The so-called "Bonus Army" marched to Washington DC in June, 1932 and many camped there until dispersed by the US Army on July 28, 1932.
The group numbered as many as 43,000, about 17,000 veterans and 26,000 others including family members.
The Bonus March (:
Thousands of World War 1 veterans went to Washington to demand payment of a "bonus" the US Congress had promised them.
WWI veterans seeking the bonus Congress had promised them. And in 1924, congress passed the adjusted compensation act,which provided for a lump-sum payment to the veterans in 1945
After WWI, Congress votes to give veterans a bonus that will be paid in the year 1945, but in 1932 veterans march on Washington DC demanding their bonus. Thousands of veterans set up camp out side of the capital
In 1932, World War I veterans marched in protest in Washington. They were angry because Congress had delayed payment of their promised bonuses. The march ended with the veterans receiving their bonus pay.
Payment of money to veterans of the First World War.
They were nicknamed The Bonus Army
In 1932, World War I veterans marched in protest in Washington. They were angry because Congress had delayed payment of their promised bonuses. The march ended with the veterans receiving their bonus pay.
In 1932, World War I veterans marched in protest in Washington. They were angry because Congress had delayed payment of their promised bonuses. The march ended with the veterans receiving their bonus pay.
In 1932, World War I veterans marched in protest in Washington. They were angry because Congress had delayed payment of their promised bonuses. The march ended with the veterans receiving their bonus pay.
Bonus March or Bonus Army is the name of massive (more than 10'000 people) crowd formed 17 June 1932 in Washington by the veterans of World War I. They demanded immediate payment of "bonus", which was promised to them by federal government during the war (to be paid in unprecised "future"). A month later, The March was dispersed by regular armed forces, and their camp destroyed.
WWI veterans wanted a promised bonus .
WWI veterans held their bonus march in Washington, DC (not a state).