Supreme Court of the United States March 1, 1926, 153 (Rogers v. United States)

Mr. Chief Justice Taft

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Wilbur Rogers was a Major of Field Artillery in the Regular Army of the United States until January 26,

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1921, when by an order of that date, issued by the Secretary of War, he w,as placed on the retired list, under section 24b of the Act of June 4, 1920.