What was the result when the government did not pay these veterans their bonuses during the Great Depression? What did they do?

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Humberto Bell

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29 October, 20:17

What was the result when the government did not pay these veterans their bonuses during the Great Depression? What did they do?

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Gage Melendez · Answer 1

House passes bonus bill for WWI veterans, June 15, 1932. On this day in 1932, the House approved a $2.4 billion World War I veterans' bonus bill - approximately $32 billion in today's dollars - sponsored by Rep. Wright Patman (D-Texas). The vote was 211-176