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MARYLAND MANUAL 171 Appropriations 1965 1966 General Funds ................................................ ?1,BOO $1,600 Special Funds ............................................ 5,940 6,940 WAR RECORDS DIVISION Harold R. Manakee, Director 201 W. Monument Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 686-3750 Under delegation of authority from the Board of Public Works, the War Records Division of the Maryland Historical Society was established in 1945 to assemble and publish data about Maryland's participation in World War II (Chapter 728, Acts of 1945). 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 1965 1966 $11,025 $11,025 Staff: 3. Veterans" Affairs MARYLAND VETERANS COMMISSION Chairman: David E. Kaiser Milton L. Dennis, Hugh T. McClay, Frank T. Powers, T. Leo Sullivan Richard G. Manning, State Service and Executive Officer 301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 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 1945. 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 1957, Art. 96 1/2, sees. 3-7). In addition to its main office, it has information cen-ters located in the following• cities: Baltimore: 219-A Veterans Administration Building 21201 Cambridge: 115 High Street 21613 Chevy Chase: Recreational Center, 4700 Norwood Drive 20016 |
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