FDR SIGNS 'G.I. BILL' INTO LAW
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Serviceman's Readjustment Act at the White House.
The "G.I. Bill" will compensate returning veterans of the Second World War for their service to the United States. They will receive money for college tuition, living expenses, books and supplies.
In addition, unemployment allowances will be offered along with job finding assistance. Government loans for family homes will also be an option.
JFK+50 NOTE
Within fifty years, the G.I. Bill provided benefits to ten million veterans and their families.
My Dad returned home from the war to work in his family's poultry & egg business so did not take advantage of the G.I. Bill. In the late 1950s, he applied to the US Post Office & was able to gain employment with the advantage given to all veterans.
The National World War II Museum says that the growth of colleges and universities, creation of an educated work force and expansion of home ownership "inspired major changes in American society."
SOURCES
"Research Starters: The G.I. Bill" www.nationalww2musuem.org/
"The G.I. Bill," JFK+50, June 22, 2011, www.jfk50.blogspot.com/
