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On July 28, 1932, U.S. Attorney General William D. Mitchell ordered the veterans removed from all government property. Washington police met with resistance, shot at the protestors, and two veterans were wounded and later died. President Herbert Hoover then ordered the U.S. Army to clear the marchers' campsite.
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By. Robert Longley. Updated on September 04, 2021. The Bonus Army was the name applied a group over 17,000 U.S. World War I veterans who marched on Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1932 demanding immediate cash payment of the service bonuses promised to them by Congress eight years earlier.
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Bonus Army, gathering of some 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans 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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In May 1932, jobless WWI veterans organized a group called the “Bonus Expeditionary Forces” (BEF) to march on Washington, DC. Suffering and desperate, the BEF’s goal was to get the bonus payment now, when they really needed the money.
Jun 12, 2006 · Stories. The ‘Bonus Army’ Storm Into Washington. In 1932 World War I veterans seeking a bonus promised by Congress were attacked and driven out of Washington, D.C., by troops of the U.S. Army under the command of Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower and George Patton. by Wyatt Kingseed 6/12/2006. Share This Article.
May 23, 2023 · It began with 400 veterans who assembled in Portland, OR by May 17, 1932, intent on marching on the nation’s capital to rally support for early payment of the promised Service Bonus (also known as the Tombstone Bonus) for WWI servicemen, promised to be paid in 1945.
