jul 28, 1932 - Orders Bonus Army to be Dispersed. Under leadership of General Douglas MacArthur, the Bonus Army is dispersed by force. See also his 07/29/1932 Letter to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia about Army assistance provided when District police “were overwhelmed by an organized attack by several thousand men.” The President did not invoke the Insurrection Act, and did not in fact order MacArthur to clear the encamped veterans
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