B-207185 L/M: Jul 20, 1982

THE QUESTION ASKED IS WHETHER MR. ROLAND IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE MILITARY SERVICE CREDITS FOR THE TIME HE WAS INTERNED BY THE JAPANESE DURING WORLD WAR II AFTER HE WAS CAPTURED WHILE SERVING AS AN AMERICAN MERCHANT SEAMAN. IT IS OUR VIEW THAT HE IS NOT ENTITLED TO BE CREDITED WITH THAT TIME FOR MILITARY SERVICE. ROLAND WAS EMPLOYED AS A PROFESSIONAL MERCHANT SEAMAN. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE MERCHANT...