United States v. Strong

The claimant, Edward T. Strong, being a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy, by an order, of the Secretary of the Navy of February 4, 1886, was directed to report for duty as executive officer on board the United States receiving ship Wabash at Boston, Massachusetts. The order designated his employment as “shore duty.” In, compliance .jvith the order'he reported for such duty on board the ship on February 20, 1886, and continued from that time to discharge the required duties on board such ship until May 11, 1886, when he was relieved from duty therfeon. During that period he was…