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The Bonus Army was a group of 43,000 demonstrators who gathered in Washington, D.C., to demand early cash redemption of their service bonus certificates. They clashed with police and troops, and their campsite was burned by the U.S. Army under President Hoover's order.
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Aug 8, 2024 · Bonus Army, gathering of probably 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans (estimates vary widely) who, with their wives and children, converged on Washington, D.C., in 1932, demanding immediate bonus payment for wartime services to alleviate the economic hardship of the Great Depression.
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Jul 25, 2023 · One of the exceptions was the Bonus army in March of 1932. After victory in World War I, the US government promised in 1924 that servicemen would receive a bonus for their service, in 1945. The bonus was also known as the “Tombstone Bonus.”
The Bonus Army was a group of over 17,000 World War I veterans who marched on Washington, D.C. in 1932 to demand immediate payment of their service bonuses promised by Congress. They faced violence from the D.C. police and the U.S. Army, and their cause was supported by some politicians and the public.
Jun 12, 2006 · In 1932, thousands of unemployed World War I veterans marched on Washington to demand their promised bonus payment. They were attacked and evicted by U.S. troops under MacArthur, Patton and Eisenhower in a violent clash.
The Bonus Army was a group of 43,000 WW1 veterans and their families who camped in Washington D.C. to demand early payment of their war bonuses. They faced eviction by the army and police, and later received their bonuses in 1936.
Jul 15, 2020 · Thousands of impoverished veterans traveled to Washington, DC, in 1932 to demand early payment of their military bonus certificates. They faced eviction, violence, and gas attacks by the U.S. military, led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who ignored President Hoover's orders.
