Standerson v. United States

The plaintiff brings this suit to recover the difference between the retired pay and allowances authorized for a band leader and the retired pay and allowances received by him as a retired band sergeant from February 1, 1929, to date of judgment.

The plaintiff enlisted in the United States Army on December 16, 1898, and, after serving as an enlisted man in various Infantry Regiments and bands, he was appointed band sergeant on October 19, 1918, and band leader of the Fourth Coast Artillery Band on May 21, 1919. After his appointment as band leader and after serving more than thirty years as an…