People ex rel. McCabe v. Gregory

On June 4, 1938 Thomas E. McCabe took an examination for the civil service position of ward superintendent in the Bureau of Streets in the Department of Streets and Electricity of the City of Chicago. He passed the examination successfully and when the eligible list was posted by the commission on December 1, 1939, his name appeared thereon as No. 43. On October 21, 1942 he was inducted into the armed forces, under the provisions of the Selective Service Act. On February 26, 1943 he was honorably discharged as a private first class. On January 24, 1945 he made written application to the…