Prentiss v. United States

The plaintiff served in the classified civil service of the United States for seven years, four months and three days, from July 1,1906 to November 3,1913. He then served as a commissioned officer in the Army for thirty-two years, nine months and twenty-seven days, from November 4, 1913 to August 31, 1946. On the latter date he was retired from active military service, at his own request, under the provisions of Section 5 of the Act of July 31,1935 [49 Stat. 505], as amended by Section 3 of the Act of June 13,1940 [54 Stat. 379]. He is receiving military retired pay based upon the first…