McVane v. United States

Plaintiff Francis John McVane is a former enlisted man of the United Sates Naval Reserve. During the period April 10, 1945, to April 5, 1946, plaintiff served on active duty with the rates of Specialist (Shore Patrol), first class, and Specialist (Shore Patrol), second class, under the jurisdiction of the Senior Shore Patrol Officer, United States Navy Shore Patrol, Naval Training Base, Pensacola, Florida. The Pensacola Senior Shore Patrol Officer exercised jurisdiction, for shore patrol purposes, over an area centering at Pensacola and bounded by an arc running roughly from the Gulf of…