McDougall v. United States Civil Service Commission

EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.

The question is whether appellant is covered by § 2 of the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944, 58 Stat. 387-388, as amended, 5 U.S.C.A. § 851, which gives preference in government employment to “(4) those ex-servicemen and women who have served on active duty in any branch of the armed forces of the United States, during any war, or in any campaign or expedition * * We agree with the District Court that appellant is not covered.

On June 15, 1918, appellant was inducted into military service by a local draft board in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and ordered to Camp Humphreys,…