§ 30-22-2 - Merchant marine. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 30-22-2

   § 30-22-2  Merchant marine. – (a) All credits, benefits, and privileges, excepting bonuses, granted andbestowed as of December 7, 1941 by the state upon men and women in the armedforces of the United States of America and then enjoyed by those armed forces,shall be extended to include members of the American merchant marine service,who at the date of enlistment, were legal residents of the state; provided,however, that those members of the American merchant marine shall have been inservice for at least six (6) months, but in the event any member shall meetdeath before the expiration of that six (6) months of service he or she shallreceive all credits, benefits, and privileges to which he or she would havebeen entitled by this section had death not intervened in that six-months'service.

   (b) All eligible members under this section shall file withthe department of veterans affairs for a discharge certificate on formsprovided by the department of veterans affairs for that purpose.