As used in this act the word “veteran” includes any individual, a member of the military or naval forces of the United States, or of any of her allies during World War II, between the seventh day of December, one thousand nine hundred forty-one and the second day of September, one thousand nine hundred forty-five, but does not include, (a) any individual at any time during such periods, or thereafter, separated from such forces under other than honorable conditions, (b) any conscientious objector, who performed no military duty whatsoever, or refused to wear the uniform, or (c) any alien at any time during such periods, or thereafter, discharged from military or naval forces on account of his alienage, (d) any individual who renounced his United States citizenship during such period.

The term “legal resident of this Commonwealth” means any individual who gave the State of Pennsylvania, or any specific place in this Commonwealth, as his or her place of residence at the time of entering the military or naval forces of the United States, or of any of her allies, for such period without regard to the place of enlistment, commission or induction. The proof of such residence shall be either the official records on file in the War Department of the United States,¹ or on file in the comparable governmental agency of any of her allies, or such other evidence of bona fide residence as may be deemed sufficient by the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania.