Thompson v. United States

Plaintiff, a veteran’s preference employee of the Navy, sues to recover the difference between the salary of the grade he originally held and the salary of the grade to which he was reduced.

The facts are these: Prior to September 28,1952, plaintiff was employed as a Guard Supervisor, GS-9, at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island. In this position he supervised security operations at the air station and also at the adjacent Davisville Supply Depot. Davis-ville was being converted from a supply depot to a construction battalion center, and was setting up its Own guard force.…