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B-184978 1 (1976-02-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddqz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-164978 MATTER OF: 3 - ~ THE CIMPTROLLER GENERAL * *OF THE UNITED STATES VVASHINGTON, '0. C. 20546 DATE:. FEB 4 1976 M1r. John Feckanin Former member who was awarded Combat Infantryman Badge on August 26, 1944, is not entitled to combat infantryman badge pay for period prior to August 26, 1944, since regulations implementing act of June 30, 1944, ch. 335, 58 Stat. 648, provided that the effective date for such pay was the date of order announcing award of that badge. Since former me;mber received such pay from August 26, 1944, until his date of discharge, he has received his full entitlement under that law. ~fl This action is in response to a-letter dated June 28, 1975, from former Private John Feckanin, USA, Service No. 35 008 883, 9241. Oxford Trail, Breeksville, Ohio 44141, in effect appealing our Claois Division settlement dated October 13, 1959, which dis- allowed his claim for combat infantryman badge pay for periods prior to August 26, 1944, incident to his service in the United States Army. The record indicates that Afr. Feckanin served in the Guadalcanal Cam-paign. By eadquarters 147th Infantry, General Orders No. 4, dated August 26, 1.944, ?fr. Feckanin was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for having displayed exemplary conduct in action against the encmy during that campaign. The record also shows that Mr. Feckanin received corbat infantryman badge pay from August 26, 1944, through October 5, 1945, the date of his discharge from the United States Army. Mr. Feckenin filed a claim with the Army dated October 10, 1945, for combat infantryman badge pay for the period of January through July 1943. That claim was referred to our Claims Division for direct settlement. By letter dated MKarch 22, 1946, to Mr. Feckanin, the Claims Division requested further information from him concerning his claim in order that the claim could be fully considered. No response was received from that letter anEd no further action was taken on the claim. W DIGEEST: &I 'y ,

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