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Readjustment benefits : general survey and appraisal : a report on veterans' benefits in the United States by the President's Commission on Veterans' Pensions
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- Washington, D.C. : United States Government Printing Office, 1956
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- 1 online resource (xii, 353 pages)
- At head of title: 84th Congress, 2d session. House Committee print no. 289.
- "September 11, 1956."
- "Printed for the use of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs."
- Reprint of report by the Presidents Commission on Veteran's Pensions, Omar N. Bradley, Chairman.
- Background, objectives, and basic concepts of the readjustment benefits program -- Historical development of the readjustment benefits program for World War II veterans, and changes based on operating experience -- The readjustment benefits program in operation: magnitude, timing, and extent of participation by World War II veterans -- Veterans' needs and problems during readjustment -- The veteran's success in readjustment: a tentative appraisal of the contribution of readjustment benefits -- Readjustment benefits for Korean conflict veterans -- Operating experience and patterns of participation under the Korean GI Bill (public law 550) -- Appendixes. Historical statistics on readjustment benefit programs for veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict ; Economic characteristics, employment history and readjustment experience of veterans in the civilian population, October 1955 ; Veterans' Administration benefits provided to World War II veterans 1945-50