Mrs. Bovard wrote to Congressman Schwabe requesting her husband be discharged from the service so he could be home with their two children. Schwabe had introduced a bill in Congress to automatically discharge servicemen in similar situations, but it was being blocked by the majority. He encouraged Mrs. Bovard to show extreme hardship and dependency to possibly get her husband discharged, and offered his assistance. Mrs. Bovard reiterated her desire for her husband to come home in her response to Schwabe.

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Title: Appeal for Family Reunification Legislation

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_52_0020
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Title: Appeal for Family Reunification Legislation
Date Created:
1945-09-14
EDTF:
1945-09-14
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
Mrs. Bovard wrote to Congressman Schwabe requesting her husband be discharged from the service so he could be home with their two children. Schwabe had introduced a bill in Congress to automatically discharge servicemen in similar situations, but it was being blocked by the majority. He encouraged Mrs. Bovard to show extreme hardship and dependency to possibly get her husband discharged, and offered his assistance. Mrs. Bovard reiterated her desire for her husband to come home in her response to Schwabe.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 52, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages