In 1932, the Freemason Army Chief of Staff, General Douglas MacArthur, was commanded to break up the Bonus Army, a gathering of American First World War veterans who were striking over the government's refusal to make good on their bonus obligations made during wartime.
Two veterans were killed in the assault, and an eleven-week-old baby died from what was believed to be a gas-related illness.
The Bonus March was led by the communists of the Workers Ex-Servicemen's League.