{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-115a-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 2","heading":"Service defined","body":"Section 2. Service referred to in section one shall mean service during any of the following periods, both dates inclusive: — (a) Mexican Border Service, between June nineteenth, nineteen hundred and sixteen and February third, nineteen hundred and seventeen, provided, that such service was in the Massachusetts National Guard; (b) Cuban Pacification Campaign, between October sixth, nineteen hundred and six and April first, nineteen hundred and nine; (c) Nicaraguan Campaign, between August twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and twelve and October thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine; (d) Vera Cruz Expedition, between April twenty-first, nineteen hundred and fourteen and November twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and fourteen; (e) Dominican Campaigns, between May fourth, nineteen hundred and sixteen and September seventeenth, nineteen hundred and twenty-four; (f) Haitian Campaign, between July ninth, nineteen hundred and fourteen and October thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine; (g) China Expeditionary Service, between October thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirty; (h) Army of Occupation in Germany, also known as the A.E.F., between November twelfth, nineteen hundred and eighteen and July eleventh, nineteen hundred and twenty-three; provided, in any case, that proof of service in the campaign, army of occupation or expedition mentioned is made.","path":["Part I","Title XVII","Chapter 115A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter115A/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:55Z","sha256":"e2c5a3d7bb5f06a117b8e0a29f15de4827b64ac1a1d3506e12059e067a9e2174","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-115a-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-115a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}