MacCallum v. United States

MADDEN, Judge.

The plaintiff, a veterans’ preference eligible, sues for back pay from June 26, 1953, the date on which he was separated from his position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He asserts that his separation was in violation of his rights under the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944, 5 U.S.C.A. § 851 et seq. and under the regulations of the Civil Service Commission.

*926The plaintiff was employed in the Munitions Board, Office of the Secretary of Defense, as an Industrial Specialist (Controls Methods), in position No. 1600-1-156-12, Munitions Board, Office of Priorities and…