Van Doren v. United States

O’CONNOR, District Judge.

This action is brought by the plaintiff, the widow of Benjamin Van Doren, Junior, an Army Air Force officer, to obtain the benefits of two National Service life insurance policies issued pursuant to the National Service Life Insurance Act, 38 U.S. C.A. § 801 et seq.

On July 1, 1942 Benjamin Van Doren, Junior, then an unmarried man, was issued National Service policy of life insurance, and his father, Benjamin Van Doren, Senior, was named as principal beneficiary, and his sister as contingent beneficiary.

In August, 1942, Benjamin Van Doren, Junior, was transferred to…