gr00480.xml VETERANS AFFAIRS DepartMent: An Inventory of Its Korean War Bonus Beneficiary Records and Index at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Alex Kent, June 2010. Finding aid written in English Revised by Shelby Edwards and Cheri Thies, November 2011. Additional material. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Korean War bonus beneficiary records and index [microform]. 1950s-1960s. Materials in English. Index to and applications for military service bonus payments to beneficiaries (members of the immediate family) of deceased Minnesota veterans of the Korean War. Minnesota Statutes 197.80 s4 (1957) defined who was eligible for compensation as a beneficiary. 7 microfilm reels and 1 partial reel. See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

The collection is organized into the following sections:

Korean War Bonus Beneficiary Records Index (Microfilm 158-I, Reel 10 [part]) Korean War Bonus Beneficiary Records (Microfilm 159) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Korean War Bonus Beneficiary Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

Saint Paul, MN : Veterans Affairs Department, circa 1975.

Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

 Accession Information:

Accession number: 992-59

Catalog ID number: 001726028

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Bounties, Military -- Minnesota Veterans -- Minnesota. Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Veterans. Document Types: Microforms. Functions: Disbursing. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Korean War Bonus Beneficiary Index, Aasen-Zurn (Microfilm SAM 158-I, Reel 10 [part])

Most of these cards include the name of the beneficiary/beneficiaries. This unit on the microfilm has no identification or internal tagging.

Arrangement: Alphabetical by soldier's surname.

Korean War Bonus Beneficiary Records (Microfilm SAM 159)

Arrangement: Numerical by file number.

 SAM 159 1 200001 - 200270. SAM 159 2 200271-200546. SAM 159 3 200547-200796. SAM 159 4 200797-201047. SAM 159 5 201048-201279. SAM 159 6 202180-300024. SAM 159 7 300025-300064.