforded afforded af- af afforded forded the opportunity to apply for A hardship discharge with favorable consideration result result- resulting resulting resulting ing Morris told the service secre secre- secretaries secretaries taxies It is desired that this policy be applied uniformly throughout the military depart depart- departments departments ments and that implementing regulations be disseminated at atthe atthe atthe the earliest practicable date It The action a Pentagon spokesman said brings defense policy in line with that of the Selective Service System which e tie said refrains from drafting sole role surviving sons Such hardship discharges are open to men whose father and- and andor ander QT or brothers or sisters have been killed in line of military duty died of wounds accidents or disease or have been totally disabled physically or mentally as a result of hazards hazard incident to their service in the armed ones forces since September 1940 It does not apply to a man whose civilian chilian relatives have been killed in mishaps or have died lIlied of disease or other causes The provision for hardship discharge of sole surviving sons was added to a Korean War di di- directive directive directive which permitted men in inthis int inthis this t is category to be assigned to duties upon their own request or application filed I by fey a parent
Object Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1966-07-07 |
| Description | 58th Year, No. 248 |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date | 1966-07-07 |
| Type | Newspapers |
| Format | |
| Collection Name |
Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Library Systems |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for distribution or publication. |
| Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism |
| Copy Request |
Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
| County |
Boone County (Mo.) |
Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian 1966-07-07 Hardship Discharge Reopened |
| Date | 1966-07-07 |
| Type | article |
| Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Item.Transcript | Hardship Dischar Discharge e ev v Reopened Sole Survivors Exempt Draft By FRED S. S HOFFMAN WASHINGTON The AP-The Defense Department has opened the way for hardship discharge of servicemen who are the sole surviving sons in their families it was learned today The new policy was laid down downin downin downin in a memorandum July 1 from Assistant Secretary of Defense Thomas D D. Morris to the secre secre- secretaries secretaries secretaries of the Army Navy and Air Force Morris is in charge of manpower His brief memo says To preclude possible inequities inequities inequities ties concerning sole surviving sons ons military personnel who become qualified sole surviving sons GOns subsequent to their enlistment enlist enlist- enlistment enlistment ment or induction will b we af af- afforded afforded af- af afforded forded the opportunity to apply for A hardship discharge with favorable consideration result result- resulting resulting resulting ing Morris told the service secre secre- secretaries secretaries taxies It is desired that this policy be applied uniformly throughout the military depart depart- departments departments ments and that implementing regulations be disseminated at atthe atthe atthe the earliest practicable date It The action a Pentagon spokesman said brings defense policy in line with that of the Selective Service System which e tie said refrains from drafting sole role surviving sons Such hardship discharges are open to men whose father and- and andor ander QT or brothers or sisters have been killed in line of military duty died of wounds accidents or disease or have been totally disabled physically or mentally as a result of hazards hazard incident to their service in the armed ones forces since September 1940 It does not apply to a man whose civilian chilian relatives have been killed in mishaps or have died lIlied of disease or other causes The provision for hardship discharge of sole surviving sons was added to a Korean War di di- directive directive directive which permitted men in inthis int inthis this t is category to be assigned to duties upon their own request or application filed I by fey a parent |
