Shanley v. United States

The plaintiff served on active duty in the United States Coast Guard for 43 years and 3 months, from May 19, 1904, until September 1, 1947. He held the permanent rank of Captain in the United States Coast Guard. He was appointed Rear Admiral, lower half, for temporary service on April 16, 1946, to rank as such from February 25, 1946, and actually held that rank in active service when he was retired on September 1, 1947, with the rank of Vice Admiral, pursuant to Sec. 3 of the Act of January 12, 1923 (42 Stat. 1130), which provided, so far as here material, as follows:

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