They were called “War-Marriage Vampires,” “Fake War Brides,” "Allotment Wives" and “Allotment Annies” – women who bigamously married multiple young men so they could fraudulently profit from the monthly government allotment checks they would receive for each husband and, if they were lucky, would receive a payment when they died in battle.
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►General Articles◄
World War I – “War Marriage Vampires” – USA (1918 article) (allotment racket)
World War I – “War-Marriage Vampires” – USA (1920 article) (allotment racket)
World War II – “Allotment Annies” – USA (allotment racket)
Korean War – “Allotment Annies” – USA (allotment racket)
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►Individual cases◄
World War I – Helen Drexler Ferguson – USA (allotment racket)
World War I – Florence Langley – England (allotment racket)
World War I – Ida Louise Milton – USA (allotment racket & Parental Kidnapping)
World War II – Mary Carol Harrington – USA (allotment racket)
World War II – Anne Aline Palmer – USA (allotment racket)
World War II – Mrs. Loyal Shafflebarger – USA (allotment racket)
World War II – Vilma Suberly – USA (allotment racket)
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►Other Military cases◄
Civil War – McCray – USA (parental kidnapping)
World War I – Clothida Cravana – Italy (serial killer)
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Review of "Allotment Wives," see: She Did it For Love:Allotment Wives (1945) by Guy Savage
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