European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Yank the army weekly 1945 h up and out too tall dear yank i am 6 feet 7 inches tall and i cannot seem to get placed in any Branch or outfit where t when i was drafted they put Down my height As 6 feet 4 and i have never been Able to get it i have never been issued any clothing that comes within inches of fitting j have bought All my class a clothes in order to get off the Post on a since the of season came on Ive been confined to the Post because i do not have a prop refitting is there any Way i can be discharged on account of my height fort withheld i you May be eligible for a discharge under the provisions of Yod 370 which states that men who Are presently below the physical standards for induction and for whom no suitable assignment exists May be according to paragraph 13 of or men who Are Over 78 inches in height Are not acceptable for that extra Inch May get you state bonuses dear yank one of the boys Here says that a number of states Are giving returning soldiers for every month Over six months they have spent in the can you Tell us which states have voted bonuses for their veterans France s sgt Melvin Rand 8 the Only states which Hove voted Cash bonuses for return ing go Are Vermont and new both slates pay Oft on the basis of length of the maximum paid by new Hampshire is by whats your problem letters to this department should Bear full serial number and military maternity care dear yank my an american is now living with her parents in one of the reasons she is in Canada is that she expects a baby next Spring and prefers being with her folks at that will she be Able to get the maternity Bene fits under the emergency maternity and infants care plan while she is there if How does she apply for this care Italy William Posten your wife will not be Able to get Emic care while she is in maternity benefits under Emic Are administered by the individual states and can be granted to a Gas wife Only if she is in the United merchant Marine ribbons dear yank i served in the merchant Marine before joining the now i wonder if i can Wear my Mer chant Marine ribbons on my Navy uniform with out violating can i san Francisco James Benson s2e h you the november Issue of the information bulletin of the Bureau of states that such rib Bons May be worn by Navy personnel who earned them while serving in the merchant army personnel Are also authorized to Wear such according to to 328 insurance and pensions dear yank i have been having an argument Over my i and i sure would appreciate it if youd set me i contend that if i am killed in action my wife gets not Only a monthly payment on my insurance but also a widows my buddy says that in such a Case my wife would get Only the insurance because the insurance cuts off any possibility of a which of us is right Hawaii Jack derring b you Are no matter How much insurance a i his wife gets a widows pension if he is killed in one thing has nothing to do with the and the i who has the foresight to buy National service life insurance is Only giving his family added Points for wives dear yank in All the articles on demobilization i notice that Points will be Given for dependents but none of them say just How Many Points a wife can you Tell me How Many Points Are Given for a wife and what the other items Are that count toward Point credits under the plan Alaska George Stanley h no Points will be Given for a the Only dependents who rate Points Are to Date there has been no offi Cial announcement of the number of Points that will be Given for any of the items credited under the rank and schooling dear yank a few weeks ago i appeared before an oct Board and i hear that i May really get a Chance to go to oct in a Short since then i have heard that commissioned officers do not get in on the benefits of the i Bill of rights and i have begun to wonder whether i should go through with my oct is it a fact that officers cannot get free schooling under the i Bill of rights Britain withheld b your information is not officers have the some right to the benefits of the i Bill of rights As enlisted rank is no bar to these rights once you get your discharge and become a Page