Bop has historical documented evidence which may lay a solid claim indicating the 1st and 2nd largest single jump in individual base military pay (for hazardous duty) in the history of any North American military unit.

Example:
Say you're a 2012 Pvt E-3 with special hazardous duty skills making $1,757 a month, and your are now offered a 1750% increase to $30,747 a month would you consider the offer?

The special skilled Army private Bop discovered did accepted the offer, survived his missions, lived to age 71 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Texas.

His immediate hazard duty senior commander is buried in Bluefields, Nicaragua. He jumped 2000% a month in hazard duty pay.

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Sounds like someone from United Fruit Company was financing some protection in the early 20th century. Not that they ever did that.

Bop, if that is it, let me know. My dissertation is moving towards the Marine Corps in Latin America in the 1920's and 30's. I would like to get a look at that source or anything else similar to it.

Both men in full field uniform went on information gathering reconnaissance missions together, and unarmed.
One held the rank of brevet Captain, the other brevet Lieutenant.
Eventually both reverted back to their previous rank as Privates, at their Private pay scale.

What was the time frame? Prior to the establishment of Panama when the US was looking at a method to acquire the land to build the canal?

Sorry, has nothing to do with Central America or South America.

Ahh, the burial in Nicaragua threw me off.

According to Rules of War (in their time) there was nothing illegal, impractical or improper in the nature, conduct, or course of their military mission.

Both sides in the conflict conducted the same, or very similar forms, of specialized hazard duty missions.