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Part I presents data on conditions of military service for each war period from the Civil War through the Korean War, including selection processes and mortality rates. Part II presents data comparing the economic and social characteristics of veterans and non veterans. Part III presents survey data on the attitudes of veterans towards various veterans benefits.
In 1917, as the United States prepared for war in Europe, Army Surgeon General William C. Gorgas recognized the threat of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to American troops. What the Army needed was some "good tuberculosis men." Despite the efforts of the nations best "tuberculosis men," the disease would become a leading cause of World War I disability discharges and veterans benefits. The fact that tuberculosis patients often experienced cycles in which they recovered their health and then fell ill again challenged government officials to judge the degree to which a person was disabled and required government care and support. This book tracks the impact of tuberculosis on the US Army from the late 1890s, when it was a ubiquitous presence in society, to the 1960s when it became a curable and controllable disease.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Published: 1956

Total Pages: 1340


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