(a) All privileges, rights and immunities now extended by law to honorably discharged veterans of World War I are extended to honorably discharged veterans of World War II in as full and complete a manner as though such veterans of World War II had been specifically named in each and every statute granting such privileges, rights and immunities to veterans of World War I.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 58-3-101
Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) “Honorably discharged veterans of World War II” includes any person who performed active service, as distinguished from service in the reserve, between November 1, 1940 and the termination of World War II in the United States army, United States air forces, United States navy, United States marine corps, United States coast guard, army nurse corps, merchant marine, and specifically includes females in active service in any auxiliary, attached to and under the discipline of any of the above organizations. The privileges extended to World War II veterans shall also include all the civilian groups assimilated as veterans under the federal code by § 401 of Public Law 95-202, the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977.
