560/Marylimd Manual

BUDGET (CODE 23.1S.OO)

FY1991 Total Appropriation ...... .$2,884,384
General Funds ................. .$2,549,574
Special Funds ................... $ 65,550
FederalFunds .................. .$ 269.260
FY1991 Total Authorized Positions ......... 79

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

MARYLAND VETERANS COMMISSION

WASHINGTON CEMETERY BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
Samuel E. Pruett, President, 1990
...................... 333-4428

DIRECTOR

Clarence M. Bacon ....... 333-4428,962-4700

VETERANS SERVICE PROGRAM

Robert E. Sanon,Maniyer ...... 962-4701
......................... 333-4429

VETERANS SERVICE CENTERS
BALTIMORE AREA
Robert E. Barron, Supervisor
................... 333-4428

NORTH CENTRAL AREA
Merle M. Miller, Supervisor . 836-4900

EASTERN SHORE
Glcnn A. Robinson, Supervisor
................... 228-1933

WESTERN MARHAND
E. Seabrook Hull, Supervisor
................... 791-4757

WASHINGTON, DC AREA
Willic Crankfield, Supervisor
................... 789-0841

VETERANS CEMETERY PROGRAM
Richard E. Shatter, Manager 333-4428

VETERANS CEMETERIES

EASTERN SHORE, HURLOCK
Dcnzil T. Check, SuperinttmUnt
................... 943-3420

CHELTENHAM
Thomas S. Dorsctt, Superintendent
................... 372-6398

CROWNSVILLE
George W Tittle, Superintendent
................... 987-6320

ROCKY GAP
Ronald Plan, Superintendent
................... 777-2185

GARRISON FOREST
E. Barnes Fleming, Superintendent
................... 363-6090

VETERANS MEMORIALS & MONUMENTS
PROGRAM

Michael Oticnyk.Acting Mumyer . 333-4428

Origins of the Maryland Veterans Commission
can lie traced to 1924 when the State created a relief
fund for disabled veterans of World War I (Chapter
344, Acts of 1924). From 1929, the Veterans Relief
Commission administered the fund (Chapter 134,
Acts of 1929). The Commission was renamed the
Maryland Veterans Commission in 1935 (Chapter
481, Acts of 1935). The Commission became part of

the Department of Employment and Sodal Ser-
vices (later named Department of Human Resour-
ces) in 1971 (Chapters 370 and 617, Acts of 1971).
In 1977, the Commission was removed from the
jurisdiction of the Department of Human Resour-
ces and made an independent agency (Chapter 895,
Acts of 1977).
The Maryland Veterans Commission serves
Maryland veterans and their dependents. The Com-
mission assists in the development, preparation,
submission, and approval of claims covering the full
range of veterans' benefit entidements enumerated
by federal. State and local agencies. The Commis-
sion manages and operates authorized Maryland
State 'Veterans Cemeteries, including a Civil War
cemetery located in \\^shington County The Com-
mission operates, maintains, and provides security
for the Maryland Vietnam Veterans Memorial and
the Korean War Memorial and provides staff sup-
port and assistance to the Maryland Veterans Home
Commission and the War Memorial Commission.
The Commission prepares and issues booklets,
brochures, and flyers enumerating what federal,
State, and local benefits are available to veterans.
Distributed by selected State agencies and by all
State veterans organizations, these publications are
available to the public.
The Commission is composed of twenty-five
Maryland veterans appointed to seven-year terms
by the Governor. The chairperson of the Maryland
Veterans Home Commission serves as a member,
each congressional district is represented by one
member, and one member serves at large. Of the
remaining members, one each is appointed from the
following: American Legion; Disabled American
Veterans; Catholic War Veterans; AMVETS;
Jewish War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars;
Veterans of World War I; Maryland Retired Officers
Association; Marine Corps League; Polish-
American War Veterans; Fleet Reserve Association;
Military Order of the Purple Heart; American Ex-
Prisoners of War, Inc.; Korean War Veterans As-
sociation; and Vietnam Veterans of America. The
Governor designates the chairperson. The Com-
mission appoints the Director (Code State Govern-
ment Article, sees. 9-904 through 9-914).

WASHINGTON CEMETEKT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Samuel E. Pruett, President, 1990

Appointed by Governor: Dr. David A. Foltz, 1990;
Frederick H. Hoover, 1990.

c/o Maryland Veterans Commission
Federal Building
31 Hopkins Plaza
Baltimore, MD 21201 333-4428

In 1982, the Washington Cemetery Board of
Trustees was transferred from the Department of