Bonus Army
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The Bonus Army, a group of 43,000 demonstrators—17,000 veterans of U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups—gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-1932 to demand early cash
Members of the Bonus Army camped out on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol building
Cinderella stamp (US, 1932) a privately published sticker (not a postage stamp) supporting the Bonus Army
The B.E.F. camp in the Anacostia section of Washington, D.C.
Walter W. Waters, Commander of the Bonus Expeditionary Force
M1917 light tank
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The M1917 was the United States' first mass-produced tank, entering production shortly before the end of World War I. It was a license-built near-copy of the French Renault FT, and was intended to arm
Bonus Army
…repercussions." At 4:45 pm, commanded by MacArthur, the 12th Infantry Regiment, Fort Howard, Maryland, and the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, supported by five M1917 light tanks commanded by Patton, formed in Pennsylvania Avenue while thousands of civil service employees left work to line the street and watch. The Bonus Marchers…
M1917 tank at the Canadian War Museum
M1917 tank at the Ropkey Armor Museum