For the purpose of locating the burial places of United States War Veterans and reporting to the United States Government under the provisions of the Federal Law respecting the erection of headstones at the graves of United States War Veterans and the erection of memorial markers where the remains of such veterans were not recovered or were buried at sea, the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall maintain a card file Roll of Honor, alphabetically arranged, of all veterans buried in the State or, if no remains were recovered or if such remains were buried at sea, of all the memorial markers for such veterans placed in the State and an additional record by counties showing the burials or memorial markers in each cemetery in each county. The records, so far as obtainable, shall contain the name of the veteran, war served in, his rank, organizations, dates of enlistment and discharge, date of death, description of grave or memorial marker, and name and location of cemetery. It shall also be his duty to prepare requisitions on the Federal Government for headstones or memorial markers when same are desired and to supervise their transportation from the railroad station to and erection at the grave of the veteran or at the site for the erection of a memorial marker if no remains were recovered or if such remains were buried at sea, certifying bills for same for payment.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall appoint such additional employees as may be required to maintain the records of War Veterans Graves and Memorial Markers Registration. The appointment of such employees shall not be subject to the provisions of any law relating to civil service or job classification on a merit basis.
"United States War Veterans", for purposes of this Act, means:
330 ILCS 110/1