B-154752, OCT. 6, 1954
Highlights
WHO WAS FORMERLY EMPLOYED AT THE MARIVELES SECTION BASE. YOU WERE INFORMED BY OUR OFFICE LETTER OF MARCH 3. THAT YOUR CLAIM IS BARRED FROM CONSIDERATION BY US BY THE 10-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF OCTOBER 9. UNDER THE MISSING PERSONS ACT AND WAS PAID THE SUM OF $542.68. RODRIGUEZ- WAGE RATE WAS $0.50 PER DIEM. ALTHOUGH THE CLAIM YOU ARE MAKING IS BARRED BY THE 10 -YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. RODRIGUEZ WAS PAID FOR ALL THE ANNUAL LEAVE TO WHICH HE WAS ENTITLED.
B-154752, OCT. 6, 1954
TO MRS. CANDIDA VDA DE RODRIGUEZ:
YOUR LETTER OF AUGUST 21, 1964, REQUESTS FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF YOUR CLAIM FOR AN AMOUNT BELIEVED TO BE DUE UNDER THE ACT OF DECEMBER 21, 1944, IN THE CASE OF YOUR LATE HUSBAND, VINCENTE RODRIGUEZ, WHO WAS FORMERLY EMPLOYED AT THE MARIVELES SECTION BASE, BATAAN, PHILIPPINES. YOU WERE INFORMED BY OUR OFFICE LETTER OF MARCH 3, 1964, THAT YOUR CLAIM IS BARRED FROM CONSIDERATION BY US BY THE 10-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF OCTOBER 9, 1940, 54 STAT. 1061.
SINCE YOU ASKED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION, WE REQUESTED THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY TO CHECK YOUR CLAIM. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY HAS INFORMED US THAT MR. RODRIGUEZ FILED HIS CLAIM FOR SALARY ARREARS ON JUNE 29, 1945, UNDER THE MISSING PERSONS ACT AND WAS PAID THE SUM OF $542.68, WHICH REPRESENTED ALL ACCRUED WAGES FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1, 1942, THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 1945, PLUS 90 DAYS OF ACCUMULATED ANNUAL LEAVE, WHICH EXPIRED JUNE 13, 1945. MR. RODRIGUEZ- WAGE RATE WAS $0.50 PER DIEM. ADDITIONALLY, HIS SETTLEMENT INCLUDED OVERTIME FOR THE PERIOD AT $0.75 PER DIEM. CONSEQUENTLY, ALTHOUGH THE CLAIM YOU ARE MAKING IS BARRED BY THE 10 -YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, IT APPEARS THAT, IN ANY EVENT, MR. RODRIGUEZ WAS PAID FOR ALL THE ANNUAL LEAVE TO WHICH HE WAS ENTITLED.