Appropriations 1963 1964

General Funds ............................................... $1,600 $1,500
Special Funds ................................................ $3,600 $3,600

WAR RECORDS DIVISION
Harold R. Manakee, Director
201 W. Monument Street, Baltimore 1 Telephone: 685-3760

Under delegation of authority from the Board of Public Works,
the War Records Division of the Maryland Historical Society was
established in 1946 to assemble and publish data about Maryland's
participation in World War II (Chapter 728, Acts of 1946). The Di-
vision maintains and services a small specialized library of such ma-
terials, including a file of the military service records of each Mary-
lander who served in the armed forces during World War II. Six
books have been published and the Division is now preparing an
alphabetical roster of the State's World War II veterans. The ap-
propriation for the War Records Division is part of that made for
the Maryland Historical Society.

Appropriations 1963 1964

$11,026 $11,026
Staff: 3.

Veterans" Affairs

MARYLAND VETERANS COMMISSION

Chairman: David E. Kaiser
Milton L. Dennis, Hugh T. McClay,
Frank T. Powers, Vernon R. Randall
Richard C. Manning, State Service and Executive Officer

301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore I Telephone: 837-9000

The Maryland Veterans Commission was first established by Chap-
ter 344, Acts of 1924 and was reorganized by Chapter 803, Acts of
1946. It is composed of five members appointed by the Governor, all
of whom must be veterans. The Commission appoints the State Serv-
ice Officer, who serves as administrative director of the agency. The
State Commanders of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, and the Spanish-American
War Veterans serve as an advisory committee to the Commission.

The Commission administers a fund, appropriated annually, to pro-
vide the necessities of life to distressed veterans, widows of veterans
and their infant children, to provide medical care for those who are
ill, and funeral expenses for deceased veterans. The agency also assists
veterans and their dependents in securing Federal aid to which they
may be entitled. The Commission maintains a permanent registry of
graves of all persons who served in the military or naval forces of the
country in time of war and are buried in Maryland (Code 1967, Art.
96 1/2, secs. 3-7). In addition to its main office, it has information cen-
ters located in the following cities:

Baltimore: 219-A Veterans Administration Building
Cambridge: 116 High Street