Williams v. United States

The plaintiff, a reserve colonel now on the honorary retired list of the Army of the United States, sues to recover retired pay to which he claims to be entitled under Title III of the Act of June 29, 1948, 62 Stat. 1087, the pay to begin on the date of that Act.

Section 302 (a), Title III of the Act of June 29, 1948, provides:

*168Any person wbo * * * has performed satisfactory Federal service as defined in this section in the status of a commissioned officer, warrant officer, flight officer, or enlisted person in the Army of the United States or the Air Force of the United States, including the…