The Bonus Army
The bonus army was a name for a group of people 17,000 of them being WWI veterans They rest of them were families and groups that were affiliated with them and what they wanted. They had gathered in Washington D.C. during the spring and the summer of 1932 and they wanted cash payment right away for their service certificates. They called this the Bonus Expeditionary Force. The media called it the Bonus March. This march was lead by Walter W. Waters A former Army Sergeant. Most of the war veterans had been out of their jobs since the beginning of the great depression. The World War Adjusted Compensation act made in 1924 had given bonuses in certificates that could not be redeemed until 1945. This certificate offered told veterans a face value equal to the soldier's promised payment and compound interest on the payment. The veterans did not like this and demanded money right away. Retired Major General Smedley Butler Encouraged the veterans to revolt. The government told them to stop and ended up shooting two veterans and wounding and killed later. Herbert hoover ordered the veterans to get out of the veteran camps and the army enforced it. Army Chief of Staff General Douglass MacAurthur commanded the army and Calvary supported by 6 tanks. The bonus army ran away. Everything they had including their homes were burned. Another march was launched later but stopped after jobs were offered.
Army outside protesting
Stamp supporting the Bonus Army
Stated that the veterans deserve the money now
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