(b) Payments and conditions: (1) Persons who have performed active service for 60 days or more and have served outside the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska, shall receive $300. (2) Persons who have performed active service for 60 days or more but have served no part thereof outside the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska, shall receive $200. (3) Persons who have performed active service for less than 60 days shall receive $100. (c) Whenever the mustering-out payment exceeds $100, payment is made in equal monthly installments of $100 except in cases in which payment of any portion thereof is payable to an eligible surviving relative of the veteran. For Army personnel discharged or released from active duty on or after February 3, 1944, and for Navy and Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel, released on or after February 15, 1944, first payment will be made by the disbursing officer at the time of the discharge or release. Subsequent payments will be made to the payee without application. (d) In the case of an incompetent veteran, payment will be made to a legally appointed guardian or committee. Court order of guardianship must accompany application for MOP, together with the veteran's original discharge certificate or certificate in lieu. (e) Army personnel discharged or released from active duty prior to February 3, 1944, and Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard personnel discharged or released from active duty prior to February 15, 1944, must file written application and submit therewith their original discharge or certificate in lieu thereof. Veterans of the Army should apply to the Army finance officer in the State from which they were enlisted or inducted. Veterans discharged from other branches of the service should apply as follows: NAVY: Officers-Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy De- Enlisted Men-Field Branch, Bureau of Supplies Enlisted Men-Field Branch, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department, Cleveland, Ohio. (f) If the veteran dies after discharge but before receipt of any portion or the full amount of payment to which he was entitled, the payment shall be paid on appropriate application to the surviving spouse, if any; or if no surviving spouse, to the children equally; or if no surviving spouse or children, to parents equally; and to no others. Application should be submitted to: ARMY: Finance Officer, United States Army, 801 Chan- NAVY: Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Department, MARINE CORPS: Commandant, United States Marine COAST GUARD: Commandant U. S. Coast Guard, Wash- |