Chandler v. United States

The plaintiff was regularly retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel October 18, 1920, and thereafter received the retired pay of his rank. November 16, 1923, he was appointed a colonel in the Air Corps (then Air Service) Reserves, pursuant to the provisions of law and, thereafter, by due authority on February 9, 1927, was ordered to active duty as a reserve ofiicer for training from February 13 to February 27, 1927. In the course of this training service and in compliance with orders duly issued by proper authority, he proceeded to certain designated flying fields and returned,…